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AquaChek 7-in-1

Free Chlorine reading of 0.5 ppm

Low

What it means

Free chlorine at 0.5 ppm is on the edge. Pool will tip into bacterial growth within a day if not raised. Below the safe-to-swim threshold.

What to do

Add enough chlorine to bring the reading to 2 ppm. For Cal-Hypo, roughly 0.25 lb per 10,000 gallons raises free chlorine by 1.5 ppm. Re-test in 4 hours.

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