Hi guys,
In general new to pool ownership, 2nd year. and this year I opened the pool myself.
Now that the water is warm enough (19 C - 67 F) I started the SWG. After a minute of turning it on, I get a white / cloudy stream.
I read some articles suggesting, maybe air leak, maybe low CYA coupled with cold water temperature. And that could be a factor in my case too because i have nearly no CYA which I am hoping to add soon)
Because the water was much colder and SWG couldn't be started. I tried using some chlorine stick after shocking. And algeacide. Realizing after that i dumped too much of that
(this was 2 weeks ago). The chlorine sticks (BioGuard Smart Silkguard sticks) also had stabilizer (Which i hoped would increase the CYA levels but that was only minimal) and softener. These were leftover chemicals from previous owner, that I should not have used I guess. I have removed those sticks from the skimmer couple days ago. Though not sure if they are part of the problem.
My filter was apparently also dirty, backwashed this morning and that reduced the pressure (measure on my sand filter) by 8. Now i have a clean filter - no change.
What is interesting is that my water test result from the local shop reported a 2500 ppm salt though, SWG is report 3000. I had 3200 last year. i thought it was due to dilution but maybe there is something else play.
also : Bromine levels are a bit high I think because of those BioGuard sticks. I only have the GLB Test Strips, and they seem to show 10-20 for Bromine. 5-10 for FC.
Another disconnect is the pH level measured by the sticks vs. latest test results. 7.7 Store report vs. 6.8-7 (test strip). Could the test strips be that off ?
I am learning my lesson though. Last year, we had used soo many chemical, after the recommendations from local pool store that it took us a month to get a clear water. I made the mistake of using products, that i didn't fully understand in the name of putting them to good use (since they were already in the shed) I still have cloudy water and now having other issues Another lesson learned I guess. Dont use what you don't know.
I have added some pictures :
In general new to pool ownership, 2nd year. and this year I opened the pool myself.
Now that the water is warm enough (19 C - 67 F) I started the SWG. After a minute of turning it on, I get a white / cloudy stream.
I read some articles suggesting, maybe air leak, maybe low CYA coupled with cold water temperature. And that could be a factor in my case too because i have nearly no CYA which I am hoping to add soon)
Because the water was much colder and SWG couldn't be started. I tried using some chlorine stick after shocking. And algeacide. Realizing after that i dumped too much of that
(this was 2 weeks ago). The chlorine sticks (BioGuard Smart Silkguard sticks) also had stabilizer (Which i hoped would increase the CYA levels but that was only minimal) and softener. These were leftover chemicals from previous owner, that I should not have used I guess. I have removed those sticks from the skimmer couple days ago. Though not sure if they are part of the problem. My filter was apparently also dirty, backwashed this morning and that reduced the pressure (measure on my sand filter) by 8. Now i have a clean filter - no change.
What is interesting is that my water test result from the local shop reported a 2500 ppm salt though, SWG is report 3000. I had 3200 last year. i thought it was due to dilution but maybe there is something else play.
also : Bromine levels are a bit high I think because of those BioGuard sticks. I only have the GLB Test Strips, and they seem to show 10-20 for Bromine. 5-10 for FC.
Another disconnect is the pH level measured by the sticks vs. latest test results. 7.7 Store report vs. 6.8-7 (test strip). Could the test strips be that off ?
I am learning my lesson though. Last year, we had used soo many chemical, after the recommendations from local pool store that it took us a month to get a clear water. I made the mistake of using products, that i didn't fully understand in the name of putting them to good use (since they were already in the shed) I still have cloudy water and now having other issues
Another lesson learned I guess. Dont use what you don't know. I have added some pictures :
