- Nov 27, 2018
- 263
- Pool Size
- 11000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I have been failing the OCLT for over two weeks now, usually by 2 FC. I’ve read a lot of threads on here over the last week of people dealing with the same issue but I am not making much progress.
My pool water is very clear and was before I started, but the FC had dropped to 0 while we were out of town so I decided to start the SLAM process.
I am 95% sure my CYA read 60 before I started so I had been maintaining FC at 24 but after the first week, I started maintaining FC at 28 in case my CYA reading was off and it’s actually 70. I’ve been brushing, adding chlorine at least 3-4 times per day, vacuumed here and there. The water is still clear and there is no debris in the pool, but when I brush I am still seeing very slight/small brownish clouds in some cases. It hasn’t seemed to improve so I am unsure if it’s pollen or what.. pool is in full sun the entire day.
Here are a couple OCLT readings I have written down:
5/23 - Day 10 - 22 FC to 20 FC
5/29 - Day 16 - 26 FC at 11pm to 24 FC at 5:30 am
Are there any suggestions besides brushing every single spot in the pool, vacuuming, maintaining levels and continuing on? I’m not sure vacuuming is helping with the small brown clouds I am seeing but I’ll keep going unless I hear otherwise. Should we clean the filter? We just replaced the cartridges a month or so ago and I’m wondering if they are not working as expected. Filter is Pentair 420 clean and clear 160301.
Anyway, thanks so much for any help, I am tempted to give up since this has always been a quick and easy process for us in the past.
My pool water is very clear and was before I started, but the FC had dropped to 0 while we were out of town so I decided to start the SLAM process.
I am 95% sure my CYA read 60 before I started so I had been maintaining FC at 24 but after the first week, I started maintaining FC at 28 in case my CYA reading was off and it’s actually 70. I’ve been brushing, adding chlorine at least 3-4 times per day, vacuumed here and there. The water is still clear and there is no debris in the pool, but when I brush I am still seeing very slight/small brownish clouds in some cases. It hasn’t seemed to improve so I am unsure if it’s pollen or what.. pool is in full sun the entire day.
Here are a couple OCLT readings I have written down:
5/23 - Day 10 - 22 FC to 20 FC
5/29 - Day 16 - 26 FC at 11pm to 24 FC at 5:30 am
Are there any suggestions besides brushing every single spot in the pool, vacuuming, maintaining levels and continuing on? I’m not sure vacuuming is helping with the small brown clouds I am seeing but I’ll keep going unless I hear otherwise. Should we clean the filter? We just replaced the cartridges a month or so ago and I’m wondering if they are not working as expected. Filter is Pentair 420 clean and clear 160301.
Anyway, thanks so much for any help, I am tempted to give up since this has always been a quick and easy process for us in the past.