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Thanks for reminding me that my slam level is 16. I got confused, 12 is what I aim for when dosing daily. Maybe I'll take your advice, raise to 16 and then have a small amount premeasured for my Mother to add after she swims.

Were leaving today for a couple days and I want to use tablets to keep my FC levels up while gone. My CYA is closer to 30ppm, but I round up to 40 for my Poolmath. Think I"ll be fine with a little CYA being added. My main question is how many 3" tablets should I have in a floater to keep my FC...

Speed stir was definitely worth it!!! As some of you pointed out, I was probably adding the drops too quick and not mixing properly before. I think my FC readings were off (high) a little, by about 2 drops. I did an "old fashioned" shock a couple nights ago by adding a bad of Calcium...

Thanks everyone! I ordered the Taylor SpeedStir and will get it Monday. I just don't have good dexterity to swirl and drop at the same time. 🤪 I checked the skimmer door and two return vents that aren't in use. All seem clean. I'll check out the inside of the ladder tomorrow.

Correction, CC was 1 until after slamming.

I was slamming for a few days before, but didn't have a proper test kit to record accurate logs until I started using poolmath. CC has always been .5 or lower, passed the oclt, water is/was clear. I don't keep a ladder in the pool, only put it in when swimming. I did have a post when I slammed...

Are you saying you can swim during the slam process? My slam minimum is 16, and I'll actually keep it higher to make sure it doesn't drop below that, maybe 20fc

Not since completing the last slam. I just don't understand why algae is able to come back since I've kept chlorine levels much higher than the recommended range since the last slam. Guess I'll slam again in a couple days. Want the kid to be able to use it next couple days.

Yeah, I cheat some by not stirring every drop at the beginning. I've tried both ways and get the same result. :unsure: I should of ordered the automatic swirler! :confused:

Ugh! Getting frustrated. Had solar cover on a few days and found algae after taking it off. I've been maintaining a really high chlorine level to prevent this. Don't understand how the algae is surviving. It has me questioning if I'm testing correctly. Here's a video of my chlorine test last...

Well, I didn't get up early enough to do the OCLT. Pool is crystal clear with perfectly clean bottom. Kid is about to swim if they can bear the cold water. Question about adding bleach if I put the solar cover on. Is it a big no-no if I slowly add the bleach through the skimmer? How should I...

Ladder has been out of the pool the whole time. Only put ladder in when swimming for safety reasons. This is not a permanent pool, just an Intex style. I actually was slamming the pool even before I started entering logs. I didn't have a proper test kit until I started the logs though.

I'll do an OCLT tonight and go from there. Water is clear. Was hoping the kid could swim tomorrow.

Yes, slammed the pool last week. Made sure passed oclt 2 nights in a row. Last night was the 1st time I didn't have the filter run 24hrs. Had it shut off at 9:30pm(dark) and come back on 8:30am. I programmed timer to also run the pump for 30min at 12:30am and 4:30am, so the water didn't sit...

My FC is plenty high(on purpose) and didn't show any CC. I just got done brushing and could see a light film of green in some spots on the bottom. It released/clouded up in the water with 2 passes of the brush. Is this normal or do I have an algae problem trying to come back? It did rain 2.5...

2 nights in a row, my FC dropped 1ppm after 9hrs. Morning test was 30-40min after sunrise.

Didn't add any chlorine today. Letting it drift down to the normal range of 4-8ppm for my 50cya. Couple questions... Normal to go from 23 to 15.5 FC in one day? I'm guessing you'll lose more chlorine at higher levels than lower, "normal" levels? I'm hoping I'll be able to only dose once a day...

Lost 1ppm of FC overnight. Going to keep the FC above 20ppm for one more day, and do another OCLT to just be on the safe side.

I added CH at the initial fill. Something else I was misinformed about. :( I used Clorox Xtra Blue tablets, but only a total of 4 pucks. No Algaecide. I definitely had some algae in the pool. I could see it starting to form on the bottom and the water was cloudy. Now that I have a proper test...

I'll keep the FC above 20ppm until I get a successful OCLT. (y) Will try tonight, but weather might not cooperate. I have the pump running constantly until everything checks good.

Thanks. Can't do the OCLT during rain?

tf-100 kit arrived! My results with notes... CYA - 50 (depending how I look at it, could be 40 or just a hair over. Used both the Pentair & TF-100 tests with similar results. Diluted the pool some yesterday to get it down a little from previous reading of 50) FC - 29 (I've been dosing the...

CYA level = 50 (not as high as I suspected, which is good :)) Pentair R151226 79 CYA Test Will report TF-100 readings hopefully Monday

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the CYA test kit today. Does chlorine levels affect the cya test at all? I've been dosing the pool with calcium hypo and now 7.5% bleach blindly(only have strips) to keep algae at bay until the tf-100 arrives(Monday according to tracking). Water is starting to...

Just came home to some algae forming on the pool floor. I have powder calcium hypo (shock) on hand so going to keep dosing with that until the test kit arrives. I also just ordered a separate CYA test from Amazon that will get here Saturday. If the CYA is real high like I suspect, I'd like to...

Tf-100xl ordered.

Quick background... I just have an AG Intex type pool. 2nd year having it. Last year did nothing but use tablets, test strips, and shock weekly. All seemed to go good. This year I read I should ad CYA not realizing the tablets already have that. Started to see a little algae(I think) form on...