Cloudy water with consistently high chlorine ?

[longinoa]

Hey yall - I got a SWG installed late this last summer I am still trying to dial it in in the cooler LA weather. My FC readings have been > 19ppm for the past few weeks. I woke up this morning and noticed the pool was cloudy. It was not yesterday... I turned the SWG down last weekend and just assumed I went below FC and had the start of an algae bloom.

I just tested and got
FC 19
CC 0
PH ~8
CYA 60 (tested last week)

This tells me that my FC has likely been consistently high. I just dropped the percentage down to 20% as I want the FC a bit lower - but now I have no idea what is causing the cloudyness. Any thoughts?

 

[ajw22]

Do a Overnight Chlorine Loss Test

When did you last backwash your filter?

What is your filter PSI?

How cloudy is your pool? Show us some pictures.

 

[longinoa]

Hmm filter PSI was a great hint... My psi was super low (like 0) - turns out my water level got a bit low, and my filter basket was full

Adding water and emptying the basket brought the psi up.

 

[ajw22]

Great. Let's see if the filter gets the water clear.

If not, come back here and we will take the next steps.

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[longinoa]

It did indeed clear up. Thanks!