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    FC got to 0-0.5. Water looks good. Do I need to SLAM?

    Got lazy the last month and haven't been testing as frequently as I was previously. Water looks great, but tested tonight and FC was between 0 and 0.5. I added Liquid Chlorine to increase quickly, but do I need to SLAM if water looks good?
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    Cloudy Water - Suspected DE from torn filter

    I had a Hayward DE filter that I believe had some torn fingers. When I put stabilizer in the pool it was coming right back out of the returns. I backwashed and fully cleaned the filter and put in new DE and then the water turned cloudy, leading me to believe DE was leaking back into the pool...
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    Cloudy water morning after water tested fine

    Did my routine water test last night and everything was pretty normal. Noticed FC was a little lower than I'd been keeping it (but still within good range) so I added some liquid chlorine. Also added some acid to reduce pH, but it, too, was in range. You can review my PoolMath Logs for more...
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    FC lower after second and third test?

    Testing my water for an OCLT this morning. First reading was 26, exactly 1 less than last night indicating I’m done SLAMing. Realized I forgot to test CC so I performed the test again immediately after using the same water sample from the pool. This time the FC came back at 22. Tested a third...
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    Ok to add baking soda, calcium hardness & stabilizer together?

    TA, CH, CYA all slightly out of spec. Want to make sure it's OK to add these simultaneously. https://api.poolmathapp.com/share/tfp-217950
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    First time testing with new TF-100, Total Chlorine high?

    Just got my first TF-100 test kit yesterday and peformed my first water test this morning about 10:45am - pump and SWG had been running for 2:45 (since 8am). My Free & Total Chlorine seems to be high. I re-tested and got the same results. Here’s results from all of the tests. I’m curious - is...