Chlorine went from 2.5 to 22.5 after adding 28 oz. of bleach....Why?

BrentATL

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Jul 15, 2021
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Homosassa, FL
Pool Size
10800
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
This is my first week of doing my own pool maintenance and I'm not sure where I went wrong.
I use the TF-100 kit. 10,800 IGP
SWG set to 70%, pump has been running for 24 hours since adding items listed below.

Prior to adding what was recommended by the Pool Math App, this is what my number were:
FC - 2.5
CC - 0
pH - 7.8
TA - 50
CH -225
CYA - 0
Salt - 2600
Temp - 86

App recommended adding the following:
8.5 lbs dry stabilizer (Rx Clear Stabilizer and Conditioner)
32 oz Baking Soda (Arm & Hammer - Pure)
28 oz Bleach (10% Chlorinating Liquid, Pool Essentials)
20 lbs of salt (Diamond Crystal Solar Naturals)

These are my numbers now:
FC - 22.5
CC - 0
pH - 7.8
TA - 80
CH - 225
CYA - 55
Salt - 3200
Temp - 87

I added everything at the same time (stabilizer took 14 hours to dissolve in front of the jets).
Where do you think I went wrong?
Should I reduce my SWG output to 0 or somewhere in between?
Having family come on Wednesday, so hopefully I can resolve this and have a safe pool to swim in.
Thanks!!
 
Was your SWCG operating with a Salt of 2600ppm?
Appears you added salt which kicked on your SWCG what you set at 70% and ran for 24 hrs and also added LC. All of that would drive up FC.
It is always best to add chemicals in stages - i.e. waiting 30 mins or more between additions.
 
Was your SWCG operating with a Salt of 2600ppm?
Appears you added salt which kicked on your SWCG what you set at 70% and ran for 24 hrs and also added LC. All of that would drive up FC.
It is always best to add chemicals in stages - i.e. waiting 30 mins or more between additions.
Yes, the SWG was operating at 2600. After adding the 20 lbs, it switched to "High Salt" and shut off. 2 Hours later it was back on and my reading was 3200 (via test kit and SWG display).
I have turned the SWG off and will continue to monitor the FC levels.
Thanks for your help!
 
If your swg is the one with a cell similar to the T-15 cell it adds about 11 ppm per day to your water with the settings you list. Then the gallon of bleach (guessing 10%) is another 9+ ppm plus you started with 2.5 ppm so that definitely gets you close to the 22.5 ppm. Looks like @HermanTX is spot on. What cell do you have?
 
If your swg is the one with a cell similar to the T-15 cell it adds about 11 ppm per day to your water with the settings you list. Then the gallon of bleach (guessing 10%) is another 9+ ppm plus you started with 2.5 ppm so that definitely gets you close to the 22.5 ppm. Looks like @HermanTX is spot on. What cell do you have?
My cell is the Hayward TCELL940 and 10% bleach is correct.
Looks like I forgot to account for the Cell. 😬
 
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