Whether it is calcium scale or something else, this is the best my pool has looked all year. It is clearing up nicely. It is not as clear as in years past yet, but at least we are headed in the right direction and seeing progress again. I wouldn't be afraid to let my daughter swim in it at this point. I think she might finally be able to swim this weekend. The filter cartridge continues to catch stuff, although it is gradually reducing in the amounts.

My FC is still above 10 but is reducing by about 3 ppm per day. My PH is still 7.2 last night. I still have the Trichlor tablets floating in there so this is still adding some chlorine while trying to continue raising my CYA. Last check CYA was at 35 ppm. Like I mentioned before, I was pretty sure that this was going to be copper so I have the chemicals ordered from Amazon to remove them. I do have some level of metals because I have a brown ring around my normal water level that will not brush off, but Vitamin C tablets make it disappear almost instantly. I plan on trying the acid and Culater process since I have already bought it just to see if it helps. Any possible downside to this way of thinking?

In anticipation of my CYA finally reaching my goal of 50 ppm, thence needing to remove the trichlor floater, I reconnected my Intex Krystal Clear SWCG last night after cleaning. I had the copper ionizer disconnected. I turned it on just to make sure it would work, but after the green light came on for about a minute, the service light comes on and the unit shuts itself off. I knew I wouldn't be able to run it anymore with the ionizer hooked up, but wanted to see if this is what was causing my problem. I reconnected the copper ionizer and tried it again. It still would not work with the ionizer connected. It gives no error codes. The light just comes on and then the unit cuts off. Does anyone have any ideas what this could mean? While cleaning, I filled the entire tube with vinegar and let it sit to clean out the green film that was on the inside of the tubes. I have cleaned it like this before and had no problems. It was working before cleaning and now it is not and gives a service light. Any ideas what the problem could be?

I really like the idea of using a SWCG since it has been so convenient and easy to maintain chlorine levels in the past. If I can't get this Intex SWCG back up and running, does anybody have any economical recommendations on a different system to replace it with that does not have a copper ionizer. I know I can use bleach and the BBB instead, but that is hard to do because we take a lot of trips in which we are out of town for 2-3 days at a time. Being able to use a timer and a SWCG is extremely convenient.