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4 days later, FC of 2.5ppm, and no CC. i finally turned the SWG back on.

thanks for the help. with the fas-dpd test, i now read 7ppm FC and no CC. the SWG has been off for 2 weeks. this seems ideal. i'll plan to turn the SWG back on when i go below 5ppm, or when my CC is higher than breakeven (unless i hear otherwise).

2pm, sun shining bright, FC = 15, TC = 0.5 - 1 thoughts?

on the back of the aqua-rite manual, they say FC should be 1-3ppm, and CYA 60-80ppm. from reading around these forums, i would assume most around here would disagree?

thanks for the replies... 9am - measured FC at 15ppm (i could have been off in my "reading pink" yesterday - the difference b/t a 2 and 3 reading is multiplied by 5). CC=0. the SWG has been off all week. but the filter pump runs 24/7. is there any chance the SWG is generating chlorine even when the aqua-rite control board is set to "off?" do i just keep it off for now? given my CYA at 70ppm, does that mean i should target 7ppm FC? is there a chance that with CYA so high, the FC just doesn't burn off at a normal rate? i have an 8mos old daughter that we like to take swimming, and we haven't had her in the pool since the FC readings were so high. is it safe to bring her in now? (her head stays above water) greg ps... this is my test kit. looks like it was relabled http://www.lesliespool.com/browse/Home/Wat...:400000/I/81330

thanks for that algebra guidance. that could have taken me forever to figure out. my FC reading is 10ppm. it's friday 4pm eastern. i'll report back with what it reads tomorrow morning to see if it's going down. i've read 10ppm is ok to swim in, just not preferred. greg

hi all... i have a vinyl pool with an aqua-rite chlorine generator. i do not have a cover. pool temp is 80-88deg. last saturday i noticed that free chlorine reading was >5ppm (i have a dpd test kit, and the FC reading only goes to 5, and i'm much darker red than the #5 color). i turned my salt-chlorinator down to 30%, and checked again on sunday. the reading was again too high, at which point i turned the aqua-rite off completely. it's now thursday, and i have not turned on the salt-chlorinator, nor have i added chlorine. the reading is still darker than the test kit will measure. my cynuric acid is 70ppm, which is the middle of the range suggested in the aqua-rite manual. any ideas what's going on here? do i need to do anything besides wait? how long would i have to wait? is it safe to swim? greg