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Perfect, thank you!! 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

I know I failed it. That’s why I SLAMed again...my chlorine was at 0 the morning after the SLAM, but the water was still tinged green. I used the calculator based on my current Chlorine levels and CYA and it said to add a gallon of bleach, but the gallon of bleach shot my FC Levels up to 50. So...

I did read the article and performed the SLAM like I was supposed to, but i guess what I am trying to ask is, if I accidentally got my SLAM levels too high by adding that additional gallon of bleach to finish off the tiny bit of tinge that was left in the water (see above), and the levels went...

CYA is at 60. I used Pool Math and it said 24 was shock level. There wasn’t a ton of algea in there, and after the 1st gallon bleach, when I checked in the morning, there was zero chlorine but the water still looked a bit green, so I did one more gallon. I probably shouldn’t have used an entire...

Is it unsafe to swim in chlorine levels or 22.5 when your target is usually between 7-9? We SLAMed the pool because of Algea and there was still a little in there when I went out in the morning, so I put another gallon bleach in. The kids are itching to swim now that we are in the clear, but...

Thank you! 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

Okay! I just found an article on TFP, so I just added acid and swept the pool. Should I vacuum before I SLAM or does it matter if I do it during? Am I right in thinking she wasn’t adding bleach? What else causes algae besides lack of sanitizer? 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump...

I left my pool in the hands of the caretaker who watched our animals while we were gone on vacation, and I came back to a green pool![emoji24] These are my numbers: My guess is that she isn’t telling me the truth about putting chlorine in my pool daily like she was instructed, but she says...

It’s definitely sand. It’s gritty. I will try to backwash and rinse a little longer next time. It doesn’t seem to be getting any worse. 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

About my signature...on my end it says “I texted sand pump” that’s weird! 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

Oh no! I thought I changed that! Thanks! I probably only have been giving it about 30 seconds. How long should I be doing it for? I just feel like I lose so much water when I’m backwashing/rinsing![emoji30] 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

Is it normal for there to be some sand in my pool? I don’t remember this happening last year! It’s not a ton, but still, I clean the pool, backwash the filter and within a couple days, there is another little pile of sand at the bottom. [emoji848] 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump...

I poured it into a bucket so that I could measure it out. I usually use my scale to measure out the proper fluid oz. of MA that I need to add. Is there some other way I should be measuring it out? 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

Okay! I was going to, but then I just think I panicked a little lol! Thank you for clarifying that I can do that! 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated with household bleach

I know that you should never put water into Muriatic Acid, so how do I rinse out the bucket that I poured it into? The stuff freaks me out and my husband usually does it, but he’s gone for work right now and my PH was at 8.2. 5000 gallon Coleman 16’x48” Intex Sand pump Manually chlorinated...