Hey! How about a glass of champagne! ...make sure you can see through it, though! Congratulations to you both!
Helping a friend: This should be a good one
- Thread starter Mr Bruce
- Start date
WOW! You did it! This IS one for the record books for sure!
DaninFLA
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wow, congrats man. you are a good friend, hope your friend appreciates the effort and the new gray hairs from this experience.
- Aug 5, 2013
- 219
- Pool Size
- 12000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Was this thread going to get stickied?
Very good read and example of how to troubleshoot.
Very good read and example of how to troubleshoot.
Congrats! I haven't been checking in much and didn't catch this thread until today. I had to chuckle a bit to myself, because I think one of my first posts here was about alum. It was pointed out that it would very rarely be needed if following the SLAM/bleach method. My ego may have been slightly bruised, but now I know.
I had used it several times long ago in my first pool after intractable algae blooms in August. Now I know the reason for those blooms and why the shock wasn't working. CYA. Haven't had a touch of green in 3 Augusts now, after learning this method. Haven't bought clarifier, algaecide, or any other chemicals (with the exception of a small bucket of tabs the first year) either. Bleach or liquid chlorine, is it.
But I do remember the alum worked well, even if my chemistry was all whacked out by too much CYA.
I had used it several times long ago in my first pool after intractable algae blooms in August. Now I know the reason for those blooms and why the shock wasn't working. CYA. Haven't had a touch of green in 3 Augusts now, after learning this method. Haven't bought clarifier, algaecide, or any other chemicals (with the exception of a small bucket of tabs the first year) either. Bleach or liquid chlorine, is it.
But I do remember the alum worked well, even if my chemistry was all whacked out by too much CYA.