MRRigaud Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Hello - first time posting but now that i have found this great forum - will be using it for sure!!! First time pool owners. Had the pool put in last summer and had somewhat of the same problem. 15X30 Liner inground salt water chlorinator Just had the water tested at our local pool store. The reading for acceptable levels of Chlorine are 1.0 - 3.0 and our reading was 6.9. Our Salt water chlorinator at home is reading within the level it is supposed to 3100 per the little tiny manual that came with it. Does anyone have any insight as to what is going on? I am at a lose for what to do next. Not even sure we can swim with the level this high. How am I supposed to get this to dissapate? Any and all info would be appreciated! v/r monica Here is what my pool water tested at: FC 6.9 Recommended range: 1.0-3.0 TC 6.9 Recommended range: 1.0-3.0 CC 0.0 Recommended range: 0.0-0.2 pH 7.6 Recommended range: 7.2-7.8 Hardness 210 Recommended range: 200-400 Alkalinity 77 Recommended range: 100-150 Cyanuric Acid 10 Recommended range: 30-150 Copper 0 Recommended range: 0-0.3 Iron 0 Recommended range: 0.0-0.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 What is your Salt water Chlorinator production set to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Hello - first time posting but now that i have found this great forum - will be using it for sure!!! First time pool owners. Had the pool put in last summer and had somewhat of the same problem. 15X30 Liner inground salt water chlorinator Just had the water tested at our local pool store. The reading for acceptable levels of Chlorine are 1.0 - 3.0 and our reading was 6.9. Our Salt water chlorinator at home is reading within the level it is supposed to 3100 per the little tiny manual that came with it. Does anyone have any insight as to what is going on? I am at a lose for what to do next. Not even sure we can swim with the level this high. How am I supposed to get this to dissapate? Any and all info would be appreciated! v/r monica Here is what my pool water tested at: FC 6.9 Recommended range: 1.0-3.0 TC 6.9 Recommended range: 1.0-3.0 CC 0.0 Recommended range: 0.0-0.2 pH 7.6 Recommended range: 7.2-7.8 Hardness 210 Recommended range: 200-400 Alkalinity 77 Recommended range: 100-150 Cyanuric Acid 10 Recommended range: 30-150 Copper 0 Recommended range: 0-0.3 Iron 0 Recommended range: 0.0-0.1 Turn down the output percentage of your unit and get your CYA up to 80 ppm. Your TA is fine where it is as is your pH. Salt level has nothing to do with the FC level. It has to be in the proper range for you unit to work but there should be an output percentage adjustment to control just how much chlorine is being produced. I suggest you re read your user manual. What brand of SWG do you have? If you CYA was higher then you could swin with the FC at 7 ppm with no problems, with the low CYA you might want to wear an old swimsuit. FWIW, here in Florida a commercial pool is considered swimmable by the health departments if the FC is below 10 ppm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRRigaud Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks all - the output was set at the highest level. Have turned it down so hopefully that and the sun will drop the FC. I am somewhat confused though, in all my reading if my stabilizer is low then how is my chlorine so high? I forgot to look at the brand of my SWG - will look this weekend and repost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks all - the output was set at the highest level. Have turned it down so hopefully that and the sun will drop the FC. I am somewhat confused though, in all my reading if my stabilizer is low then how is my chlorine so high? I forgot to look at the brand of my SWG - will look this weekend and repost. Because you were producing chlorine faster than the sun could burn it off. Do you have a cover on your pool, btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRRigaud Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 no cover on it since early June - we are in NC. I have just purchased stsabilizer and a home water test kit - so that I can better manage the pool. But when I add the stabilizer - is that going to throw off my PH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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