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I ran out of R-0004 and I asked the guy at the pool place for the replacement and I didn't think to look till I got home and saw that it was R-0014. I tried using it but the color was all wrong. It was a pale pink. I added Acid Demand and it turned pale yellow. Is there a color scale to...

Ok, now I feel stupid. I figured it was something complicated. LOL Thank you for the old link. I guess I should pay better attention.

Pool school used to have a wonderful pool math on the website that would calculate how much water to take out to lower CYA. Now, I use the app. It is nice but it just advises to let a little water out. Can you tell me how to calculate how much water to take out?

I don't know, I deal with the chemicals, hubs deals with equipment. Will ask him when he gets home. Ty for your quick reply, I figure it would take a couple of days. :)

I think it is dying. We turned it on this morning and it sounds awful. Is there anything I can check? I've gone to Pentair website for a trouble shooter and they aren't much help.

Thanks, will do another few days of SLAM and see what happens.

FC 5 pH 7.6 TA 110 CH 80 CYA 30 Still cloudy. If I wait a few days, I can see a bit of difference. We add about a cup of DE to the sand filter and then flush a few hours later to try to help it along. Is there anything else that I can do? If I get IN the pool I can see my foot on the bottom of...

Thanks y'all. Actually I did a reading today. We overflowed for a couple of days. Funniest thing in the world my CYA is 35, my PH was 7.6, my bleach(which we added 2 gallons before things got bad) was at 2.5 so I consider it a win win. PS yesterday was rainy and nasty and today you can't even...

We put a cover over our pool with a couple of pillows thinking we could keep the debris out. We were only supposed to get at most 20 inches. We got that last night. Our total is right at 50inches since Friday. Our cover is a woven looking one so we thought it would just get the water and not the...

I tested it about 30mn before I posted. I have bought the individual chemicals as well as using parts of the HTC test kit. (I use a FAS DPD kit as well) I bought in bulk so I could try to save money in the long run while SLAMing when I opened my pool. City Water Near BMT. I put 3 tabs in last...

FC 6 PH 7.6 CYA 35-40 TA 50 CH 60 We have had kids swimming as well as a few storms. I haven't had to add chlorine in a while. It has a very slight green cast to it. Like it has turned from turquoise to a very pale teal or aqua. Have y'all had this? Oh the DPD is 0

Well, the FC,CC test was looking good. So when the numbers go wonky I think algae automatically. Sorry! No copper products, actually, our city water has a lot of iron so we tie some socks to our hose.

How long have you been doing it? I did mine for well over a month.

Well, I thought I was done with the SLAM process. I went out of town and my kids swam in it and even though the test is clear for algae, it has a green cast and isn't clear so I am SLAMing it for a few days with the filter running non stop.

Our pool was a little cloudy, we didn't think much of it.(after you resurrected it from the dead aka swamp or algae) it is no big thing. We were picking up some more bleach when a guy was mentioning how much he loved his DE filter and how well it worked. Our sand filter is a year old, we can't...

Ok Thank you.

Thanks for the input.

I've noticed they have 'food grade' in garden centers would that be acceptable to add to a sand filter? I was planning on using the tutorial in TFP when I get my hands on some.

I put roughly a half gallon in a day. It is not in use, is that normal? FC 3 CC 0 CYA 30 TA 120 PH between 7.8 and 8 Seeing grey dusty looking sediment on the bottom. We have been running the vacuum, almost every day, rained 2 inches yesterday. No swimmers yet pool is up to 75 degrees. Still...

I saw someone say that they swim in 70 degree water temp. I gotta say, no way Jose! I can barely stand it at 83 degrees. My best temp is high 80s to 90s. How about you?

Over a month less than 2 though. To be honest, in the beginning I wasn't using the right test kit. And yes, I will mess with the pool throughout the year to avoid dealing with SLAM. lol

I have an above ground pool that was so swampy, there was a dead squirrel in it and we didn't notice it. I will say,, you can memorize the youtube of the SLAM process and it still won't prepare you. You will come here asking advice, thankfully the smarties don't get tired of the same questions...

Thank y'all so much!

We have finally finished the SLAMing and now I am trying to get all the numbers right. Right now FC 6.5 CC 0 CYA 55 TA is 130 PH is 7.7 I thought I would tackle the CYA problem first and try to lower it the recommended amount. I would love not to have drain it again, is there a way to lower it...

Ok, will try again tonight.

Yes, sorry, I added chlorine last night to adjust it back up to recommended SLAM level.

FC 16 CC 0 Trying to not scream the house down that I passed the OCLT. If so does that mean that the FC can go down to normal?

Please, please, PUHLEZZZZ tell me this means what I think it means... FC 16 CC 0 Trying to not scream the house down that I passed the OCLT. If so does that mean that the FC can go down to normal?

Fc12 cc0

Thank you, will do.