Brand new...help!
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Foam can come from a reaction with some algaecides, some algaes, or from the thickeners and scents and so on you find in the designer bleaches by Clorox.
I hope you didn't buy Splashless, High Efficiency, Scented, Outdoor... whatever. You want plain bleach. If you did buy the wrong stuff, use it on the laundry and be patient. It will eventually break down and stop foaming in a few days.
A couple of them I put in a couple of days ago were "Splashless" LOL!! I now have the stuff from Ollie's...
Started SLAM, after 45 minutes, FC 0-0.5 and CC 3.5...starting round 2...5 gallons of 12.5% bleach...doing this right?
Ok...now just did 4th SLAM in 2 hours...readings before 4th dump in FC 0.5-1.0 (slightly better) and CC is at 8. After round 2, I tested by pool return jet and FC was 4, but in deep end it was 0-0.5, so I do know FC is getting into the pool...
Can please someone tell me I am on right track? I have now put 20 gallons of 12.5% bleach in the pool in 2 hours and have another 20 gallons left...
Am I going to set an all-time record for a clear water pool -- meaning water looks great since opening but my test kits say otherwise!
Can please someone tell me I am on right track? I have now put 20 gallons of 12.5% bleach in the pool in 2 hours and have another 20 gallons left...
Am I going to set an all-time record for a clear water pool -- meaning water looks great since opening but my test kits say otherwise!
You are on the right track. Not sure how much bleach you are going to use, but keep SLAMMING and testing.
CC of 8 shows the ammonia is consuming your chlorine, you'll get there.
CC of 8 shows the ammonia is consuming your chlorine, you'll get there.
You are on the right track. You have a pretty big pool, you know! It's going to take a lot of bleach. Once you start to get ahead of any growth in the pool, the thirst should diminish. How does it look? What color is it?
Crystal clear from day one....can someone do the math on the bucket test, I only have 8.25% concentrated bleach on hand, so how much should i put into the 5 gallon pool water to perform that test?
Hey, maybe progress!?! FC 1.0 (slightly better) and cc 2.0 (way better!)...another round of bleach going in...skipping bucket test unless you think I should?
Guess what? FC 10 and CC ZERO! Quick advice from here on how to maintain? Meanwhile, back to Pool School for M part of SLAM...Thank goodness I found you folks...this is great! Thank you!!
Well, with a little luck if you had ammonia it's all gone now!
Keep at it. Get it to your SLAM level and hold it there.
Keep at it. Get it to your SLAM level and hold it there.
FC 21, CC 0...target is 20...looking good! I assume I test every hour or so to see if it "holds"?
Just test to keep it above 20 until after the sun sets. You may still get loss during the day, but the CC-0 looks good.
Remember, You are done when:
CC is 0.5 or lower;
You pass an OCLT (ie overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less);
And the water is clear.
When all three are true, you are done SLAMing and can allow the FC to drift down to normal levels.
You have passed two of the three. OCLT tonight will be the key.
Test after the sun is off the pool tonight and before it is on the pool in the morning. As long as overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less you are done with the SLAM.
Just did another test and FC holding at 22 and CC 0...will do OCLT tonight but really confident I am good! Thx!
Ok...wasn't home but son said Friday night FC 9 CC 1...he didn't tell me otherwise I would have told him to throw more bleach; Saturday AM, FC 4 CC 1; since then, repeatedly bring up to FC 20 per Calculator Saturday afternoon, FC 11.5 CC 1...kept going and keeps dropping. This AM after OCLT, FC 14, CC 1
Last reading was FC 19, CC 0-0.5; put 2 more gallons to bring up to FC target to 27 (vs. 20) and let's see what happens...will be here to stay on top of today every hour or so...IF FC keeps dropping, do I just keep going OR should I shoot for a higher target FC to break this once and for all?
Last reading was FC 19, CC 0-0.5; put 2 more gallons to bring up to FC target to 27 (vs. 20) and let's see what happens...will be here to stay on top of today every hour or so...IF FC keeps dropping, do I just keep going OR should I shoot for a higher target FC to break this once and for all?
With CC =1, you are still fighting something. Letting it drop to 4 might have enabled some re-growth.
Keep doing what you are doing. I wouldn't go higher than 27 that's for sure. If you are able to test/add chlorine every hour it should help.
Keep doing what you are doing. I wouldn't go higher than 27 that's for sure. If you are able to test/add chlorine every hour it should help.
There isn;t much to do about it if you did. At least the liner won't bleach out in a plaster pool. The sun will take care of it.