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duraleigh: What date did you complete the SLAM process? 7/21 duraleigh: How long did it take for that slight cloudiness to return after the SLAM? I didn't note the day but I would estimate 7/29. UPDATE: Mystery partially solved. Overnight a slight buildup of green algae has appeared on the...

Thank you both for your responses... ajw22: Did you pass the 3 exit criteria for the SLAM Process? Yes I did. frogabog: Green algae becomes white when it dies and causes the water to appear cloudy. The water was clear a few days ago when the pool met the 3 exit criteria mentioned above. It...

Hello, Over the past 4 days or so my water has gotten cloudy. I can't say that it appears to be any particular color other than it having a "milky" appearance. This is something I have never seen in 25 years of owning pools. It's very obvious and worse than the picture shows, yet it appears to...

Thanks for the welcome but actually I've been around here for a few years taking in all the great information, not posting until recently. Thanks for the info too. The pool is doing much better now, though it's not quite there. I have to add just a bit more stabilizer to bring my CYA up (its...

Yes, I did repeat the test. I actually used a different test kit and got the same instant red water. I have both a well and city water. In the house is city water and outside of the house is well water. Since I am not using tap water in the pool, if I diluted the well water with it, it would...

Hello everyone, I have owned an above ground chlorine pool for 19 years and have some experience with chemically balancing the pool. In the past few years I have learned much from this website. Recently my old pool collapsed from old age (it was 27) and I decided to replace it with a salt...

I have an Intermatic timer that I have been using for 20 years. I use a pair of pliers to tighten the trippers about 1/4 to 1/2 turn beyond hand tight. They never fall off.