Low Chlorine Levels

[waste]

Brian, without a full set of chem numbers about all we can do is guess. There is a fair chance that your cya is too low to protect the generated chlorine from burning off in that Az sun.
Please post some test #s and we'll offer some suggestions

[BigButz]

I don't have a very good test kit. What are the readings that you need to see?

[waste]

Brian, what I was looking for are :
Free Chlorine
Combined Chlorine and/ or Total Chlorine
pH
Total alkalinity
Calcium Hardness
Cyanuric Acid
- this will tell us about the condition of the water

However, as you have the AquaRite unit, will you please open the door to the unit and press the diagnostic button (located to the left of the LED display) 5 times, and post what the display says after each press? - this will tell us the condition of the unit/ cell.

Thanks for doing this and helping us help you

[Jeffski]

I'm guessing your stabilizer is low. My SWG runs at 40% which is the standard setting.

[BigButz]

OK here are my numbers:

Free Chlorine 2.0
Combined Chlorine 2.0
Total Chlorine 0
pH 7.8
Total alkalinity 110
Calcium Hardness 400
Cyanuric Acid 60


Keep in mind I got to these numbers by adding over the past few days 1 gallon of pool acid and 3 lbs of shock.

Thanks.

[CanuckPool]

are you sure you didn't transpose your combined Chlorine and your Total Chlorine numbers? With a CYA of 60 youo should be in the sweet zone for your SWG to create lots of Chlorine. Did you try and test the water at the one of the returns when the SWG is on, you should get a high chlorine reading from there. Maybe you should check your salt level.

[BigButz]

As I mentioned before I don't have a very good test kit so I took my water to the pool store. The guy who tested it said my FC was 2.0 and Combined Chlorine was 2.0 so he said that would make my Total Chlorine 0. Is that correct? I didn't take the water sample near any return and the pump wasn't on. I'm going to test my chlorine again in the AM to see what it reads.