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Hello! I have started the slam process today. My free chlorine count was virtually 0 this morning and the cc was at 0.5. I added 4.5 gallons of 10% chlorine to bring it up to the slam target of 20. I tested my water 30 minutes later and my fc read at a 14.5 with the cc staying at 0.5. I added...

I am in the process of slamming my inground pool. I tried testining the water midway between my deep and shallow diagonal from my jet this morning. I got an FC reading of 2.5. Then I tried testing on the deep end opposite my jet and then had an FC reading of 9.0. Is one reading better to use...

My pool has been open for a few weeks. My TA has been high. I have lowered my Ph down to 7.0 and my TA is at 130, but my CC is reading at 3.5. From my understanding I need to SLAM. I know I need to raise my ph before I SLAM, but do I need to make sure my TA is lowered to the recommended range...