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Ok, water is nice and blue, just hazy. Yesterday I could make out a toy at the bottom in the deep-end, it was brownish. After I vacuumed the pool is all blue now though murky and I could only see bottom of shallow end. SWG has been set at 20% for last week (close to where I normally keep it...

Re: What does it mean when TA turns red after adding R0007/R Ok, using the above, bromine FC is at 62. I pulled the bromine dispenser and will let it get back down.

CC has been less than .5 for quite some time. I haven't turned off the SWG so not sure about FC loss overnight. I used the Chlorine / CYA chart for SWG here .. pool-school/chlorine_cya_chart_shock .. which is why I've kept it at 24 though looks like 20 would have been better. What happens if...

I tested my hot tub and PH is almost clear and TA turns to red instead of green after adding 2 drops of R0007 and 5 drops of R0008. I'm guessing it mean I have no TA or PH? Bromine level shows high but I only have test strips for that, my FAS-DPD test kit doesn't test for bromine levels...

I may have a problem with the sand filter. When I started cleaning, the filter was low on sand as when I drained the water for winterizing it a bunch of sand came out. When I opened the pool I just ran it with low sand for a week or so. It worked as when I backwashed the water was dirty. I...

No it won't but that is the great thing about salt is it's consistency. If your pool is open and you get a lot of rain that could dilute your water and lower the salt. To lower it, you'll need to drain part of it and refill. Drain 3" and add 3" of water and wait a day and see what your salt...

Good points, the process would be shorter by the 3 days it took to get it to shock level. The pool had a lot of algae to start, very green. Right now the water is bluish with a slight greenish tint, still can't see bottom of deep end but can barely see bottom of shallow end. Last night I got...

On my 2nd year using a SWG for an above ground 18' round pool and am very happy with not having to buy hardly any chemicals and seldom having to check chemical levels. I remove the SWG cell from the pool from Oct thru April so should get a lot of years out of it. My SWG is able to get my pool...

Yep pump / filter running 24 / 7. The water does look slightly less green tonight, more of a pale green now. The sand filter isn't really capturing the algae much as the water is almost clear when backwashing after a 24 hour period. Nice thing about the SWG, assuming it can keep the FC up...

Ok, FC up to 26 and pool still green. When I backwashed this morning the water was clear. Would flocculant (sp) help bind up the green debris to allow it to filter out quicker?

Actually FC hit 24 a day early with just the SWG. I turned it down and am fine tuning it to see what level keeps it at 24 (probably about 40 to 45% as 50% is raising the FC). Here are my notes.. 5/6/12 – Opening pool, connected pump & saltinator, salt at 2700, added 1 bag. 5/7/12 – Got in...

CC needs to be below .5 otherwise it either causes clothing to bleach out or possibly eye irritation (or maybe that is improper PH). Your FC is also too low for sanitizing, need to get that up to around 5 or so...

The SWG is adding about 3.5 FC per day so assuming it holds I'll be at shock level on Friday (about 24 FC). It's not swimming weather here in Oregon yet so it's ok if it take longer than normal. The water is about 69 degrees and I need to get back in it and finish vacuuming the sides and...

Re: Turning Your Green Swamp Back into a Sparkling Oasis That CYA / Chlorine chart is just the information I needed, thanks. Looks like about 24 FC is what I'm needing..

Hi Jason, I hooked up the pump and SWG to my above ground pool and have a lot of green algae. Water temp is 70%. My CYA is 50 (filtered), PH is 80+, FC is 12.5, and CC is .5. Your article says to shock the pool but I'm not sure what "shock" corresponds to regarding FC? Is it keeping the FC...