SLAM - Foamy water

[worldprecipice]

Hello fellow TFPers

Hope the opening season is treating you all well!

Opened my pool, and it was green - I suspected as much because our winter was rainy, and there was a small opening between the pool cover and waterfall feature. (Have made a note to tie that closed this winter.)

I started SLAM - I've usually purchased bleach from Walmart (in Canada), and purchased the same one this time. However, it looks like the formulation now includes additional chemicals though the bottle didn't say anything like fabric protection technology or related wording. Woke up to a foamy surface - like sods when doing dishes.

I'll look for bleach elsewhere, but is there anything that can be done about the foam? Can I continue with SLAM using bleach from a pool store likely?

Thank you all!

 

[Texas Splash]

but is there anything that can be done about the foam?

No, it will go away with time. You can continue with the SLAM Process.

 

[koffey]

I think its more cost effective to just get chlorine from discounters on dundas than getting bleach at wally world if you use liquid as your source of fc.

 

[mknauss]

In the past Canadian Tire was a good source for Liquid Chlorine.

 

[koffey]

It's gotten so expensive, that's were I used to buy all my liquid... CT is $7/1g now, it used to be 4/5 about 2 years ago.

 

[worldprecipice]

Found that Jameson Pool Supply sells 10L for 12.95$. Appears to be the best source. CT is expensive, and I couldn't find just plain old chlorine

 

[koffey]

There's a place down in Etobicoke, can't recall, sells .60$/1g or used to.

 

[mknauss]

Your prices are all far less than most in the US, really less if the exchange rate is take into play.