You were correct STSMiner.... After changing the switching interval and the profit switching threshold, I am now seeing what I consider normal functionality.
_________
New Question:
Are any you using zpool and noticing you are not getting paid anywhere close to what Awesome Miner is saying you are earning?
I mined all day and night with my test rig, and Awesome Miner was reporting a profit from $6/day to $18/day....
But on the zpool wallet page, it shows I have earned $3 in bitcoin.

All the profit estimates displayed in Awesome Miner is based on what zpool reports, and should be similar as their predictions on their web site. Awesome Miner will by default use the current profit information from all the sources above, but it may be more accurate if you change to the 24 h average: