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Not sure what I have in my pool. Started opening things up 2 weeks ago and have sequentially run through a series of repair and replacement issues after a winter of neglect. Here's last week's water settings: Salt = 3640ppm FC = 0 pH = 7.2 CYA = 0 TA = 60 CH = 200 I replaced my salt cell...

Last year was my first summer living in a home with a SWG pool. After applying BBB the prior year in a more traditional pool I just loved the lower workload, and I must admit after the first few tests all kept coming back solid, I pretty much adopted a "set it and forget it" management plan...

In process of adding a pump timer and thinking through how this will impact my SWG cell. If the Goldline AquaRite controller is set on "auto" but the pump gets turned off, what is the impact on the SWG? Does it stay energized without any flow? Do I have to turn it off also? Don't want to...

I've spent all week cleaning my filter, tracking down and fixing a pressure problem related to an impeller full of junk, and have just ordered a replacement salt cell. You'd think that would be enough for any one week. But you'd be wrong. One good benefit of spending so much time on the...

Have spent past week slowly getting pool ready for the new season. Took cell out and cleaned with acid, then reinstalled. Had some very suspect readings on my AquaRite controller, using a Hayward T-15 cell. For instance, was getting "Hot" warning, also showing salt = 0. At the same time...

...And I know I have an owner-operator problem. Relatively new pool owner entering into 2nd season with SWG pool that is about 5 years old (we moved in about 18 months ago). Had a problem with leaves in pool over the winter which coincided with a Polaris malfunction. Got Polaris repaired and...

Have had a pool for 10yrs, but recently moved to another home with a SWG pool with a cartridge filter. Filter was filthy, SWG cell was scaled up. Last week I had 0 FC with a shutdown SWG. I cleaned filter and cell and things have been humming along well since Friday. Today I did my first...

New to SWG. Moved into home with SWG pool (I think it was installed 2008/2009) in the fall. AquaRite controller with Hayward TurboCell T-15. System was working fine going into the winter, but not generating chlorine now. Solid light on low salt and inspect cell. I know it might be toast...

Just recently bought a home with a nice SWG pool system. I had a conventional pool for the past 10 years, and understood the basics. Now I'm learning all over again. I recently learned that I don't need to backwash my filter. Instead I clean the cartridges...

Just moved into a home with a SWG pool and a Sta-Rite System3 filter. Best guess is that this pool is similar in size to my prior pool (30,000 gallons) but that's completely my guesstimate. Can't lay my hands on any documentation. As you can see from my signature, I have had a pool, but...

After my initial venture into firing the pool guy and using BBB this year (only 1 little algae outbreak due to my laziness) I now have a change on the horizon. Next week I am moving to a different home that has a SWCG pool. I've been reading here on TFP and it sounds like I will prefer SWCG...

First, a confession. After taking over the pool in April, I used all of the help here on the board to get everything balanced nicely. Maybe a little too nicely, as I soon settled into a routine where I made slight adjustments automatically to my chlorine withour everyday testing. I simply...

I have had and used my new test kit for just over a week. I have noticed that the 10ml line on the test vial used for the FAS-DPD chlorine test is getting a cloudy appearance to it. It's actually getting harder to read the exact line. I assume that I am missing some critical step in cleaning...

First post as I take back control of my pool. Just took original test numbers today. Here they are: FC = 0 TC = 0 CC = 0 pH = 8.0 TA = 80 CH = 110 CYA = 70 Ran them throught the Pool Calculator (30,000 gallons/sand/plaster) and got suggestions of 1) 2.6 bottles of 96oz 6% bleach 2) 34oz...