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[kjweather]

2nd summer with SWG FG pool. First summer with TFP & Taylor Test kits.
pool guys opened pool last year, said they added too much salt--"no biggie, won't need to add more the rest of the summer!"
Last year, & this summer 5/4/23 - 6/28/23 I added WEEKLY Bioguard Scale Inhibitor, Bioguard Algeacide 28-40, & Pool Perfect + Phos free per pool guys orders. Used test strips weekly, added dry stabilizer when needed. Seemed too easy. I had no clue how to run my SWG--never touched it.

I did my first SLAM 07/03/23 - 07/06/23 for FC 0.0 and cloudy water. I'm not entirely sure I should have, but I still didn't know how to use my SWG. Turns out, it wasn't working--07/06 I unplugged it, & plugged back in & it started working again.
Pool cleared after adding 1912 oz liquid chlorine over 4 days. Now, FC has jumped up....I assume SWG is set too high? Set at 75% 7/6 - 7/12, them 50% 7/12-7/14. Now at 20%. Should it be on at all?

Test	07/12/23	07/14/23
FC	13.5	14.5
CC	0.2	0.0
pH	7.4	7.6
TA	140	150
CYA	90	90
CH	160	180
SALT	6200	6000
SWG on 24/7	50%	turned down to 20% after testing

CH isn't red-to-blue, its pink-to-purple, even when i add reagent first, as directed in manual. I think i have copper--daughters hair is green.

 

[Texas Splash]

Looks like the pool guys really did a number on you. Your salt, CYA, and apparently copper from those products are all too high. A decent water exchange could help. Can you do that first? Even if it's just 25% of the water it could help a bit.

 

[kjweather]

Looks like the pool guys really did a number on you. Your salt, CYA, and apparently copper from those products are all too high. A decent water exchange could help. Can you do that first? Even if it's just 25% of the water it could help a bit.

Yes--I will try the water exchange. thank you