Hi, my one year old SWG has a red light indication for low on salt. I don't know if this means it is or is not producing chlorine.
I just opened the pool 4 days ago and brought the CL up to about 8 for a couple of days using Cal-Hypo and Concentrated Liquid Bleach...and the pool looks very clear.
The SWG worked perfectly last year after installation. Truth be told it only ran from about June-Oct 2016... but a week or two before I closed the pool in Oct 2016 the low salt light came on. I figured I'd ignore it at that time add salt in the Spring. Salt reading on opening was 2430. So I added 200 pounds to get it to 3400 per Pool Math (23,000 gal pool/spa). 80 pounds three days ago....another 80 2 days ago...and the last 40 pound of granulated Pool Salt bag went in 24 hours ago. Pump on 18 hours since. The low salt light is still on.
Does salt take several days to completely dissolve in to homogeneous solution?
If this light is on, is the SWG making CL? Since I have added a lot of Bleach and Cal-Hypo at opening, I can't tell.
Using TF-100 kit
FC=4
CC=0.5
ph=7.6
CYA=43
TA=80
CAL=275-300
Borates=15-20 (estimated)
Water Temp=60F
Low Flow indicator LED is off also. The water is moving very well.
Is it possible I need to disconnect it and "clean" it after only one year? There is a LED light indication for that, but it is NOT on.
I understand to clean it you need to buy a cap for one end, remove SWG from the unions at both ends...put cap in place and pour in a 5:1 ratio of water:muriatic acid...let it bubble for a while and rinse after bubbling stops.
I travel on occasion for my job....this SWG was fantastic last year. It really took a lot of hassle with maintenance off my hands.
Any ideas on what I should do next?
I just opened the pool 4 days ago and brought the CL up to about 8 for a couple of days using Cal-Hypo and Concentrated Liquid Bleach...and the pool looks very clear.
The SWG worked perfectly last year after installation. Truth be told it only ran from about June-Oct 2016... but a week or two before I closed the pool in Oct 2016 the low salt light came on. I figured I'd ignore it at that time add salt in the Spring. Salt reading on opening was 2430. So I added 200 pounds to get it to 3400 per Pool Math (23,000 gal pool/spa). 80 pounds three days ago....another 80 2 days ago...and the last 40 pound of granulated Pool Salt bag went in 24 hours ago. Pump on 18 hours since. The low salt light is still on.
Does salt take several days to completely dissolve in to homogeneous solution?
If this light is on, is the SWG making CL? Since I have added a lot of Bleach and Cal-Hypo at opening, I can't tell.
Using TF-100 kit
FC=4
CC=0.5
ph=7.6
CYA=43
TA=80
CAL=275-300
Borates=15-20 (estimated)
Water Temp=60F
Low Flow indicator LED is off also. The water is moving very well.
Is it possible I need to disconnect it and "clean" it after only one year? There is a LED light indication for that, but it is NOT on.
I understand to clean it you need to buy a cap for one end, remove SWG from the unions at both ends...put cap in place and pour in a 5:1 ratio of water:muriatic acid...let it bubble for a while and rinse after bubbling stops.
I travel on occasion for my job....this SWG was fantastic last year. It really took a lot of hassle with maintenance off my hands.
Any ideas on what I should do next?