Re: Chlorine went up unexpectedly

Originally Posted by
waterbear
If you check the thread you started on
www.troublefreepool.com I gave an answer there that could possibly explain what happened.
Thanks to waterbear and chemgeek. Appreciate your thoughts.
I did not consider analysis errors due to diluting my 5cc sample for the colorQ. I also did not consider the CaHypo dissolving slowly. It makes sense putting the two together, would account for the FC rise to 22ppm and also the pool water cloudiness. Makes me feel a little bit more comfortable.
The pool appears to be clearing up and the DE back pressure is staying at 22psi. Still do not know what hit the pool. I guess I need to super chlorinate more often? My shock in June was only a 2.5ppm increase since my CC was only 0.2ppm. The last super chlorinate (10ppm) was way back in May07. I also have been running chlorine a little low since I have the Nature2 system which is probably a risk, especially since I know I have a high phosphate level (2000ppm).
Don
30,000 gal concrete pool -- Autopilot SWG
Using BBB for chemistry -- Using LaMotte ColorQ for testing
Bookmarks