No chlorine

[brandiealred]

Hello again. I need some more help please. I have done all of the things you have suggested (emptied the pool -about 2 feet) and added liquid chlorine. I thought draining the pool would help but here are my numbers:

FC: 0
TA:102
CH:600
CYA:160
Salt:3100
Phosphate: 1000 ( which I know doesn't matter)

I have added liquid bleach (the amount suggested on the pool calculator) twice in the past month and it brings it up to 5 but then a couple of weeks later it drops back down to 0. I am not sure why it continues to drop? Any suggestions?!?!

Thanks!
PS it is an enclosed pool

 

[techguy]

How often do you add bleach? Most need to add daily if using liquid bleach. The sun and the process of oxidizing algae and other bacteria consume the chlorine and it needs to be replaced, daily.

How often do you test your pool? We recommend testing your FC daily.

 

[brandiealred]

It is a salt pool so I didn't think I needed to add bleach since the salt generator should be making it, right!?

 

[techguy]

ONLY is the SWG generates enough FC on it's own.

If the SWG cannot generate enough FC each day you need to increase the run time, increase the power to the SWG cell or manually add chlorine to make up the difference between SWG generated FC and the amount consumed (need).

Are you testing each day?

 

[Smykowski]

Where did those test results come from?

Your CYA is too high and your FC is too low. If your SWG cannot produce chlorine fast enough to keep it in the pool, there is probably something organic in the pool consuming it. You need to do an OCLT to confirm, but my bet is that you have to SLAM the pool.

 

[brandiealred]

(thats me banging my own head!) Yes, I am testing daily and it starts off fine after I add the bleach and then slowly creeps back down to 0. I run my system from 9 am to 5 pm daily. When will my SWG begin to make enough chlorine on its own so I don't keep adding bleach? And how much do you recommend I add this time? Should I "shock" it again? I need to get my FC level to around 12-20 for the SWG to take over. Am I understanding all this correctly?

 

[brandiealred]

What is an OCLT? And how do you slam a pool?

 

[jblizzle]

How did you get the test results?
Are you not going to replace more water to get the CYA under control? You should replace at least 50% of the water again.
The SWG will be able to keep up ... AFTER the pool is clean. To decontaminate the pool you need to SLAM the pool using all bleach. [slam:28kruvx8][/slam:28kruvx8]
There is a link to the OCLT in the SLAM link.

Read the rest of Pool School as well, since you clearly have not seen the SLAM and OCLT article in it.

 

[brandiealred]

Thank you. I did not read that article as I may have missed it reading the many links and trying to get a grasp on everything.

I had replaced the water and my levels stayed exactly the same. I will try a repeat process.

 

[Jeetyet]

Until you get your own reliable test kit and stay out of the pool store you're never going to get your pool under control. That may sound a bit harsh, but, its the truth and the foundation of the methods taught here.

 

[Patrick_B]

You will have to replace a lot more water to lower the cya level since it is so high. As suggested, you really need your own kit to manage your pool successfully.