Recent content by Pool Man Tom

Also FYI, FC was 12 ppm at 4:00 PM yesterday. Didn't get to test again until 12:30 PM today. 20.5 hours later and it only dropped from 12 ppm to 10 ppm. Isn't it safe to say algae is no longer my problem?

FYI - the liner bottom has a pattern to it that is visible when the water is clear. Can't see the pattern at all.

Here’s a few pics I took today. Thanks!

Yes, running pump/filter 24/7 for the last 3.5 weeks. Pressure has not risen above 20% but I've still cleaned the filter once a week (was cleaning it every other day the first week when water was green). Vacuuming and brushing 2 or 3 times a week. There's usually nothing visible to vacuum or...

I love the tiki umbrella! Where did you get that? Is it actually a thatch canopy? does it fade or shed significantly?

Also, I adjusted pH before starting. When do I check pH again? Maybe that's the problem? But I understand you don't get accurate pH readings during SLAM process.

Been slamming for 3.5 weeks now. Using 12.5% pool shock now. The green is long gone and water looks blue. Some nights I'm passing the overnight loss test with a loss of 1.0 ppm. Other nights I fail with a loss of 1.5 ppm. A few days ago I had to go 36 hours between chlorine checks and it...

I did read SLAM and I understand that I'm not doing it properly. I'm not available during the week to do more than 1 or 2 maintenance checks per day but I figured slow progress was better than no progress. With the green eliminated now, I'm hoping I can hit it hard this weekend and hopefully be...

Thanks for the replies! I think things are going as well as can be expected given my limited availability to do pool maintenance during the week. Last Friday I started with pea soup and now I've got no green color at all but still not clear. The water looks blue now (from the liner) but kind of...

Thanks for the helpful replies! I'll get this cleaned up before closing. A couple of newbie questions with liquid bleach: 1. Some places say add bleach slowly by the return jet. Others say walk around pool distributing bleach evenly around the perimeter. Which is best? 2. When buying...

I'm new to the forum and to pool maintenance. I have two questions: 1. I've neglected maintaining the pool the last couple of weeks and it's turned green. It's time to close the pool for a long Wisconsin winter. Is there any good reason to clear up the algae problem now or can I just cover it...