Color change?

[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...

[momof2grlz]

We had no color change either last week when our SWG was finally started. At 100% output for 24-hours, our SWG got the chlorine level well above 3.0 in our 10,000 gallon FG pool, but not nearly high enough to shock to clear an algae bloom.

[SeanB.]

Pool has cleared up. I used the swcg to shock to 24 hours and then had all chemicals checked - low on cya and calcium, high on pH.

Corrected levels and pool is blue and gettting clearer daily.