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Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Just came back to admire my new "TFP Lifetime" badge :) Best $30 I've ever spent on my pool was coming to and supporting this site! Thanks again for all your help. I know I'll be asking many more questions - I've got some small...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques SLAM Success! Last Night: FC 26 CC 0 This morning: FC 25 CC 0 Crystal clear water! My plan right now is to do some back washing as my pressure has gone up a bit, maybe try a sand filter rinse, which I've never done before, and then...

Hi, I've also just gotten started testing with these more advanced test kits, and I found the posts at the link below to be very helpful on using the various tests... extended-test-kit-directions-t25081.html

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Ok great! I guess I misunderstood what I had read. Thanks.

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Do I need to be concerned at all about what all these jugs of 10% bleach are doing to my pH? I started this process at 7.7 and I read in the book that comes with my Taylor test kit that bleach adds to pH and that chlorine becomes...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques 7am Test ... 20.0 FC :( Oh well ... another SLAM day. Thanks for the tip above Bama. Looks like I'm gonna have to put it to use. The pool is absolutely crystal clear, and for the first time ever I got absolutely no pink at all in...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Well, for anyone still following my little SLAM diary here ... Spent the day adding Liquid Chlor to stay at SLAM level through the searing heat, brushed every part of the pool I could reach more times that I could count, turned...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques I went ahead and pulled the light out to let SLAM water get in the hole. I'll leave it out until SLAM is over. Scrubbed in there as best I could without getting in the pool.

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques I've scrubbed them up good several times, and will keep doing so. No railings, ladders, or anything like that in our pool.

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Well, I've put the rest of the 10% LC I had on hand into the pool ... that's should put me over SLAM level for my CYA ... but today's sunlight will burn some off, and I'll test at night fall to see where I'm at. I'll get some more...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques No, I was not ... I will start that. Thanks. Added half-gallon of 10% Liquid Chlor and retested after one hour. Up to 22 FC. Added another half gallon and will re-test after another hour. Desert sun is about to start blasting the...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Interesting thought. I replaced the bulb about a month and a half ago, and had it all pulled out. Everything looked clean in there. My pool is pretty smooth and simple, not many nooks and crannies, no ladders or anything like that...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Signature added ... and I've been brushing 2 or 3 times a day for the last few days.

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques I decided to go ahead and SLAM the pool. Got up to 24 FC by midnight last night (as noted appropriate for my 60 CYA). Got up at 6am this morning to test .... 20 FC. Hmmmm ... I guess something is eating it. SLAM continuing.

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Thanks, Dave. I did some more looking around the site and learned more about this too. I'm really shocked at how little I knew before coming on this site, especially regarding the effects of high CYA. I'm kinda ashamed at how...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Assuming I did SLAM tonight, got my FC up to 24, as recommended for my CYA level, and assuming I passed the first Overnight test, how long do you estimate it would take to get FC back down to a swimmable level? I guess that's the...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Thanks for the reply, Richard. So, you think I'm ok even though I've seemingly got a bit of CC remaining? No need to SLAM? I'd sure like to avoid it as my daughter is having a pool party in one week and I'd be concerned about...

Re: Moving to BBB ... advice/comments on test results reques Yes. Hard water here in PHX. House has a water softener, but not outdoor water. I will read up on SLAM and OCLT and go get some liquid chlor. Thanks for the reply!

Hi Guys, 11,000 Gallon In-ground Pebble Tec Pool Sand Filter Phoenix, AZ metro area (i.e. High Summer Temps, Full Sun on Pool all day) Recently discovered this site and have been trying to absorb all the great info. It has motivated me to leave pool store testing and chemicals behind and move...