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    SLAM Update

    I have finally finished my SLAM. I passed all three tests and the water looks great. I have been letting the chlorine work down on its own. Is there a good post for post SLAM Behavior? My readings are now FC 12 CC 0.5 Ph 7.6 TA 140 CH 160 CYA 60 I added some conditioner in a sock to work...
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    SLAM Update

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    SLAM Update

    Last question: Is it unusual to have to SLAM for a week or more? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    SLAM Update

    Yes. It is oooold. I brush some days but run a robot vac that allegedly does the walls everyday. I will brush more. I have to get to a PC to set a signature. It's a plaster, 43.4k gallon SWG inground pool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    SLAM Update

    That pic was Sat. Today's pic didn't attach Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    SLAM Update

    I got my pump and filter working and restarted my SLAM. Here are the readings: Saturday 05:45am FC 00.0 TC 00.0 CYA 40 => FC 28 07:25am FC 02.5 TC 00.5 CYA 45 => FC 28 08:15am FC 21.0 TC 02.5 CYA 40 => FC 28 10:00am FC 18.5 TC NA CYA NA => FC 28 06:00pm FC 08.5 TC NA CYA NA => FC 28 10:00pm...
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    I believe so. I am the helper when it comes to this stuff. I will retry it tonight once water levels come back (and I finish self administering 100 lashes). I will check for housing cracks, make sure all joints are square and make sure I use primer and cement. Thanks again and sorry to be...
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    Thank you Duraleigh. And thank you to everyone else who has responded. I realized that this was user error on multiple fronts. The PVC work was subpar but (and incredibly embarrassingly) I also was setting the valves to closed when they should have been on re-circulate. Yikes. If...
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    Thank you. I will check the pump housing. Will that be obvious upon inspection or could there be micro cracks I won't see? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    That is what happened this time, but other times the pipes separated between that point and the valves Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    Thanks NeedMoreSun, oddly the flex has never broken. I have had the pipes break once where water enters the pump and multiple times at either the spot where water exits the pump or the threaded joint above where water exits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    The original work was done by the prior owner. A friend and I repaired the pipes. I never change the valve on the pump with it running (I learned that last summer). I have closed the ball valves on the return side with the pump running. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    Yes. Here you go. And thank you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    PVC pipes keep separating, what is causing this?

    I moved into a new home last year with a 44k gallon, inground pool with a SWG. I used TFP to manage it myself and had a few minor problems but it was generally great. This year I have had PVC pipes rip out / rip apart near the pump at least 6 times since Memorial Day. I thought it might be...
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    My no good, awful, very bad SLAM

    Thanks Zea3. I will put the new grids in today and see what happens. In theory the pool should run through the filter in 7-8 hours. We will see. I did the OCLT test last night and passed. Sadly another PVC pipe burst. Ugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    My no good, awful, very bad SLAM

    I was testing every few hours (with a Taylor test kit) then bursting pipes stopped the SLAM (and with it the testing) I have been testing twice a day over the last few days then every hour today. I keep getting CC levels of 0. I have ordered replacement grids for my filter. They should...
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    My no good, awful, very bad SLAM

    Also, thank you for your help and counsel duraleigh, proavia and shekkie. I will add a signature when I get to a PC for some reason I can't set up a signature in the app or from my iPhone. Thanks again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    My no good, awful, very bad SLAM

    16 gallon doses is what the calculator says I need to go from 1.0 to SLAM levels. Because my filter kept breaking I kept getting back to FC of 1.0 or less. Once I get FC level that are higher I will add less bleach. My CC's are coming back 0.0 or 0.5. My pool is murky (I think) because I am...
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    My no good, awful, very bad SLAM

    Hello, After using TFP effectively all last summer, I have had a rough start to the year. I tried to SLAM my pool twice only to have a PVC pipe burst preventing me from running the filter effectively ending my SLAM. This weekend I am giving it a third try. I have a 44k gallon, inground...