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UPDATE: I am pretty sure I have found out what the cause of everything that has been going on the last few days. This morning I figured the salt added yesterday had been mixed around enough so I plugged in my SWG and let it roll. Five mins after it kicked on and started generating chlorine my...

Yes, plain salt. It was the Omega 40lb bag. Water at the time of adding was 65 degrees. Water temp is now 82.

Going to have a very nice and warm weekend here in New England so yesterday I turned on the heat pump. This morning the water rose to a warm enough temp where I could now make the switch over from liquid chlorine to my SWG for the season. Pool math said I needed to add 120lbs of salt. Thats...

Once again I opened my pool to 0 CYA. The last few years I have been using liquid CYA so I figured this year I would use the granular this year and see if any of it holds next year at opening. Yesterday I added 3 lbs to get to a level of 30. Keeping it low for now until I get through the...

To tell you the truth I have not run that test yet. I usually hold off on that one until I get closer to running the SWG. I will say that the past few years I have had to add a lot of salt.

Opened the pool yesterday. Once again I have a CYA of 0. I use the liquid CYA every season so I wonder if that has something to do with it? I wait to test the CYA after filter has been running and mixes the water up for several hours, and I bring the water to room temp.. My CYA at the end...

I do not have an autofill. I do add water once a week due to normal evaporation, unless of course we have lots of rain, and my CC has been 0 all summer. I am also thinking my reagents may have an issue.

As I am going on vacation for the second half of September I am closing my pool earlier than I would like this year. I plan on closing early next week prior to our trip. In an attempt to get the water as cool as possible prior to closing, I shut off the heater yesterday and took a full reading...

Still no improvements with use of skimmer sock. My FC is actually up to 6.5 after increasing SWG to 80% with today’s and tomorrow’s heat wave. Kind of at a loss to what is going on here.

I am very cautions about my FC dipping below the recommend levels per my CYA. Just checked again and my FC is still holding at 5.5. Mind you that is with the pool being in direct sunlight since 10:00am this morning, and an outside temp of 90. SWG seems to be holding level where it needs to be...

I noticed yesterday that my water was slightly cloudy. In the morning I added half a bottle of Liquid CYA as I wanted to increase my CYA levels for my new SWG cell that was replaced earlier in the week. While my cell was down I was keeping a close eye on my levels and using liquid cholorine...

Happy to report that I have clear water, passed the OCLT, and have 0CC in the pool. I added liquid CYA yesterday (yes more expensive but my preferred choice) and am good to go. Bring on the warmer weather!

Just tested and FC level is at 19ppm. It was still very high this morning, but pool got lots of sun today. I also brushed a lot of cloudy junk off the bottom. As of this evening water is pretty clear, and CC is at 0. I think it can get a bit clearer so I will hold at slam level for one more...

Yes, about 136 drops to be exact. I was so mad! Last time I use that company If I call to complain tomorrow they will not believe me. He said he did e a “favor” and didn’t write it up so they would no he put it in so I wouldn’t get charged. Just checked the level again and its down to...

Had our pool opend today by local pool company. I like to use them as if there are any issues with equipment over the winter they will take care of it on the spot. I then do all the balancing of the levels once they leave. However this year the guy forgot that I would be doing the balancing...

Updating this in the event anyone else runs into the same. My SWG stopped making chlorine for a few days so I was using bleach to supplement. I was using a weaker bleach and was not getting my FC high enough. I ended up with cloudy water, but was lucky enough that a fast 2 day slam took care...

The light was not on indicating it was generating. Even when I set it to output 100%. That's why I find it odd the low salt light was green and not red. Taylor salt drop test was showing low salt.

My salt was at 2800 and the generator asks for 3200-3400. While the low salt light was not lit, it was not generating chlorine the last two days. I checked to see if it needed an acid wash, but no build up was present. Something else may be going on with it so I did get a few gallons of...

I hit the pool with liquid chlorine and brought it up to slam level of 31 around 3:00pm. As of 7:15pm it's still holding at 31 and CC is still 0. Water is also back to its normal clear. I'll do the OCLT test and be done I believe. Still not sure if the water just needed more time to filter...

To start there a few things I should mention. This is my second season with the pool, and the first "issue" I have had. In the past we have always had a solar cover on when the pool was not in use, but for the last month we have been going without as it looks nicer, and my wife and son can use...

Had the solar cover off today to run the Polaris and brush the pool. It was snowing green from the flowering trees. I left the cover off for a bit to let the skimmer catch them with a skimmer sock. Wind picked up and too much was getting into the pool. I could not take it any longer so I put...

Second season with my pool. Normally I run a SWCG, but due to low water temps I have yet to turn on. Water is between 57-60 degrees. I opened the pool on April 13. Water was crystal clear, and still had a FC of 2.0 from last fall. The CC was 0.0. Water temp was 44. Laying on the side of...

Wegmans. Grocery chain in the Northeast. I have bought my bleach there in the past, and it has always 8.25%. Of course a different label on the bottle as well. I assume this bleach is safe for use. I'll just use more of it.

I looked for the date right away. Code is not legible.

So my wife picked me up some bleach today at the store. Not sure if this is the right kind to use. Normally the bleach I have bought is 8.25%, and the label doesn't have so much writing on it. This bleach is only 6%, and has much more writing on the label. It does say regular though. She...

First few weeks with our first pool. Here are current readings. FC: 7.5 TC: 0.0 PH: 7.2 TA: 110 CH: 220 CYA: 70 or 80 We have yet to establish a good summer weather pattern here in the Boston area. We will get a nice day in the low 80s, but then have several rainy days in the 60s. We...

PH: 7.4 In regard to the hardness and heaters in vinyl pools. You basically want at least 100ppm in the water to prevent the risk of corrosion to parts in the heater. It goes without saying that too much hardness will cause scaling.

Okay, let me first say that I have been coming to this site for a couple years reading everything before we put in our pool. With everything I have learned I was ready to take this on. Construction started in early May, but luckily the pool was filled and ready to go just before this long...

Just took my fathers testers that he uses for his hot tub down to the pool to check the levels. Used a Taylor basic OTO kit and the test strips he had. TC and PH measured the same on both tests. The TC on the Taylor turned almost orange, off the charts. Same with the strip. FC 4 TC 10+ PH...

Just spent some time this past week down in Bonita Springs FL. Family was swimming in the community pool for the condo owners surrounding it. Whoever is in charge of keeping it maintained should be let go, or spend some time on this site. First off, the water level was a good 3 inches low...