Color change?

[SeanB.]

Well the contractor who did our pool start up finally showed today to add in the salt and start our SWCG this morning. The water was a nice clear blue yesterday and is now cloudy and slightly green this afternoon.

Is this typical with the first addition of salt?

[JohnT]

I would be checking the chlorine to make sure you aren't in the middle of an algae bloom. If the SWCG was just started, you very well may be. If he shocked it, it may indicate you have a metal problem with your water.

[SeanB.]

I would be checking the chlorine to make sure you aren't in the middle of an algae bloom. If the SWCG was just started, you very well may be. If he shocked it, it may indicate you have a metal problem with your water.

The SWCG shows it to be in the good range. I've got it circulating. I'm hoping it will start to clear up by tomorrow.

[JohnT]

The SWCG shows it to be in the good range. I've got it circulating. I'm hoping it will start to clear up by tomorrow.

I don't believe the Intellichlor displays chlorine level, only what it is generating. If it is algae, you need to be much higher than the generator can make except when set to superchlorinate. You need a test kit to really know what the situation is in your pool.

[SeanB.]

I don't believe the Intellichlor displays chlorine level, only what it is generating. If it is algae, you need to be much higher than the generator can make except when set to superchlorinate. You need a test kit to really know what the situation is in your pool.

It is the salt level. The "good" range just means that there is adequate salt and that it is producing chlorine. I want to give it a chance to do it's job. I just wondered if the actual addition of the salt could be responsible for the color change - it was a pretty rapid change, faster than I would anticipate for a simple algae bloom.

[Phillbo]

I saw no color change when I added the salt to my pool...