low chlorine

  1. T

    Purchased pool home, owner left no info, need advice!

    Hi all, I stumbled across this website today just before I bought a bunch of shock for my pool.. perfect! But i need help fast to figure out everything going on with this pool and I'm getting many different answers. Please see my details below and help me optimize this pool! TIA -South FL...
  2. R

    Low chlorine and, high PH.

    Hello everyone!. So I just put my pool up a few weeks ago and filled it with artesian well water tossed in a floater with hockey puck from Clorox inside and just let it ride . It's just my wife and I so it's small (14ft diameter and 42"deep...about 3k gallons) we haven't used it allt hat...
  3. F

    Problem with keeping Chlorine Levels Up

    Pool is crystal clear, I have a Hayward puck feeder and I can not keep my chlorine levels up. I’ve even stuck a floater in the water with some 3” pucks and still won’t keep them at the levels. I dumped 3 gal of 10% liquid and res tested next morning and still low. Took,water to have tested in...
  4. R

    Commercial pool balancing problem

    I recently took on a commercial pool and have been running into trouble maintaining proper balance. The site has 2 Stenner pumps, one for chlorine and one for acid, which I diluted today 1 to 1. I have the chlorine pump set at it's max setting and the acid pump at it's lowest but every time I...
  5. wille

    Chlorine is super low

    Up until last week, all was fine with my readings. This week, I have had several days of very low readings (~1) on my FC. I then add the needed bleach to bring the level up, as Pool Math suggests. I am not sure if it is an algae problem (I don't see any sign of algae) or a SWG that has gone bad...
  6. B

    Consistently Low FC Levels with AutoPilot - Are High Phosphates to Blame?

    Hello! I am grateful for any help here - I feel like I've been running in circles and have gotten opposing answers from local pool stores and experts I've consulted. I have a 26k gallon, vinyl liner pool with AquaCal AutoPilot DIG-220 with a PCC 1 salt cell I had the salt generator installed...
  7. J

    first test, cloudy pool, help please

    First time pool owner. This morning I finally get the K-2006 test kit and did the first test, here is the result: 12x32 inground, sand filter, vinyl, not very sure about the volume, one store shows 79939 liters, other shows 61203 liters, but I guess it will about 20k gal? Cannot see the bottom...
  8. E

    Cloudy pool since opening day ! Help

    I’ve been back and forth to three pool stores multiple times this month. Has me use alkaline, calcium, clarifier, flock. Now back to super shocking. Still constant cloudiness but no algae Help! Hardness 250 Total chlorine .5 even after shock last night Feee chlorine .5 Ph 7.6 Alkaline 120 Cya 40