hi all, new here. Installed a SWG this year, opened the pool, balanced the chemicals, dumped in salt, let it filter until next day, checked salt level-3600 or so, checked chemicals-chlorine between 3 and 5, FC-1, hardness was a little low almost 250, ph 7.2, al-80, cya 30-50, turned on SWG @50% 930 am this morning. Tested again at about 3 pm, almost 0 chlorine, and 0 FC. water is crystal clear and I did notice some bubbles on the surface of the deep end. I know I will need to turn the SWG up, but any idea on next steps to get the chlorine levels correct before I do that? Any help would be appreciated. Also, I have a Circupool Core 35.
Help a new guy with SWG
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Can you please find out your signature with your equipment, pool size and type, test kit, etc.? This will help us evaluate what's going on.
Now I feel pretty dumb, the 35 is probably too small for my pool, I should have purchased the 55, ugh. Don’t think I can return it either.
You maybe OK, just have to run it higher and longer then you thought. Keep your CYA in range and see how it does.
We recommend one 2x the size for longer life
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Have a look at the Chlorine / CYA chart, the SWG tab. The recommendation you'll see here is to run CYA much higher than you'd do with liquid chlorine: 70-90 with FC around 4. This saves the life of your generator. The FC can be so low because over time all the water passes through the cell where for a short time it's super-chlorinated.
Good luck with it!
Good luck with it!
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What "standard test kit" are you using? How did you measure your CYA?
I’m using a few different store brand test strips (I can check brand when I go out to the pool) I know I need to get the Taylor kit but the strips are all I have right now. Should I shock to get the ch levels correct, make sure everything else is balanced, turn SWG on @100% after?
To raise cya, just use stabilizer? Or anything else that may be readily available?
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Don't raise your stabilizer based on test strips or before you confirm that your pool holds chlorine overnight.
Get yourself a good test kit Test Kits Compared and then run an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test.
In the meantime, add 3ppm of Free Chlorine (FC) per day, either by adding the right amount of liquid chlorine (see PoolMath) or by running your SWG continuously at 50%.
Get yourself a good test kit Test Kits Compared and then run an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test.
In the meantime, add 3ppm of Free Chlorine (FC) per day, either by adding the right amount of liquid chlorine (see PoolMath) or by running your SWG continuously at 50%.
- Apr 10, 2018
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Hey NJ,
With test strips, you're kinda playing Russian roulette with your pool and your $1,500 SWG. Delaying the purchase of a TFP recommended test kit will only lead to additional costs. Follow advice from @MITBeta. Don't dump anything else in the pool until you get accurate test results.
Best wishes!
Is the Taylor K-2006 sufficient? I can’t get one until June 1st, I caved and brought my water to the pool store. My alkalinity and stabilizer were almost 0 according to the store, but they also said my salt level was 0. He had to take a salt test strip to confirm what I already knew, it was about 3600. Before I go crazy with shocking the Crud out of it, I’m going to get the alkalinity and stabilizer right, and take it from there, sound correct?
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You won't know what your TA and CYA are until you have a test kit.
Order a TF-100 and you should get it fast.
Order a TF-100 and you should get it fast.
Sorry NJ. We can't even begin to guess what you need to do with unreliable test data.
The pool store will fleece you for 2X the cost of the test kit, maybe even more, just this time. And all they will do is band aid it so you come back in 3 weeks with a 'new problem'.
Listen to the folks above that were in your shoes once and remember how awful it was. They are trying to steer you where they wish they went sooner.
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You need the Taylor K-1766 salt test kit too. The TF100 Pro may be the better value, but I haven't shopped them in a while.
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If you can swing it, go for the TF Pro Salt w/SmartStir: TF-Pro *Salt with SmartStir-for pools with SWG
I’m typically not a “pool store” guy, was just curious to see what their readings came back at. I’m ordering the kit online, just trying to figure out which one to get and how quickly. The K2006 on Amazon earliest is June 1st, I’m looking at the TF100 now.Sorry NJ. We can't even begin to guess what you need to do with unreliable test data.
The pool store will fleece you for 2X the cost of the test kit, maybe even more, just this time. And all they will do is band aid it so you come back in 3 weeks with a 'new problem'.
Listen to the folks above that were in your shoes once and remember how awful it was. They are trying to steer you where they wish they went sooner.
Add 5ppm a day of chlorine per PoolMath until the kit comes.
We can easily have you get cheap supplies (if needed) once we know where you are starting.
We got you. But you have to help us help you.
We can easily have you get cheap supplies (if needed) once we know where you are starting.
We got you. But you have to help us help you.
also Amazon has been known to ship old test kits with expired or close to expiring supplies. TFP is the best deal
And kit and i have had both.
And kit and i have had both.
I ordered the Taylor kit, it was faster, shipped this morning. Should I add in stabilizer now, then liquid chlorine? My cya according to pool store is close to 0.