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No chlorine in late afternoon

by cab » Thu 22 Jul, 2010 17:15

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hello all i have a SWG that has been running 24 hours a day for the last 6 days. i check my chlorine level in the mornings and all is fine but this...

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It sounds as though you need to add cyanor to the pool water ... it can be done with chlorine Puch, because these also contain cyanor .... but you've...

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Sat 01 Jan, 2011 15:15
Bromine . . .

by Guest » Sun 05 Aug, 2007 20:29

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Nothing works better than bromine. Will never use chlorine.

The difference between the chemical chlorine and the chemical bromine is that once...

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Not that it matters that much in low bather load pools as with most residential pools, but brominated organics such as the brominated trihalomethanes...

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Fri 17 Sep, 2010 12:25
Where do you buy your chlorine?

by lifey8 » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 16:38

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I currently have a pool service cleaning my pool but I am thinking about taking it over. I noticed that our pool guy puts a chlorine tablet in a slot...

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There is no one "right" answer here. If one has a vinyl pool with low Calcium Hardness (CH) in the fill water, then using Cal-Hypo is OK so...

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Thu 16 Sep, 2010 19:37
Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

by rhthompson » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 13:39

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aquacheck 5 test strips indicate my free chlorine is 10 ppm (purple color on test strip) while total chlorine is around 2 ppm (pale green). How can...

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Dump the strips. Get the Taylor K-2006 test kit.

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Thu 16 Sep, 2010 17:54
Help w/ Chlorine loss
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by gto » Mon 26 Jul, 2010 01:34

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So many threads on this here, but mine seems odd. Chem Geek, please help
Levels for the most part seem good, but I cant seem to hold any chlorine an...

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Finally made a drop

11 am
fc: 3.0ppm
cc: 0
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Last post by gto
Fri 30 Jul, 2010 14:05
green water

by blitz606 » Sun 17 Jul, 2005 05:43

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MY WIFE HAD LEFT A LARGE FLOATR IN THE POOL ALL WEEK AND MY WATER HAS TURNED DARK GREEN I HAVE ADDED SHOCK TO THE POOL THE WATER IS STILL CLOUDY BUT...

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If you don't raise the Free Chlorine (FC) high enough relative to the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level, then the algae can continue to grow or it will take...

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Tue 27 Jul, 2010 00:24
Chlorine float?

by Guest » Wed 14 Jul, 2010 21:56

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I have a "new old" 20000 gallon pool to deal with, and don't know much about it. Can a chlorine floater (holds 6 tabs, and set fully open)...

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The floater would normally be able to keep up with chlorine, but your chlorine demand may be higher because either 1) you have little or no Cyanuric...

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Thu 15 Jul, 2010 02:39
Test readings

by nicknac » Thu 08 Jul, 2010 21:58

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When I take test reading with my aqua chem test kit it tells me to take a sample and drop 5 drops in each tube. Compare color and after 5 minutes...

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The chlorine tests are designed to be read within a minute or so and not to wait. However, the test kit you are using does not have the best chlorine...

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Sat 10 Jul, 2010 14:04
Chlorine level not coming down - do I really want 80ppm CYA

by shacke » Sun 04 Jul, 2010 10:04

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My CYA level is currently 40. My goal was to bring it to 80 and when that is done, correct the high TA (runs at 130), add borates and run the SWG...

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Thanks - and there in lies the trial and error to come. The pH rising is a continual issue for me which is why I am trying to find the sweet spot for...

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Mon 05 Jul, 2010 10:23
Can't get a chlorine reading

by tdean » Tue 01 Jun, 2010 20:59

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I took a water sample to my local pool store, because no chlorine reading and green algae. The test results were as follow: Free Cholorine: 0.1ppm,...

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You take a bucket (NOT exposed to sunlight) with 2 gallons of pool water and add 1/4 teaspoon of 6% bleach, mix, and measure the Free Chlorine (FC)...

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Wed 23 Jun, 2010 11:29
Chlorine prob

by Jammielynn » Sat 19 Jun, 2010 19:21

I have a above ground pool i have been trying to get the chlorine lvl right for a wk now I took a sample to the store they had my put stabilizer in...

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Sat 19 Jun, 2010 19:21
Has anyone tried something called the Metchlor Chlorinator?

by flyboy320 » Sat 01 May, 2010 15:02

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Came across this the other day and wondering if anyone has tried it?

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This is probably a new product that I have not heard of or researched yet, but I would try to find the manufacture and take a look at the specs.

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Last post by SteveM1800
Wed 12 May, 2010 12:51
No Chlorine
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by poolretiree » Mon 13 Jul, 2009 13:34

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I have had a pool for 15 years. Until last year, never had a problem maintaining free chlorine. Into this year, I cannot maintain any now. Always 0...

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You can always do a bucket test to see how much chlorine it will take before it starts to hold. Take a bucket of pool water and add chlorinating...
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Wed 28 Apr, 2010 16:07
Extreme ammonia levels

by Larry » Sat 27 Mar, 2010 04:08

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I have just taken over the maintenance of an indoor heated pool. The water has a recent history of high ammonia levels, with levels reaching 4.5ppm...

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Most ammonia test kits actually measure the sum of monochloramine and ammonia. The Combined Chlorine (CC) test measures monochloramine and other...

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Sat 27 Mar, 2010 11:41
Chlorine tablets and solar heating

by Sharon » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 21:26

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I've tried putting my chlorine tablets in a floating dispenser but it doesn't seem to dissolve quickly enough and release enough chlorine into the...

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The tabs are very acidic and can cause plastics to lose their innate flexibilty, making them brittle and crack or break more easily.

If you can't...

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Last post by pool care
Sat 28 Nov, 2009 12:49
any harm carrying chlorine tabs in truck tool box?

by Guest » Thu 29 Oct, 2009 15:04

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I'm also carrying hose, vacuum, brush and skimmer net in the tool box. the tablets are in a closed bucket. could the chlorine tablets corrode the...

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Chlorine vapors will damage your tools.
Only depends, how good is the seal on the bucket cover.
It is then only matter of time. It did corrode my...

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Fri 30 Oct, 2009 21:30
Chlorine

by poolideas » Wed 21 Oct, 2009 00:54

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Just a quick question.
When a salt chlorinator makes chlorine and then the spent chlorine reverts back to salt, the only chlorine in the pool should...

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Me... is correct. I will go into more details for those who are interested.

In the saltwater chlorine generator (SWG), the following occurs (netting...

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Wed 21 Oct, 2009 20:56
Stainless steel ladder rusting

by waverunner » Thu 06 Aug, 2009 11:38

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My pool ladder is stainless steel and it starting to rust away where the steps are and at the water/air level. The rust is eating into stainless and...

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The rust is probably coming from the bolts that hold the steps in place, not the stainless steel rails. Remove the ladder and replace the bolts and...

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Fri 25 Sep, 2009 19:45
Will stabilized chlorine CYA reuse

by Lucian » Fri 04 Sep, 2009 13:29

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I have a small Endless Pools outdoor pool, about 3000 gallons. It is covered tightly all the time except for 30 minutes a day when its used for...

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You absolutely can switch to using unstabilized chlorine when the CYA level is even at 30 ppm since you probably don't need it any higher than that...

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Fri 04 Sep, 2009 13:49
Skin irritation and Stinging eyes
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by christmaya7 » Tue 21 Aug, 2007 04:35

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We always use the swimming pool in our school for our swimming subject. Until such time we slowly noticed that we are having skin irritation and...

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See this post . Salt is not a panacea and has nothing to do with chlorine effectiveness.
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Sun 23 Aug, 2009 18:35

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