I started this thread to rant my in-laws pool and its gotten hilarious with all the comments. Now some good news. Monday, my mother in law called me and said....and i quote...."We cant get this "blank" pool clear, can you help us.?"
I said....Why, yes, Yes i can. lol They are on day 4 of their SLAM right now. Pool is crystal clear, no CCs but they keep losing FC overnight for some reason. They keep wanting to stop because the "pool has looked cleaner and clearer than it has in the last 10 years", and they cannot understand why they need to keep SLAMming. What did I get myself into???? lol I gave them my test kit and and said test it every 4 hours. Keep the FC at 20. They tested at noon yesterday and were at a 15. I told them how much chlorine to add. I called back at 4 to ask what the numbers were. Her response.....Well, the pool was so clear, we decided to go swimming, then we vaccumed and backwashed and got some lunch. We didnt put any extra in it till about 20 mins ago.....
I just wanted to say...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, WHY DONT YOU LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!!!! lol
OH well, at least they asked for help. This SLAM might take forever.....hahahaha
Oh yeah, i told them how i opened my pool this year by putting stabilizer in a sock to get my CYA to about 40. She used her test strips and said her CYA was at 20. They bought 4 lbs of it and put 1lb in a sock and let it dissolve.....BEFORE i tested it. When i got up there to test it, the CYA was already gone and the CYA was at a 45-50 already. Hopefully they didnt put it up too high. They have been back washing like crazy the last few days and had to add a few inches of water yesterday....So that will help.
I said....Why, yes, Yes i can. lol They are on day 4 of their SLAM right now. Pool is crystal clear, no CCs but they keep losing FC overnight for some reason. They keep wanting to stop because the "pool has looked cleaner and clearer than it has in the last 10 years", and they cannot understand why they need to keep SLAMming. What did I get myself into???? lol I gave them my test kit and and said test it every 4 hours. Keep the FC at 20. They tested at noon yesterday and were at a 15. I told them how much chlorine to add. I called back at 4 to ask what the numbers were. Her response.....Well, the pool was so clear, we decided to go swimming, then we vaccumed and backwashed and got some lunch. We didnt put any extra in it till about 20 mins ago.....
I just wanted to say...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, WHY DONT YOU LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!!!! lol
OH well, at least they asked for help. This SLAM might take forever.....hahahaha
Oh yeah, i told them how i opened my pool this year by putting stabilizer in a sock to get my CYA to about 40. She used her test strips and said her CYA was at 20. They bought 4 lbs of it and put 1lb in a sock and let it dissolve.....BEFORE i tested it. When i got up there to test it, the CYA was already gone and the CYA was at a 45-50 already. Hopefully they didnt put it up too high. They have been back washing like crazy the last few days and had to add a few inches of water yesterday....So that will help.
Oh, and the other day, she looks at me and says "The pool has never looked this good!". Guess some things TFP'ers will have to keep to themselves!
