I'm starting a SLAM today. Water continues to be cloudy and chlorine usage has started creeping up. The last couple of days, to prepare:
Ordered an extra XL from tftestkits.net (and a speedstir for fun)
Good vacuuming of the pool floor
Good long backwash of the sand filter. Start up psi is 8psi.
Wife brought home a bunch of 10% with 16176 date stamps.
Hooked up the 'Lady Bug vacuum' and let it run. Set pump on full time.
Topped of the pool water level
Tested at 0830 this morning:
FC 3.5 (dropped from 8ppm at 0830 yesterday with no swimming but a lot of sun)
CC 0
pH 7.6
TA 60 (YEAH! Finally got it down)
CYA 39 (That's what I'm calling it. It was just below the 40 mark)
CH - don't care
Borates- about 11 ppm calculated, not tested
To start:
At 1030 I added
26 fl oz MA to get between 7.1-7.2 pH
272 fl oz 10% for a target 15 ppm FC
I'm initially going to test every 30 mins and maintain. I'll keep you updated! And I'll get an almost 'before' pic at the next test too.
Ordered an extra XL from tftestkits.net (and a speedstir for fun)
Good vacuuming of the pool floor
Good long backwash of the sand filter. Start up psi is 8psi.
Wife brought home a bunch of 10% with 16176 date stamps.
Hooked up the 'Lady Bug vacuum' and let it run. Set pump on full time.
Topped of the pool water level
Tested at 0830 this morning:
FC 3.5 (dropped from 8ppm at 0830 yesterday with no swimming but a lot of sun)
CC 0
pH 7.6
TA 60 (YEAH! Finally got it down)
CYA 39 (That's what I'm calling it. It was just below the 40 mark)
CH - don't care
Borates- about 11 ppm calculated, not tested
To start:
At 1030 I added
26 fl oz MA to get between 7.1-7.2 pH
272 fl oz 10% for a target 15 ppm FC
I'm initially going to test every 30 mins and maintain. I'll keep you updated! And I'll get an almost 'before' pic at the next test too.