My pool is acting crazy this year. We opened it and set the heater at 84 and put the solar cover on, but within 2 cloudy/cool days it was up to 87! It was a bit green when we opened so I added liquid chlorine up to shock level, but couldn't SLAM since my old test kits expired and I was waiting for the new ones. The SWG low salt light was on so I ordered that kit too.
Once they came in, I did some testing for CYA which was low, so I got that up to around 60. I tested the salt and added less than what the TFP app called for, then tested again which brought it up to a good amount (I don't have exact # b/c i couldn't seem to save the reading in the pool math app).
After adding the CYA and salt, the chlorine seemed to be holding well. I had my SWG set pretty high since it is pollen season, and it tested at an expected 7ppm FC. I thought things were going good so I didn't add anything else.
Then the next week it was sunny but the pool didn't get above 80, even though I had it set to 84.
Then this week it randomly went super high from 85 in the morning to 92 in the evening, even though I had the heater set to 82. In past seasons the pool would get over 90 if we had a heat wave, but it definitely wasn't this erratic.
Tonight I had a chance to test the FC again and it was 15!! I tested twice and it still was very high. I haven't changed anything with the setting on my SWG or added any chemicals so as far as I thought it should still be 7.
Sorry this is probably too unspecific and random but I can't figure out what could possibly be wrong! It sounds like the heater isn't on during the day, so I have no idea how it could be getting so hot. But when you feel the water it definitely is that hot so it isn't an inaccurate thermometer. And I can't figure out at all how the FC could have gotten so high.
Does anyone have a clue what could be going on? Is there something I should be looking for like a broken timer or???
Once they came in, I did some testing for CYA which was low, so I got that up to around 60. I tested the salt and added less than what the TFP app called for, then tested again which brought it up to a good amount (I don't have exact # b/c i couldn't seem to save the reading in the pool math app).
After adding the CYA and salt, the chlorine seemed to be holding well. I had my SWG set pretty high since it is pollen season, and it tested at an expected 7ppm FC. I thought things were going good so I didn't add anything else.
Then the next week it was sunny but the pool didn't get above 80, even though I had it set to 84.
Then this week it randomly went super high from 85 in the morning to 92 in the evening, even though I had the heater set to 82. In past seasons the pool would get over 90 if we had a heat wave, but it definitely wasn't this erratic.
Tonight I had a chance to test the FC again and it was 15!! I tested twice and it still was very high. I haven't changed anything with the setting on my SWG or added any chemicals so as far as I thought it should still be 7.
Sorry this is probably too unspecific and random but I can't figure out what could possibly be wrong! It sounds like the heater isn't on during the day, so I have no idea how it could be getting so hot. But when you feel the water it definitely is that hot so it isn't an inaccurate thermometer. And I can't figure out at all how the FC could have gotten so high.
Does anyone have a clue what could be going on? Is there something I should be looking for like a broken timer or???
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