Not new to pool maintenance but new to TFP. We’ve had a hard time getting our pool perfectly clear this season. We can see the bottom but the water isn’t sparkling clear. After being totally fed up with the run around at the pool store and a recommendation from a family member who uses TFP we decided to make the jump. We have the TF-100 kit. Spent a week or so trying to balance the water then learned about doing a SLAM when the water isn’t perfectly clear etc. We’ve been in the SLAM process for 5 days and the pool isn’t clearing up and we are still failing the OCLT. We test every 2ish hours and add 10% liquid chlorine as necessary, vacuum to waste anything that is showing up on the bottom of the pool and brush everyday. This is a vinyl pool with a sand filter. We are in Texas so have been battling the 100 degree temps everyday. Not sure if this is having an affect or not. Do we stay the course? Am I missing something? Definitely reaching the point of frustration as the pool wasn’t green when we started this whole SLAM process just cloudy.
Day 5 of SLAM pool still cloudy
- Thread starter Jmfdavis
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What are your test results? Especially CYA, FC, and CC? If your CYA is too low the high UV may be burning off the chlorine faster than it can oxidize nasties in the pool.
FC- 16 (just added chlorine at 7:30 AM after failing OCLT)
CC-0.5
Ph- 7.8 ( I know this is irrelevant during SLAM)
TA- 100
CYA - 40
CC-0.5
Ph- 7.8 ( I know this is irrelevant during SLAM)
TA- 100
CYA - 40
- May 3, 2014
- 58,428
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum. What was your FC loss overnight? When was the last time you deep cleaned your sand filter?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,428
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
OK -- that loss says you have organics.
Inspect everything, lights. ladders, weir doors, skimmer throats, etc.
Inspect everything, lights. ladders, weir doors, skimmer throats, etc.
No lights, no ladders, but will definitely scrub everything else mentioned. Is there any additional cleaner Simple Green etc that is recommended to use to scrub all of that or just a brush and the already chlorinated pool water?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,428
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Brush and chlorinated water. Algae is very resilient. You must disrupt it to kill it.