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I had noticed that it seemed like my chlorine production was decreasing. It was summer and the outdoor temperature had been creeping up so I bumped up the duty cycle from 30% to 50%. I'm in coastal SoCal and I have a vinyl cover that is on most of the time so I get away with running only about...

Made a rookie mistake this last weekend, and thought I'd share in case it helps someone in the future. My pool builder "estimated" the gallons of my pool at ~ 22,000. I never bothered to verify in detail, but I read how to do a quick and dirty estimate. The pool is irregular shaped, but at...

Hi all, I’m new to SWG world and could use some help. Here are my numbers taken from Taylor Kit: FC: 4 Cc: 4.5 PH: 8 Alk: 110 CYA: 77 CH: 200 When I go to Leslie’s they are reading my TA as 62…So I read the post on TFP about SWG, CYA, and TA/PH relationship. The post says the following: “In...

My IC60 is about 6 years old (I think) in a 20,000 gallon pool. (I know this is overkill for my pool size. But that is what they gave me!!) Im in New Jersey so it only runs 3-4 months a year. I have an Easy Touch system and the salt level in the Screen Logic app is not updating at all and is...

So I went on vacation and I assume within a couple of days of returning my flow sensor got chewed through. Chlorine was at .05. No green or visible algae, but I'm sure it's there. I repaired it and set it to super chlorinate until I could pick up some liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite 12.5%)...

I have an Intex solar pool cover, blue bubble-wrap type, for my 16' round, above ground, Intex pool. I also recently purchased an Intex SWG (model QS1200 for up to 15,000-gal pool). I've only been needing to run the SWG two hours daily to maintain a proper free chlorine level in my small pool...

New pool (completed May 2023). So all equipment is 3ish months old. Saw some white flakes coming out of the jets recently and figured the salt cell was dirty. We went out of town and my Father-In-Law who was caring for the pool turned off the Chlorinator (chlorine levels were HIGH). White...

Greetings from Houston! Hoping for help with a “minor rust” question. Specifically - reoccurring on the metal screen of the In-line filter for Polaris 280 Max Black cleaner. I appreciated the education I received from TFP years ago, when we bought this house with a pretty pool 10+ years ago...

Hello, Assistance needed if possible…I have a Hayward salt generator, T-15 cell. Everything works great except for one draw back. When my pump shuts down for the night, my average salt levels drop below allowable generating levels. In the morning with the levels low, my generator indicates low...

I'm sure this question has been asked multiple times, but I can't seem to find an answer in the searches. I have a newly installed vinyl pool and at the same time converted to a SWG system. I am noticing salt (calcium) deposits in the corners of the walls and floor. It brushes up easily, but my...

Hi all, 1 year old 10000 gallon pool and I’m suddenly getting water bubbles from return jets. (Video 1 was filmed at night, apologies for the loud toad!) Video 1 Video 2 So far I have checked: 1. Water is at correct level. 2. Pump basket is seated correctly (no visible air in basket) and...

Love the forum. I have corrected about 428 things I was doing wrong with your help. One of them was deciding against a SWG when I initially installed the pool (PB was not well informed either). So now I'm putting in a CircuPool RJ-45 Plus and I have two significant questions: 1) Where to place...

I have a few extra omron relays for my compool et upgrade setup. I use a Jacuzzi JSCS-40 on AUX7 so I can schedule its startup and shutdown (usually 1/2 hour after the pump is scheduled to start and before shutdown). Im thinking of introducing a flow switch on the low voltage side, basically...

So, I am a new pool owner and man is this a learning process. I want to thank TFP for the wealth of information I have found here. I have learned that the PH will always creep up with a SWG. My problem is the way to lower it. I have been using dry acid (lo n slo) but I recently read that is...

I have a Pentair iChlor 30 that is just under 5 years old (installed Aug 2018). Today I noticed that no lights were on and my FC was way down. Went ahead and replaced the Power Center fuse (10a mini blade) and the new one instantly blew. Fuse remains good when the cell is disconnected. I know...

I've been using Taylor's testkit for years and when checking FC before converting to a SWG pool the color would change quickly to pink to indicate chlorine. However, I just converted to a SWG and noticed that using the Taylor DPD reagent (R-0870) doesn't turn pink as quickly as it did before it...

I'm new to the forum, but have already learned so much. Been a pool owner for a few years now, but it wasn't until last year that we got fed up with the pool guy not doing a good enough job so this is our first fullbsummer taking things into our own hands. We just completed our first SLAM and...

Hi I wonder if anyone having experience with use of Salt Water Bromine Generators and use of ozone/ozonator in conjunction. I have a salt water generator to generate bromine from a sodium bromide bank of 1500ppm. The ozone is connected directly after the bromine generator cell in the same...

As I type this message, I just now realize that my particular SWG is not like most, so there may be very few that have a similar setup. It is a cheaper version- Solaxx Saltron that hangs over the pool wall of our 21k gallon above ground. 4 years now, it has had to have the salt cell replaced...

I just ordered a CORE-55 and am converting to SWG. After tons of reading, I have noticed many with complaints of SWG raising pH more quickly than desired. My problem is going to be that I already have to add 32oz of 31.45 Muriatic acid for every two inches of fill water to reduce the...

Hi all! I’m pretty anal regarding the pool (10000 gallons) and test daily, I’ve maintained a pretty perfect balance since opening but after a few heavy rains, heavy recent use (kids splashing) and an accidental overfill (forgot I left the faucet in when topping up!) the CYA diluted from 70ppm...

Hi. Just a silly detail question. Usually the Taylor salt test is unambiguous: from yellow to obviously orange in one drop. This time was a bit different. The 16th drop caused a just barely noticeable orangish tinge. Then the 17th was all in: dark and obvious. The Taylor instructions are a...

I'm opening up my pool for the season, and I have all my levels set, except for my calcium hardness. Current CH reading is 180. I've read varying theories on how important this level is. I have a SWG, fiberglass pool (Corinthian 14 - Latham Pool) and an electric heater. PoolMath is telling...

My pool was acid washed about 2 months ago. Before acid wash SWG was at 35-40% with Cl 3-5. After acid wash, I noticed that I needed to increase SWG. Now I am at 80%. Pool conditions: FC 1.0-3.5, pH 7.6, TA 100, CH 305, CYA 100, Salt 3700, Phosphate 50. After dark, FC was 3.5 at end of 8 hour...

Hi there. So I have some what I can only assume are rust spots on the fibreglass pool steps (where the robotic vaccum doesn't get to). I brush these daily but had missed a few days. Scrubbing and cleaning do not touch them. I have tried the vitamin c tabs trick (15 in a sock crushed and then...

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...

I'm starting a new thread on this topic so as to get up-to-date information from @circupool or others on the overpressure warning label that is attached to (some?) CircuPool SWG cells. I've just ordered an RJ-60 Plus that will be installed on an existing pool that has a Polaris 360...

I have a dual speed pool pump and in order for my hayward heater to work the pump needs to be on high speed. The low speed does not have enough GPM going through and the heater won't turn on. Is it the same with a SWG? Does it take a certain amount of pressure to generate chlorine from the salt...

I opened the pool the other day and the salt cell was working fine. 3 days ago, I replaced the Ecostar pump with the thp vs pump and reconfigured the omnilogic. Salt cell stopped working, so I went in and saw that I must have selected the previous cell and I changed it to the correct cell but...

This has now been a month long scavenger hunt to multiple pool stores and I'm still not 100% sure what the issue is. We have a 6 month old salt plaster pool (details in signature) and everything was great for a few months. We could keep the SWG down to around 18% and the chlorine levels stayed...