Just got test kit...feeling overwhelmed

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OK. For your SLAM:

Can you test the FC and add chlorine before work, after work, after dinner, before bed?

It will work OK that way, just slower.
 
TamithaSue50 said:
I was actually meaning the whole SLAM process, not just the process of lowing the PH......lower the PH as you said probably wouldn't take a couple hours but from what I have read sometimes you have to put alot of chlorine in and that can take awhile, correct? Reason I ask is because during the week I work til at least 5 or 6 so I wouldn't want to start the whole SLAM process and not be able to finish it that evening and have to start all over again......
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A SLAM takes as long as it takes to pass the 3 criteria to end. Depending on how bad the pool is, and how often you can test and dose, this could take multiple days. Don’t plan on finishing over a weekend.

When I had to SLAM my pool, during the week I would check and dose before I left for work, as soon as I got home, after dinner, then again before bed. In the beginning I was leaving 5ppm of bleach for my wife to add at lunchtime also.
 
Mike1162 said:
Did you add chlorine last night after seeing FC was at 1ppm?
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No I haven't added any chlorine yet.......I'm SUPER new to all of this so I was using all the stuff recommended to me by a pool store.......just got my new test a couple weeks ago and just finally got CYA down enough to proceed with the SLAM process....so I haven't actually went and got any of the stuff that I need and guess I didn't know I could go ahead and put chlorine in yet........going to try to go get what i need tonight......which I believe is liquid chlorine and muriatic acid.....correct?

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mknauss said:
OK. For your SLAM:

Can you test the FC and add chlorine before work, after work, after dinner, before bed?

It will work OK that way, just slower.
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I will try to go get what I need tonight after work (liquid chlorine and muriatic acid, right?) and then check it when I get home........
 
I already read that......just had a few questions that wasn't answered there.........or that I couldn't figure out on my own.

Do I need to plug in all my numbers for everything since I'm working on getting my CYA down first? If not then which numbers do I need to put in to see how much muriatic acid to add. Just the CYA and PH ones or what?

Also when putting in all the numbers in Poolmath which target number do you put in if there's a range....for example TA show recommended 50-90+ and mine is 200 so first off do I choose a target that is high or low and with this example especially it says target 90+......my reading of 200 is 90+ but is that too high?????
 
You should put all your most recent test results in NOW. For pH, the TA is used to determine how much acid to add.

For Targets, the TA one does not matter as there is no action to take (other than lowering pH) to reduce it.

For FC, put in your Target Level. For pH, put in 7.2. For CYA, put in what you want (it might be what you have). Etc.
 
mknauss said:
You should put all your most recent test results in NOW. For pH, the TA is used to determine how much acid to add.

For Targets, the TA one does not matter as there is no action to take (other than lowering pH) to reduce it.

For FC, put in your Target Level. For pH, put in 7.2. For CYA, put in what you want (it might be what you have). Etc.
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Okay for FC it says Target is 3-7 so what I was asking in regards to the TA part of my last question is if the target is a range (like the FC is 3-7) do you put your target at 3, 7 or just somewhere in between? Or does it really matter?

Also like my CYA is 60 target range is 30-50 so would I put in 50 just to get to target range or should I put my target as 30 or 40.....or does that really matter either?

Guess in short what I mean is when picking a target number with one that has a range to choose from do you pick high, low or does it really matter as long as you're somewhere in the range? Does it make sense what I'm asking?
 

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For FC I suggest using the high end of the range for now. Once you understand your pool water chemistry you may be able to change that.

For CYA, since you are over range, put your current number. Wala - no change.
 
mknauss said:
For FC I suggest using the high end of the range for now. Once you understand your pool water chemistry you may be able to change that.

For CYA, since you are over range, put your current number. Wala - no change.
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So I don't need to lower my CYA from 60 to the recommended 50 or lower? I thought you had said I needed to lower it some more? If not then I just need to lower my PH and raise my FC right?
 
Ranges are,,,, Ranges. Nothing is set in stone. CYA at 60 is manageable. I bet if you test it next month, it will be 50 as long as you add no products to the pool that have CYA in them. Splashout, backwashing, etc, reduces CYA.
 
The acid appears to be the 'green' version. It is half strength. If they have full strength it is a better buy.

The Chlorine is good. Check the date. There is a number 18XXX on the bottle. The XXX represents the number of days in 2018 the bottle was filled. Look for stuff less than a couple months old.
 
Okay the other one they show online says it might or might not be available in the store.....it has a blue label so I assume that is the full strength one right? If it's not available and all I can get is the green label is that okay? If so do I need to use twice as much or should I search else where for the full strength one?

If the chlorine is less than 2 months old it should say 1860 (two months) or less like 1830 (one month) right?
 
The green one will work. You will need to adjust to what strength it is in PoolMath.

The date should be 18120 or greater.
 

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