My CH is on the high end of normal at ~500 PPM. I'm not sure if this could be causing the problem.

I didn't run the generator until last night, after the pool was full. I did start running the pump during set up. I had read somewhere that it helps to dissolve the salt.

I currently have my out jet pointing up and it's causing a lot of bubbling. I'm not sure how good the aeration is on it though. Alkalinity seems to be going down faster then PH though. I'll retest again in about an hour or so.

My unit does have a boost mode, but my understanding was that it boosted the amount of copper but not necessarily the amount of chlorine generated. I'm not sure where I read that or if it is true. But if that might help get things kicked off I can certainly use it.


And thank you for the welcome. I a lot of information here over the last few weeks while I was buying the pool. It seems like a really knowledgeable group of people.