Salt Gen not producing Cl

[paulh]

A new development is leaving me even further confused. As I have previously stated everything regarding the SWG is working in theory, i.e., meter at 100%, bubbles being produced, slat over 4000ppm, but zero chlorine. Today I filled a bucket from the pool and placed the cell into it and connected the terminals and turned it on. I let it run for a minute or two and the water turned cloudy. I then drop tested the water in the bucket and the sample turned beyond yellow to orange, ie., chlorine production of the scale! I reinstalled the cell unit to its inline plastic casing and again took poolwater samples at each of the entry points into the pool and sure enough zero chlorine! If the SWG was pumping water through an underground leak my water level would have gone down as I have had the autofill turned off for a week or so. I had previously loosened the endcap and sampled the water leaking which showed no signs of Cl. I was unable to test it at the other end of the plastic housing as the cap was either molded or cemented on. However if somehow there was a blockage in the lines and the water was circulated by passing the pool then surely I would have found some trace of chlorine when I tested it at the leaking endcap? This is driving me crazy as there does not seem any logic to it. I really would appreciate any ideas as to what may be going on.

[Ohm_Boy]

Kinda sounds like you have some organics in your water which are consuming your chlorine. I would suggest pouring in a couple of 96oz jugs of plain, unscented, 6% Clorox bleach in front of a return while the pump is running, and check the FC level after 30 or 40 minutes That should raise you 12000 gallon pool to at least 7ppm. If it does not you have an infestation that you will need to deal with.

[waterbear]

I agree with Ohm_boy