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So the SLAM is done! Started on Friday, 5/27. Husband and brother said I was crazy on 5/28. Pool water was crystal clear. Why was I still doing this and when could we start the SWG. I explained something was eating the chlorine (OCLT 5ppm)and we needed to fix that first. Suggested the...

Here are today's numbers. SLAM level is 24. Overcast and rainy all day. 5:15am - 21 - + 3 quarts LC 9:35am - 25.5 11:25am - 26 1:35pm - 22.5 - +1.5 quarts LC 3:15pm - 24 5:15pm - 25.5 So I think I'm almost done. I've only added 4.5 quarts today and have been above 24 most of the day.

Last night FC 26. This morning 21. It did rain last night. How much does rain affect the FC level?

here are some pictures. You can see my empty chlorine jugs:)

I have been using the PoolMath app but it never raised the FC until now. The app recommended 6 gallons to go from 0.5 to 24. I added and tested one hour later. FC 14.5!!! Put that number in the app and now I added 2.5 more gallons. I'll test in another hour. Once I hit my target of 24, do...

Okay thank you. Off to the store, again...

45 gallons! Well thank you for that information. I will go buy 25 more gallons. The slam process says to not test more than once an hour. So how much chlorine should I add at a time and test how often. Also, I do this in the evening, right?

Back down to 0.5 this morning. Have added a total of 20 gallons. I guess I will buy 10 more and see what happens.

This is good to hear! I added another 10 gallons tonight. First 6 gallons and tested 30 minutes later. FC 1.5. Went out and came home and added another 4 gallons. Tested right after adding the chlorine and FC was 9! So the chlorine is good. I'll see what it is in the morning.

So I have been trying to raise my FC. I added 10 gallons of LC and it raised it from 0.5 to 1.5. So to get to 10 is going to take 90 gallons??? Or is it not a 1:1 ratio? LC will raise it faster once it hits a certain threshold?

Okay, I might be miss understanding you:). When you say keep adding 10FC, what does that mean. One gallon of 10% liquid chlorine? Namco had 12.5% liquid chlorine. Would that be better? Namco also had chlorine granules bag that were 80%. Is that better? Sorry for so many questions.

The first thing the Ammonia protocol says: Getting Rid of Ammonia in Pool Water Dose the pool to SLAM level of 10 ppm I was trying to SLAM and the best FC level I could get was 1.5. Hence my problem.

I read the ammonia information, and I agree, my numbers don't fit that problem. I have tried the color comparison test to check. It confirms the same low FC.

CC is same as FC 0.5.

Haha...so I added 10 gallons of liquid chlorine and the highest FC reading was 1.5ppm. If I could get the FC to 10 I wouldn't have a problem. That's my problem! I have the TF-100 Pro kit. I use the "chlorine only" vial. Fill to 10ml mark. Add a generous scoop of the powder and stir with...

We got the pool 8/20/21 when we bought the house. I think the previous owner did nothing to it that summer. It had leaves and worms in the deep end. We cleaned it out. Brought a water sample to Leslie pools. They kept telling us we had metals and needed to get rid of the metals because it...

These are the numbers I see: 22 1231945Q1 MA-01

There is no date on the bottles. I just bought them at Walmart.

FC has been low and it was suggested I have algae and should SLAM. I used the Pool Math calculator and it said to raise my FC from 0.5 to 24 I need to add a little over 6 gallons of 10% liquid chlorine. Yesterday I added 4 gallons because I didn't want to overshoot. Tested an hour later and FC...

Yesterday I added 4 gallons because I didn't want to overshoot. Tested an hour later and FC went from 0.5 to 1.0. Added another 4 gallons. Tested an hour later. FC 1.5 Added another 2 gallons (that is all I had left thinking I only needed 6!). Tested FC 1.0 We did turn on the SWG because...

We have a HM digital COM-100 that measures NACl in ppm. Is this a good tester?

Yes, but I'm buying liquid today because the powder is obviously not working!

Thank you. I'll be adding it tomorrow! Just tested again 1 hr after adding 2 LBs chlorine (sun has set) and FC is 0.5! How can that be?

How do I know how much liquid chlorine will get me to SLAM level?

According to the SLAM link I would have to SLAM if I have algae, or the CC level is above 0.5, or the FC level is zero. The pool was crystal clear today, so I don't think I have algae and my CC level is 0.5 and FC 0.5. So I just barely pass on needing to SLAM.

We are converting our IG pool to a SWG. According to the manual, the pool chemistries must be balanced before adding the salt. We opened the pool a couple of weeks ago. It had some visible algae, but now it's clear with small amount of stains on the liner. We want to add salt now, but the...

Yes we stir it in a bucket then add. Thanks for your help.