Good morning! New day. New question. Last night, my last reading was 33 FC. This morning it was 28FC. I am above my target of 24. I followed all advice of the app as far as how much liquid chlorine. This morning my pool is a lighter green, and I can kind of see the bottom, so I do feel like I am making progress. Do I just keep monitoring my levels?
Green Pool- just discovered TFP
- Thread starter louloubell08
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You might be over-estimating your pools volume a bit if you overshot your FC number last night, so maybe you added a bit more chlorine than you thought you needed. But regardless of that you're correct that you continue the process.
I'll echo @PoolStored that you're done the SLAM process when:
I'll echo @PoolStored that you're done the SLAM process when:
- CC is 0.5 or lower
- AND you pass an OCLT (i.e.overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less)
- AND pool water is crystal clear with no visible sign of algae (dead or alive) on floor and walls
Yes. Try to hit the 24 FC without going too much over. It may take some trial and error and you'll dial it in better.
Keep in mind those stairs may need to be pulled out and cleaned well as the hollow parts can harbour algae.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 7,507
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60
dBsooner
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As in, you highly recommend I should do that?
As in, definitely do that. I pulled mine, plugged up one hole so they’d hold water, poured in a 50/50 bleach/water mixture and then drained and let dry in sun for a day. And didn’t put back in until I knew the SLAM was complete and was going let FC levels start to fall (wanted that good high FC water to enter into them when I put them back in ladder back in).
I then realized I could have just swapped inside for outside and did they too, just to be safe.
But mine has holes all over both sides. I'm not opposed to pulling them out, but I'm not sure how I could plug them to clean them. Am I misunderstanding you? Will a good scrubbing with bleach and drying in the sun work?
dBsooner
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Yeah. And then leave them out until you’ve completed SLAM and are about to let FC start falling. Unless you really want to get into the pool. Lol!
- Jun 24, 2021
- 7,507
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60
. Is it now time to try an OCLT test?No visible signs of new or dead algae. I'm not sure about CC, haven't tested yet.
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When it's SO clear the ripples distort the pattern on the floor, it's TFP clear.
OCLT time. Sometimes it still has some more to go, so don't get discouraged if you fail. You're doing GREAT either way.
dBsooner
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Yep. And if you do pass, go one more day for insurance.
Edit: to expand, you stay in SLAM until you pass an OCLT. So you’d stay at 24.
Well, I failed. It was 22 this morning. Close, but back to keeping the FC at 24
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Look at it like your SLAM needs a magic number of FC to complete. Say, 100 FC. Every FC you lose brings you closer to the end goal of needing 0 FC to clear the water.
It's progress, even when it doesn't feel like it.
It's progress, even when it doesn't feel like it.