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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    sooooo been slammin going on 3 days ;)....can see around 6.5' in deep end an shadows of deepest part :D A couple Q's: I read about SLAM process and about oxidation an such, but jus to clarify so that I understand.. How come the pool is losing so much chlorine during this process but my CC's...
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    lol virginia creeper...they were actually just barely in the water but yes, ALL gone now ;)
  3. EssieMae

    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    This what we started with...Always been full of water :shock: :D Is looking TOTALLY different now
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  5. EssieMae

    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    That is good to hear of your experience, I added at the SLAM level we discussed. I'll post how it is going hopefully tomorrow. :D I can't believe I am seeing shallow end pool bottom and almost halfway down the slope! :D
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    I have retested the CYA and I still get 100 with the dilution test :( (I also used bottle water). So what target FC do ya'll think? I am thinking of shocking at the 100 CYA level which I believe said it would be FC 39...I know this would be close to 8 gallons of bleach (according to the...
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    Thanks again - - - Updated - - - ​We have well water..
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    I attempt the diluted test on 8/5 but I will try again :) Thanks!
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    So do you think I still need to maintain high Chlorine levels or should I let them drift down and if so, to what levels?? Also thanks for the quick response!
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    ok my tf100 kit came the other day, been doing the tests and results have seemed to be good :D I know my cya is too high and I am going to do some vacuuming to waste tomorrow and refill some to hopefully correct that problem. Here are the results I have gotten: 8/4 FC- 24.5 CC- 0 TC- 24.5 PH-...
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    this was taken 8/3 a cloudy day, not sure if ya can tell much difference by the pic.
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    New to Pool maintenance still trying to Clear up Cloudy water...

    This was taken Fri. 7/29 I will try to post a new picture tomorrow and see if there is noticeable gain!
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