Hi there,
Love this website and forum. so helpful and amazing to hear from the real pool experts...not the fake ones at our local pool store LOL..
I have been having this issue for the past 2 weeks.
My chemistry is all within normal range except for Chlorine that keeps going to zero (or close to) by the end of the day. CYA was 29 and I increased it to 50 because we have been having a heat wave for the past few weeks in NJ and thought maybe the high heat/sun was burning off the chlorine too quickly. My SWG seems to be working fine. No buildup. Set to 100% but even by the morning after running pool pump and generator for 12 hours, it goes to maybe 2. and then zero by the end of the day.
(As a background, I usually have SWG between 50 to 75% and this keeps chlorine levels within perfect range relative to the CYA level. But now I'm struggling.)
I have high phosphates (approx 900) which I know you all say is nothing to worry about. But in my case, I'm wondering if the high phosphates is encouraging algae to stick around and causing a high chlorine demand.
My pool is mostly clear with a drop of algae starting to form on the steps I'm assuming because the chlorine is not enough relative to CYA level.
But how do I increase and maintain Chlorine level? Something is not working properly and I dont know what. :-(
I just put in Phos remover as a last resort. Has been less than 24hrs. So wont know till maybe tomorrow.
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas or possible solutions to my problem?
Thanks in advance!
Love this website and forum. so helpful and amazing to hear from the real pool experts...not the fake ones at our local pool store LOL..
I have been having this issue for the past 2 weeks.
My chemistry is all within normal range except for Chlorine that keeps going to zero (or close to) by the end of the day. CYA was 29 and I increased it to 50 because we have been having a heat wave for the past few weeks in NJ and thought maybe the high heat/sun was burning off the chlorine too quickly. My SWG seems to be working fine. No buildup. Set to 100% but even by the morning after running pool pump and generator for 12 hours, it goes to maybe 2. and then zero by the end of the day.
(As a background, I usually have SWG between 50 to 75% and this keeps chlorine levels within perfect range relative to the CYA level. But now I'm struggling.)
I have high phosphates (approx 900) which I know you all say is nothing to worry about. But in my case, I'm wondering if the high phosphates is encouraging algae to stick around and causing a high chlorine demand.
My pool is mostly clear with a drop of algae starting to form on the steps I'm assuming because the chlorine is not enough relative to CYA level.
But how do I increase and maintain Chlorine level? Something is not working properly and I dont know what. :-(
I just put in Phos remover as a last resort. Has been less than 24hrs. So wont know till maybe tomorrow.
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas or possible solutions to my problem?
Thanks in advance!
