I have owned my pool now for 15 yrs. and have never had*
>> *this problem before.*
>> *After opening my pool this year, I shocked it and 4hrs. later added
>> algicide.*
>> *I filled my chlorinator with stabilized chlorine pucks and*
>> *set it the same as every year.*
>> *After a couple of days I checked my pool water and*
>> *everything was reading OK, PH, Alkalinity, and the*
>> *stabilizer was a little low. No chlorine reading on the strip.*
>> *I've added more stabilizer to the water and brought the*
>> *level up close to being perfect.*
>> *I checked and made sure I had chlorine in the chlorinator.*
>> *The water is nice and clear, there is no chlorine smell at all*
>> *but the chlorine still does not show on the test strip.*
>> *I checked the expire date and its good for another year.*
>> *Just to be safe I purchased a new container of test strips*
>> *and I come up with the same results, little to no chlorine.*
>> *Am I missing something? Why am I not getting a chlorine*
>> *reading. I checked the chlorinator again and the pucks are*
>> *dissolving, maybe a little faster than I'm used to.*
>> *Stuck! Any ideas what I could try next?*
hog079
>> *this problem before.*
>> *After opening my pool this year, I shocked it and 4hrs. later added
>> algicide.*
>> *I filled my chlorinator with stabilized chlorine pucks and*
>> *set it the same as every year.*
>> *After a couple of days I checked my pool water and*
>> *everything was reading OK, PH, Alkalinity, and the*
>> *stabilizer was a little low. No chlorine reading on the strip.*
>> *I've added more stabilizer to the water and brought the*
>> *level up close to being perfect.*
>> *I checked and made sure I had chlorine in the chlorinator.*
>> *The water is nice and clear, there is no chlorine smell at all*
>> *but the chlorine still does not show on the test strip.*
>> *I checked the expire date and its good for another year.*
>> *Just to be safe I purchased a new container of test strips*
>> *and I come up with the same results, little to no chlorine.*
>> *Am I missing something? Why am I not getting a chlorine*
>> *reading. I checked the chlorinator again and the pucks are*
>> *dissolving, maybe a little faster than I'm used to.*
>> *Stuck! Any ideas what I could try next?*
hog079