Last night we received an email from Scott who asked, “We test for free chlorine residual in our plant every hour at several places and one of the guys said they saw an easier chlorine test on your web site. Can you tell me what that test is and if we can use it in our plant?”
In the water business testing for free chlorine happens quite frequently (as Scott just said)… and we know of two ways to make that task easier:
- DPD ReagentStrips — If you use DPD-1 to test for free chlorine residual, then undoubtedly you do so using DPD in powder or tablet form. Both methods work, but DPD-1 ReagentStrips make testing for free chlorine residual in water a faster and easier process while staying in compliance with 4500-CL G. Simply insert a DPD-1 ReagentStrip into a 10mL water sample, move it back and forth (liberated required DPD chemistry off of reagent pads), and read visually or with your favorite meter.
- SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check — In the original recommendation letter from the USEPA, dated October 2003: “We believe that the ITS test strips will provide the regulatory community with a valuable option for monitoring free chlorine levels in drinking water.” This method bears USEPA Approval for in drinking water applications.
While both testing methods make free chlorine residual testing much easier without losing accuracy, we highly suggest check with your State and Local inspectors first before using either product for compliance monitoring… because as you know (probably better than we do!), sometimes State/Local regulation changes do not always keep up with Federal Regulation changes.
