- Jun 22, 2014
- 47,872
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Sounds like you took a few odd turns along the way. Hopefully you're on the right track. Some notes for you about this whole experience:
1. When a pool owner says they can't hold FC or CYA, we sometimes get concerned about ammonia. Ammonia consumes both, but has a way of feeding aggressively on CYA which is why earlier we had you conduct the 10-min FC routine before adding stabilizer. If you are holding FC past 10 - 15 minutes, then you are through that barrier. Now it's a matter of testing vigilantly in intervals that you can be sure the FC isn't falling too much. In times it should stabilize better. A consistent SLAM FC of 12 is your goal.
2. When you know your CYA is zero (like before), then there is no need to retest anytime soon because you added stabilizer for a CYA goal of 30. As long as you used the PoolMath APP you should be very close to that goal.
3. At this point, there is no need to test anything else for a while except FC. That is your only priority along with all the other SLAM tasks like brushing, vacuuming, etc.
The SLAM Process works, but it's duration and amount of chlorine vary from pool to pool based on owner vigilance, previous condition of water, previous chemicals used, etc. Review the SLAM Process page once a day and hang in there.
