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Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso Progress update: Finally passed OCLT on Day 25. Started the SLAM process on July 14th. Pool was good to go on August 8th. Thanks everyone for the help! :-D

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso Day 16: OCLT result: Loss of 2 ppm FC CYA is 40; Continuing SLAM process. Recommended shock FC with CYA of 40 is 16 ppm; restoring FC to 20 after each test. Test #1 FC: 18 CC: 0 Test #2 FC: 13.5 CC: 0 Test #3 FC: 13.5 CC: 0 When...

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso We've been tempted, but no one has been in the pool yet.

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso I'll look in to adding the D.E. to the sand filter. I've been using plain bleach so far.

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso Day 10 Update: OCLT was 2.0 so I'm continuing the SLAM process, but the pool seems to be regressing as far as clarity is concerned. Test #1 FC: 14.5 CC: 0.5 Test #2 FC: 13.5 CC: 0 Test #3 FC: 12.5 CC: 0 Test #4 FC: 16 CC: 0 The...

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso Day 5: I'm seeing small improvements daily and the pool is looking better, but it's still cloudy. Test #1 FC: 20 CC: 0 Test #2 FC: 14.5 CC: 0 Test #3 FC: 15 CC: 0 Test #4 FC: 18 CC: 0 Test #5 FC: 18.5 CC: 0

Re: First time pool owner - pool hasn't been clear all seaso Day 4: Added bleach to achieve 20 ppm FC after each test. Test #1 FC: 15 CC: 0 Test #2 FC: 13 CC: 0 Test #3 FC: 18 CC: 0 Test #4 FC: 11 CC: 0 Test #5 FC: 23.5 CC: 0