Chlorine generator numbers.

[Jschway]

My chlorine took a big dive yesterday... Determined that the salt cell is probably going bad.. dumped a gallon of liquid chlorine in the pool.

My salt reading was reading at 3600.. I switched my unit to t-9 overnight to see if it would start producing again. Woke up and it said 5000 as my salt reading.

I've had the salt cell for one year it is a generic cell.. I also have not cleaned it since I found it. So I'll probably try that next.

Anyways I know there's some people on this form who can look at the numbers and know what's going on.

Auto
5000
75
26.3
6.92
100p
-3600
AL-0
r 1.59
T-15

Off
5000
75
33.0
0.00
100p
-0
Al-0
r 1.59
t-15

Super gen
5000
75
26.2
7.03
100p
-3600
Al-0
r 1.59
t-15

Taylor kit
Ph 7.4
CYA 50
Salt 3600

 

[JamesW]

Numbers look ok.

How are you testing?

 

[ajw22]

Those diagnostics say the cell type is T-15 and it is generating normally.

 

[Jschway]

Numbers look ok.

How are you testing I'm testing my water with a Taylor kit. And I'm just going through the numbers on the Hayward chlorine generator.

Numbers look ok.

How are you testing?

Testing with a tailor kit. And then I'm getting the numbers off the Hayward chlorine generator by just going through the menus.

The pool begin to turn green... But honestly I think it's producing chlorine again... Thanks for checking out the numbers for me!

 

[JamesW]

At 100% for an 18k gallon pool, I would expect the FC to be really high.

Is the pool covered?

CYA level?

Readings over the past week?

Maybe the reagent is bleaching out?

 

[Jschway]

Those diagnostics say the cell type is T-15 and it is generating normally.

Yes I switched the settings back to T-15. Thanks for checking the numbers. At least that eliminates a little bit of mystery for me.

 

[JamesW]

Testing with a tailor kit.

FAS-DPD?

What exact kit?

 

[Jschway]

At 100% for an 18k gallon pool, I would expect the FC to be really high.

Is the pool covered?

CYA level?

Readings over the past week?

Maybe the reagent is bleaching out?

I usually run it at 40% with the pool pump running for 6 to 8 hours. I turned it up to 100% due to the pool turning green and my chlorine dropping out.

CYA is 40

 

[ajw22]

The pool begin to turn green... But honestly I think it's producing chlorine again...

Once you have algae in the pool, the algae can consume more chlorine than the SWG can generate.

Shutdown the SWG and follow the SLAM Process using liquid chlorine until you have an algae free pool.

 

[Jschway]

K

FAS-DPD?

What exact kit?

K2006

My chlorine is hot right now because I've been adding bleach to control the algae while I troubleshoot the chlorine generator.

 

[Jschway]

Once you have algae in the pool, the algae can consume more chlorine than the SWG can generate.

Shutdown the SWG and follow the SLAM Process using liquid chlorine until you have an algae free pool.

Definitely. But why shut down the swg? Won't it just keep producing chlorine well I supplement with liquid chlorine?

 

[JamesW]

I usually run it at 40% with the pool pump running for 6 to 8 hours.

That is only 1 ppm per day, which is low.

How often do you test chlorine?

 

[Jschway]

That is only 1 ppm per day, which is low.

How often do you test chlorine?

Not often enough... Maybe with these warmer temps and rain it finally caught up to me! That would be much better than replacing the cell.

 

[ajw22]

Definitely. But why shut down the swg?

First of all you are using up the SWG unnecessarily.

Won't it just keep producing chlorine well I supplement with liquid chlorine?

Second, you don't know how much chlorine is being added and how much the algae is consuming to manage the SLAM Process correctly.

Using on liquid chlorine you can precisely dose chlorine.

 

[Jschway]

First of all you are using up the SWG unnecessarily.



Second, you don't know how much chlorine is being added and how much the algae is consuming to manage the SLAM Process correctly.

Using on liquid chlorine you can precisely does chlorine.

Makes sense.

 

[JamesW]

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