Recent content by jgellatly002

Have recently been through the process of shocking my pool to clear a fairly sizable algae bloom. The water has mostly cleared, clearly leaving dead algae in the pool. The water looks fairly blue, but still has a tinge of turquoise to it and is slightly cloudy, most noticeable in the deep end...

If you had witnessed the 3 month ordeal that went on at my house with my pool contractor you might have reason to believe they may have broken something. It was by far the worst experience Ive had with any contractor. Haha! As far as the unit itself is concerned, you are correct it is a...

Its a PPM toggle. I had it set to 5ppm. Possibly too low of a level for the sensor to detect accurately so shutting down? Im going to try putting it on 10 to see if it retains a charge.

It appears my system is SWS Model AC 50857. This thing is acting pretty strange. When I look at the instant diagnostic figures on the control box it appears to generate chlorine for like 5 minutes but then stops. Shows that I have zero voltage being generated by the cell. Any thoughts as to...

I added the salt but turned the unit on, both filter and swg, approximately an hour Should probably also note my pH was 7.5. I have yet to add cya and this was a brand new fill from my city water so thats likely problematic as well.

Trying to get a small enough picture to post. On another note, the check cell LED went off. However after putting 600 pounds salt in my pool and letting system run for 24 hours I tested for chlorine using my TF 100 kit tonite and it showed zero chlorine. Even the reagent for the chlorine drop...

My pool contractor just installed a new salt water chlorinator, but I can't figure out which brand it is. The owners manual refers to it as "Salt Regenerative System (SWS)" but I can't seem to find online. Anyone have any experience with these? Also, my pool guy did a real awful job with the...

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D After draining more than 50% of my pool water, I refilled and let the pump run for 24 hours without adding any chemicals. Coincidentally, I received my new TF-100 testkit. According the the TF-100, I was able to lower my CYA to...

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D Thanks for the tip on A&S. Would've been nice to know that a few weeks ago!

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D Thanks. I'm still so surprised my CYA level got so high. It was hovering around 80ppm all throughout June and I was losing FC on a regular basis so I assumed the 80 level was fine. Then I dumped the recommended doseage of the...

I have a 30,000 gallon vinyl-lined in-ground pool that sits in direct sunlight for at least 10 hours daily. As a result of using tri-clor tabs and a di-clor "shock" product (as recommended by my inherited pool guy) my CYA levels have increased to over 150ppm (currently, my free and total...