I converted my 28 foot round pool from baquacil to chlorine this Spring. I switched pool stores to one closer so it would be easier to get what I needed. They helped me convert it. In the past 2 months, I have been basically unable to keep my chlorine level above .2-.5. I am embarrased to tell you how much I have spent, based on my pool store's advice, on liquid and powder shock to fix this issue. 3 times they had me put over 30 pounds of shock in my pool, and I STILL have almost no free chlorine. ARGH! This was supposed to be cheaper than baquacil.
Everytime I've brought my water in to test, they tell me my levels look okay, PH just normally a little off, but that I have to just keep over shocking my pool to get the cholorine block broken. I'm done with that.
I have a DE filter system, and have cleaned my cartridge (it's only a little over 1 year old as I had to replace the original one), twice. I have gone through a lot of DE as adding this shock just tends to cause my DE filter and DE on it to turn blue and then reduces the flow back into the pool.
If I release the water pressure valve on the cartridge and put a test strip on it, I see a good FC level. If I put the strip in front of the return I see a good FC level. If I put a test strip in my skimmer where the pucks are, or in the pool, I have 0 FC reading. Not good. Something in the pool is eating it, no?
I don't have the test kit that you recommend, but I think I should as I have no idea with my CYA level is. I'm thinking of just draining down 1/4 of the water and then refilling to help it? Which test kit do you recommend?
Open to any suggestion, as I am afraid I'm very close to an algae problem if I don't fix this.
Thank you.
Everytime I've brought my water in to test, they tell me my levels look okay, PH just normally a little off, but that I have to just keep over shocking my pool to get the cholorine block broken. I'm done with that.
I have a DE filter system, and have cleaned my cartridge (it's only a little over 1 year old as I had to replace the original one), twice. I have gone through a lot of DE as adding this shock just tends to cause my DE filter and DE on it to turn blue and then reduces the flow back into the pool.
If I release the water pressure valve on the cartridge and put a test strip on it, I see a good FC level. If I put the strip in front of the return I see a good FC level. If I put a test strip in my skimmer where the pucks are, or in the pool, I have 0 FC reading. Not good. Something in the pool is eating it, no?
I don't have the test kit that you recommend, but I think I should as I have no idea with my CYA level is. I'm thinking of just draining down 1/4 of the water and then refilling to help it? Which test kit do you recommend?
Open to any suggestion, as I am afraid I'm very close to an algae problem if I don't fix this.
Thank you.