Re: Pool is blue, but. cloudy.
So anything I can work on besides what I am doing while waiting for my TF 100 test?
So anything I can work on besides what I am doing while waiting for my TF 100 test?
Just ordered my TF 100
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Not really. You FC is too low. CYA is fine for a SWG pool (although going to make your shock FC pretty high). Salt is a little low.
We will be changing out our fittings this week to 1.5" so my CYA may come down some when we have to drain below the inlet and return and fill back up.
I felt FC was low too. Should be 4-6 with my CYA reading correct?
With a CYA of 70ppm, the FC should never be below 5ppm, unless you are running the SWG in which case it should never be below 3ppm.
Thanks.
Oh yeah, as far as salt, if I make it higher, my alarm goes off saying high salt and I have not found a way around that yet...lol
Should I continue to add the 22 ozs of bleach I have been adding? Should my SWG be on or off when I do add it?
- May 22, 2013
- 2,796
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
You should be able to leave the SWCG on presently and can leave it on while doing the SLAM but you have to remember to turn it off when you go to check the OCLT to finish the SLAM.
Thank you, I read in another thread on here (don't ask wish one, I have read so many...Lol) that you should not have it running during a Slam. I am not going to do a slam just yet since I don't have my test yet. I will just continue to add 22ozs of bleach each day since I cannot check my levels right now.
Hi Azgirl,
we actually do not recommend running the SWG during the slam. For one, most folks like to keep a record of the FC loss every time they test. It can be a good indicator of the progress. If the swg is running, then you dont get an accurate result of just how much FC is lost or how to account for any chlorine added by teh SWG.
Next, for the most part, the SWG really doesnt add enough chlorine to make the slam any quicker. So really no need to run it since it really doesnt contribute any realizable savings.
In some instances, some folks leave on the SWG, primarily because they are so overwhelmed to the nth degree, that they wiother forget, or cannot fathom not running it and no one knows till much later, that it was left on, which is confounding to those of us trying to help out from afar because we like reliable results that we can properly analyze.
we actually do not recommend running the SWG during the slam. For one, most folks like to keep a record of the FC loss every time they test. It can be a good indicator of the progress. If the swg is running, then you dont get an accurate result of just how much FC is lost or how to account for any chlorine added by teh SWG.
Next, for the most part, the SWG really doesnt add enough chlorine to make the slam any quicker. So really no need to run it since it really doesnt contribute any realizable savings.
In some instances, some folks leave on the SWG, primarily because they are so overwhelmed to the nth degree, that they wiother forget, or cannot fathom not running it and no one knows till much later, that it was left on, which is confounding to those of us trying to help out from afar because we like reliable results that we can properly analyze.
Thank you so much! I knew I read somewhere on here not to have it running when doing a slam.
Re: Pool is blue, but. cloudy.
Hello everyone. Yesterday I drained about 1/3 of my pool so I could put larger 1.5 fittings. Then started to fill it back up, but there was a small leak, so I drained some more to fix the leak. No leaks today!
I don't have myTF 100 yet (should be here Friday) so I had to go to Leslies to have the water tested.
4/15/2015 @ 12:13pm
FC=0
TAC/CC=0
Salt=2000 (low)
CH=300
CYA=60
TA=120 (high for my liking)
PH=7.2
Should I do anything besides add bleach?
Also should I a SLAM level of chlorine since I have 0?
Hello everyone. Yesterday I drained about 1/3 of my pool so I could put larger 1.5 fittings. Then started to fill it back up, but there was a small leak, so I drained some more to fix the leak. No leaks today!
I don't have myTF 100 yet (should be here Friday) so I had to go to Leslies to have the water tested.
4/15/2015 @ 12:13pm
FC=0
TAC/CC=0
Salt=2000 (low)
CH=300
CYA=60
TA=120 (high for my liking)
PH=7.2
Should I do anything besides add bleach?
Also should I a SLAM level of chlorine since I have 0?
Re: Pool is blue, but. cloudy.
Nope. The high TA will push the pH upwards without any effort on your part. TA is the very last thing you worry about, when everything else is adjusted perfectly and you're bored and dying to play with your Mad Scientist Playset.
Re: Pool is blue, but. cloudy.
Thanks, yes I am...lol
Should I add a SLAM level of chlorine or just a normal target level since I have 0.
Nope. The high TA will push the pH upwards without any effort on your part. TA is the very last thing you worry about, when everything else is adjusted perfectly and you're bored and dying to play with your Mad Scientist Playset.
Thanks, yes I am...lol
Should I add a SLAM level of chlorine or just a normal target level since I have 0.
I wouldn't bother starting a SLAM without the test kit. Any chlorine you put in will have died in vain if you don't keep up the SLAM. What a SLAM does is knock the algae down and never let it get back up. Just keep kicking it again and again and again until it's all dead. A one-time blast of bleach will knock it down, but it won't prevent it from getting back up.
This mornings readings from Leslies 4/17/15 @ 9:49am
FC 1
TAC 3
CC 2?
CH 210
CYA 60
TA 90
PH 7.4
Salt 2000
Added 20 ozs old 8.25% bleach
Added 40 lbs of pool salt
Hopefully tomorrow test will be done by me
. Of course UPS does not come until 3:30-5pm.
FC 1
TAC 3
CC 2?
CH 210
CYA 60
TA 90
PH 7.4
Salt 2000
Added 20 ozs old 8.25% bleach
Added 40 lbs of pool salt
Hopefully tomorrow test will be done by me
. Of course UPS does not come until 3:30-5pm.
A few days ago, you said the SWG was giving a high salt warning. Why did you add more salt?
Because my salt dropped to 2000 from draining so much water and I know it does not go off usually between 2500-3000
I cleaned the swg cell really well when the water was drained down and am going to try to see if I can slowly get it higher without triggers the alarm.
Ah I did not know you replaced water after making the comment of getting a high alarm.
Was the 2000 what the SWG thought or what the pool store thought?
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