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Yes, absolutely don't want to do this again. Thank you!

Woohoo! Passed OCLT! Only lost .5 ppm last night and the CC is less than .05 and water is crystal clear! Now I'll wait until the FC gets down to 10 ppm and turn the SWG back on. I really appreciate the help that you all gave me during this! I really wouldn't have known what to do otherwise...

Okay, I left it alone today and just tested before I go to bed. FC is at 15.5 ppm right now and .5 CC. Keeping my fingers crossed I can pass the OCLT tonight!

My FC is down to 24 as of this morning, so should I just not add anything today and let it drop, or should I add to get to 20 ppm if it gets below that by the end of the day?

Okay, thank you! I'll try that!

Okay, I've got the chillers off and I've brushed every single thing I can think of. I'm still having levels drop about 6 ppm every day during the day between 12-5pm, and then dropping around 4 ppm at nighttime. I've been through almost 17 gallons of liquid chlorine and I'm going to pick up 6...

Oh, I didn't think about that. That is a good point. My husband also said that the evap on the chillers might be flaring off the chlorine faster too.

Okay, I'll get the chillers off until this is done. I need to just have an actual pool chiller installed. This is our first summer with this pool, and the pool at our last house was so shaded that we never had an issue with the pool temp being too high. It also wouldn't really be an issue if...

I did take the chairs, umbrella, swim bar and chiller fountains out and brushed them and washed them with bleach.

here are some pics of the pool. I’ve tried to brush everything I can. The only things that I haven’t been able to brush really well are the parts for the in floor cleaner. I can’t get the tops off the vacuums to really get in there to clean.

That is a good idea! I ended up using a brush that I had kept in the kitchen for cleaning out vases and water bottles. Lol! It has worked pretty good, but I may end up getting a toilet brush now that you said that because I bet those have a longer handle.

I had been testing 5-6 times a day until yesterday. We some friends and their kids over to swim yesterday, so I didn't do any adjusting in the middle of the day. Just morning and evening. The pool looks crystal clear. I haven't seen any of the haziness that I was seeing at the beginning of...

Okay, I didn't drop the pH down to 7.2 beforehand, so that is probably why. It was at 7.5. I'll just make them wear their goggles until this is over.

Combined chlorine is 1.5, which is higher than it was before I started the SLAM

Well, still having the chlorine drop more than 1 ppm overnight. The last two nights, it has dropped 4 ppm both times. Is this still normal? I started the SLAM on Wednesday morning. I'm really hoping this ends soon. My kids keep wanting to swim, but the water is really irritating their eyes...

Okay, thank you! This is a huge help!

Okay, thank you! So, this may be a dumb question, but how do you figure out how much your SWG is generating daily? I had been running it at 70% and was having to add chlorine at least weekly. My pool temp is 92 right now, and it gets a lot of direct afternoon sun. It is also normally on a...

Alright, I'm feeling encouraged! Only lost 3.5 ppm overnight. Just finished brushing and adding more chlorine, so hopefully the SLAM is almost over! Question - after I do pass the OCLT, when do I need to turn the SWG back on? Do I need to wait until the ppm goes down to the recommended...

Okay, FC was at 32.5 at 6:30pm and it is now down to 29 at 10:00. I'm going to bed and see where we are in the morning.

Okay, that is good to know! I found some little bottle brushes and I've been cleaning out all around the edges of the jets and inside the umbrella hole, and in all parts of the skimmers. I do have 3 holes in the sides of the pool (under both skimmers and under where the autofill adjuster is)...

Okay, I'm trying to brush everything, but I'll find a smaller brush to get in the skimmer baskets. I was at 31 at 10:30 and just tested again and I'm down to 24.5. The pool bar is hollow pvc pipe, but every end is capped and glued, so I can't get the caps off to get in there. But it doesn't...

I actually realized there was a gray scum on the pool bar so I just scrubbed it down with bleach to be on the safe side.

It is an artificial edge swim bar that I use for lessons. I actually just thought about that too, and so I picked it up out of the pool. Will being out dry in the air kill any algae on it?

Okay just tested and I’m at 20.5. I’ll start adding and testing again. The pool looks completely clear. My lights are LEDs and are built into the wall and don’t have a ring around then to remove. I did brush inside the skimmers area, but not inside the skimmer basket part, should I do that?

Okay, after adding chlorine in a few more times over the past couple of hours, I slightly overshot it. I'm at 29 now. Going to leave it alone and go to bed and see where we are in the morning. Praying I pass the OCLT!