Apologize in advance for the long post.
I am not sure if this a testing issue or a chlorine injection issue (or other).
On 4/9 to 4/10 I accidentally let my stenner pump run for about a day instead of the planned 1 hour. This was pumping new 12-15% chlorine using the 10 gpd (max) setting. My estimation is that about 7-8 gallons were pumped out of the chlorine reservoir (using my unofficial dipstick measuring method). There was definitely a chlorine smell in the pool area that day. I did not test that day.
The stenner is normally on a timer set to run maybe 10 mins or less this time of year, but I wanted to raise the level a bit as it was low. Anyway I turned the stenner off completely after this since I just put over 1 month of chlorine into the pool. The pool pump was not running the entire time the stenner was running. Pool pump runs about 15 hours a day right now.
On 4/14 I test the water as I am going to be away the following week. Results 1.5 PPM FC. (3 drops using 10 ml test). Weird. I assume the powder is bad so order new power when on vacation.
Get back from vacation yesterday. Test with new powder...still 1.5 PPM. Figure maybe the level is too high to get results. I dilute the sample 50% with tap water and retest...2 drops this time so roughly 2 PPM (so effectively no change).
So I then run the pump for an hour wait 2 hours to test (pool pump at 2500 rpm)...still 1.5 PPM.
I have a solar cover so keeping a consistent FC level this time of year despite not adding any chlorine is not crazy.
I am stumped at this point. Seems either I am pumping chlorine into the void or I am getting bad test results.
Changes for this year:
New pentair intelliflo. running at 1250 rpm vs previous 1hp hayward superpump.
Replaced stenner pump tube, injection check valve, suction line strainer, all tubing, and ferells. Also moved stenner about 2 feet so that if I get another leak it won't splash the pump motor.
Stenner pump confirmed working by removing tube from injection check valve. All equipment is inside the pump house so any chlorine leaking within would be very noticeable. Chlorine reservoir is located a few feet from the pump house and is 90% buried.
Even last night both my wife and I could smell the chlorine at the pool.
So assuming test is good, where is the chlorine going?
What should I do next? I was thinking just adding a half gallon or so of chlorine directly and confirming a change in test tesults.
I am not sure if this a testing issue or a chlorine injection issue (or other).
On 4/9 to 4/10 I accidentally let my stenner pump run for about a day instead of the planned 1 hour. This was pumping new 12-15% chlorine using the 10 gpd (max) setting. My estimation is that about 7-8 gallons were pumped out of the chlorine reservoir (using my unofficial dipstick measuring method). There was definitely a chlorine smell in the pool area that day. I did not test that day.
The stenner is normally on a timer set to run maybe 10 mins or less this time of year, but I wanted to raise the level a bit as it was low. Anyway I turned the stenner off completely after this since I just put over 1 month of chlorine into the pool. The pool pump was not running the entire time the stenner was running. Pool pump runs about 15 hours a day right now.
On 4/14 I test the water as I am going to be away the following week. Results 1.5 PPM FC. (3 drops using 10 ml test). Weird. I assume the powder is bad so order new power when on vacation.
Get back from vacation yesterday. Test with new powder...still 1.5 PPM. Figure maybe the level is too high to get results. I dilute the sample 50% with tap water and retest...2 drops this time so roughly 2 PPM (so effectively no change).
So I then run the pump for an hour wait 2 hours to test (pool pump at 2500 rpm)...still 1.5 PPM.
I have a solar cover so keeping a consistent FC level this time of year despite not adding any chlorine is not crazy.
I am stumped at this point. Seems either I am pumping chlorine into the void or I am getting bad test results.
Changes for this year:
New pentair intelliflo. running at 1250 rpm vs previous 1hp hayward superpump.
Replaced stenner pump tube, injection check valve, suction line strainer, all tubing, and ferells. Also moved stenner about 2 feet so that if I get another leak it won't splash the pump motor.
Stenner pump confirmed working by removing tube from injection check valve. All equipment is inside the pump house so any chlorine leaking within would be very noticeable. Chlorine reservoir is located a few feet from the pump house and is 90% buried.
Even last night both my wife and I could smell the chlorine at the pool.
So assuming test is good, where is the chlorine going?
What should I do next? I was thinking just adding a half gallon or so of chlorine directly and confirming a change in test tesults.
