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Tested yesterday morning 14.5 and pool was covered, unused, all of yesterday. Checked again this morning and it was 14 with CC of 0. End the SLAM? And, if I do end it, where do I go now to figure out if my SWCG is working? Wait until chlorine drops to a more normal level over the next few days...

Done. Went from 3.5 to 2.0 overnight. CC was 0.5. Shock it?

Did the OCLT last night and this morning. Started at FC of 4.5 last night. Exact same reading this morning. CC was zero. I never even thought about it, but the Intellichlor was "on" overnight. Had no effect on chlorine level.

My chlorine recently dropped to zero despite having my IC40 running at 80% then 100%. It seemed to be working fine before that because a) the chlorine level was fine and b) the ph increased (it always increases when the SWCG is running). All the lights are normal: Solid green Cell light, solid...

One other question why is it suggested that the pool cover be kept open while slamming?

Here is a picture for a sample of what is on my pool bottom. I’ve shocked since and am monitoring. I was surprised to see some reappearance just a few hours after the first time I brought it up to shock level. I also saw some when cleaning the skimmer and when I rubbed it between my fingers it...

I've had this brown stuff in the pool, in patches, particularly along the seams, and on the sunny side of the pool - nothing on the shady side, nothing on the walls. This has pretty much been going over the past week. I performed an OCLT test last night and the chlorine went from 8.0 to 5.5...

Also, how do you apply it? On the spools as the rope runs onto it?

Never tried that - will that work on what appear to be cotton ropes (whatever it is Coverstar uses!)?

I'll do that! Thanks.

Update on this. Now checking the water again a few hours later, it's almost perfectly clear, almost back to normal and still haven't SLAMmed it. FC still 1. What could be going on??

No. Never did understand why it happened. I've had the Coverstar cover since new, about 6 years. I attributed it to the rope losing elasticity. The only thing I noticed was the rope on that reel had lost it's softness/flexibility.

I have slightly cloudy water as a result of a bad flow switch on my SWCG and my chlorine got a little too low. Now the water is a little cloudy. I am thinking I just need to slam the pool but am confused by the fact that my Free Chlorine has been fluctuating between 1 and 3 (using liquid bleach...

Update: Had to just cut the rope and will have to replace it as it turns out. The rope all around was extremely tightly wound and impossible to move away from the section that was caught underneath.