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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Hach Company, Loveland, CO (US);
Teresa Lynn Swanson, Elkhart, IN (US);
Ronald P. Merwin, Granger, IN (US);
HACH COMPANY, Loveland, CO (US);
Abstract
A kit for determining if a shock treatment is required for a water source may comprise a test strip having at least two chemically treated test areas. One of the areas is responsive in color to a concentration of free chlorine in the water and another test area is responsive in color to a concentration of total chlorine in the water. A chlorine indicator scale may be provided on a substrate, such as a label, and comprises a plurality of pairs of colored indicia and each pair of colored indicia representing a color pattern indicating a concentration, or range of concentrations, of total chlorine and free chlorine in the water. An alphanumeric designation may be provided adjacent to each pair of indicia indicating whether a shock treatment is required for the water source based on a color pattern the associated indicia pattern.