- Jul 4, 2022
- 17
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Greetings, pool aficionados,
I have a 15,000-gal fiberglass pool with Pentair cartridge filter and SWG. When I opened the pool in April 2023, I opened the cover to pristine, crystal clear water. This year, not so lucky - I’d never seen gray/brown pool water before…and the WORMS!
I’ve been following the SLAM process since Friday afternoon and the progress has been terrific. This morning’s test results:
CL: 10.5 (0.5 CL loss overnight)
CC: 0.5
pH: 7.1
TA: 110
CYA: 30
CH: 240
Salt: 3300
My question: the pool passes 2/3 SLAM outcomes (< 1.0 CL loss overnight and 0.5 CC or less) but, despite being able to see the bottom of the deep end, the water hasn’t cleared (noticeable daily improvements). Is this just a matter of the filter (which I replaced with new on Saturday after filtering the gray mess for 24 hours) needing more time to clear the water? And, should I be keeping FC at 12 until that happens before letting FC fall to its standard, non-SLAM level? TIA!
I have a 15,000-gal fiberglass pool with Pentair cartridge filter and SWG. When I opened the pool in April 2023, I opened the cover to pristine, crystal clear water. This year, not so lucky - I’d never seen gray/brown pool water before…and the WORMS!
I’ve been following the SLAM process since Friday afternoon and the progress has been terrific. This morning’s test results:
CL: 10.5 (0.5 CL loss overnight)
CC: 0.5
pH: 7.1
TA: 110
CYA: 30
CH: 240
Salt: 3300
My question: the pool passes 2/3 SLAM outcomes (< 1.0 CL loss overnight and 0.5 CC or less) but, despite being able to see the bottom of the deep end, the water hasn’t cleared (noticeable daily improvements). Is this just a matter of the filter (which I replaced with new on Saturday after filtering the gray mess for 24 hours) needing more time to clear the water? And, should I be keeping FC at 12 until that happens before letting FC fall to its standard, non-SLAM level? TIA!
Took me a minute on the uptake, but touché. There’s one area of life where he’s absolutely correct, but that’s another forum another time!