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Ok thank you. Also, after I backwash and there happens to still be no/limited skimmer suction, how would I get the DE back into the filter?

Is it worth me back washing? Thanks!

Yea to multi valve. Since recirculate bypasses the filter, can all the algae in the filter destroy the hard work of SLAM once I get the water back through the filter? Thanks.

Oh darn it. Would back washing be sufficient or would I need to take it apart again? Is there any point running the pump until I can clean the filter?

Last cleaned it 3 weeks ago, full dismantle and washing of filter grids. Filter pressure is now around 40 and clean was 20.

Ok, so I’m getting ready to SLAM today and ran some chemistry tests for baseline numbers. Went to add some MA to balance pH and saw that there was no vortex of water from the return jets. One jet has no flow or pressure to be felt with my hand and the other two have minimal return flow felt...

I’m using Taylor K2006.

No to the skimmer sock. This is the first time I’ve heard of one!

Hey TFP, I wanted to give an update on the resurrection of my pool. So I haven’t had a chance to SLAM it as are in Oak tree shedding season in Texas and every spare second is trying to get on top of the leaf situation. Anyway, I tried tackled the leaves today and it’s beyond insane. The water...

Thanks!

I have two more items to clarify: 1. A few members recommended not adding stabilizer. Therefore, will adding chlorine as per the SLAM method help with the ammonia issue? Once FC is at the desired level and not dropping significantly with subsequent tests during the process, should I then add...

Thank you.

Sorry, I read your post as you were recommending I add more ammonia. My apologies.

How much ammonia do I add?

Great, thank you all. I won’t have time this week to try again but next weekend I’ll tackle it. So to clarify: Should I leave CYA alone despite it likely being really low? Drop ph to 7.2? Add bleach to shock level and test after 10 minutes? Thank you! On a side note, my wife called a pool...

4 - Can you give us an idea why the green so early when the water is still probably chilly (unless you heat)? Just so we have an idea of how it got to this point. The green is from lack of maintenance. No heat. 5 - Have you added anything else to the water recently other than bleach or...

Target shock FC is 12 and I never got above 1 with testing every 30 minutes despite adding the required bleach from the pool calc.

Thank you for all those pointers. Wish I had posted before I began as I feel what I did today is a waste of money. I’ll update answers to all your questions shortly.

Should I buy another 10 bottles and add more than what the calculator tells me?

Thank you. The problem is I’m at 1ppm and my calculated shock FC level is 11. I cannot even get close. I’d need to buy out the store of bleach.

Hi all, I’ve begun tackling my green pool today. I cleaned out the filter and began slamming this morning. I’ve been testing every 30 minutes and each time my free chlorine is at 1ppm. I am adding well over a bottle of 121oz 8.25% bleach every 30 minutes and I’ve already gone through 10 bottles...