Recent content by Phil3157

Thank you all for your advice. 2 hours after adding the chlorine I came up with a reading of 3 on the drop test. This morning it is closer to 1, so I will definitely check out the ammonia possibility and post back which should be of benefit to others who may get the same issue. I think my...

I just put in 1# of HTH granular calcium hydrochlorite band will take a reading later and again in the morning to test for chlorine drop. Yes I am very tempted to take a water sample from the other end of the SWG cell tube but am reluctant to mess with it as cutting it will neccesitae a...

I had drained and refilled two weeks ago. My last readings were: Cl=0, PH=7.4, TA=120, CYA= 40, Salt =4100ppm, Hardness = 200. I know the CYA is about 1/2 of what it should be, but I had put in 4# five days ago (pool is approx 13k gall). From past experience it has taken 10 days or so to get an...

Everything regarding the SWG is working in theory, i.e., meter at 100%, bubbles being produced, salt over 4000ppm, but zero chlorine in pool. I removed the cell today and filled a bucket from the pool which I placed the cell into it and connected the terminals and turned it on. (I had put an old...