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Hello again - something strange: - last night, PH 7.5, TA: between 225-250 (if needed, FCL was 3, CCL < .5) - turned jets upward to begin aeration. Did some scrubbing of discoloration on liner and embedded rope light for a couple hours. - added 1 gal 10% chlorine, 1 gal Muriatic acid...

Perfect! I'll watch it and work that in if it doesn't improve. Thanks again, Pat.

2 straight nights losing 1 or less FCL, virtually 0 CCL, and it appears my pool even has a drain! :) The only area where I went off-book was to use the cellulose product that we already had vs. DE to assist the filter - It seemed to work pretty well. Thanks for the advice and for the...

Update: Have been <.5 Chloramines nearly all tests the last week or so. I Let FCL drop to 5 over 2 days for swimming. Adjusted back to 12.5 last night. This morning, FCL registered at 12, first time we've dropped < 1 ppm overnight. Only issue is it's still cloudy. Can't see...

Update: Readings on 5/24 PM - 5/25 - 2-3 readings per day, each time FCL was between 7.5-9.5 and CCL has been .5 or less. I tend to lose about 4 Fcl overnight. Backwashed filter on 5/25 and retested CYA after backwash. Steady at 30. Vaccuuming/brushing daily and also running robot...

Thanks, Yip. I have been keeping the cover open thanks to some prior advice on this forum - I will take that out of my signature line. The CH number surprised me too. It's more likely I lost count and it was probably 550, not 450. Haven't retested as I've been more focused on the SLAM...

Updating - just to keep a log at this point. SLAM is continuing. 5/22 AM: 9.5 FCL 1.5 CCL - 1.5 gallons of 10% added 5/22 PM: 10.5 FCL 1.0 CCL - .5 gallons added - full brush 5/23 AM: 10.5 FCL .5 CCL - .5 gallons added - full brush and vaccuum 5/23 early PM: 7.5 FCL .5 CCL - 1.5...

Thanks, Pat. Understanding know it needs to stay at 12 throughout...somehow didn't grasp that even though it's the central theme of this process. Think I get it now. making sure I'm understanding, at this ph and ta, the water will get clear eventually? Just plug away on cl and watch cya...

Ok. In need of help now. For cya of 25-30 last night, I saw shock value of 12 ppm. At 2.8 pts per 1 ppm, I got to around 34 pts of 10% sodium hypo liquid. Put in 5 gallons to err on side of more. Let sit uncovered all night. This morning, water is still blue but cloudy (cannot see...

Thanks all. Ch is normal at 500-600 for the area. My first attempt at chlorination may have been cal-hypo granules...bucket is disposed of. So possibly a bit, but not much. Today: Fcl: .8 Ccl: 1.6 Ph: 7.3 Cya: 30 Ta: 300 Ch: 575 Proceeding to first slam and chucking the Taylor book...

Sorry - PH was just under 7.0 And thanks! I'll work on PH and CYA, then get to work on the FCL/CCL.

First time owning pool. Long story and a lot of wasted money (algaecide, clarifier, pool store advice, etc). I will stick with current state unless some of those facts may be relevant. Water state is currently blue, cloudy (can see shallow end floor, not deep end). I have vacuumed entire...