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Just looking for a bit of advice fighting algae that is growing around the lip of my pool, JUST above the water line. The pool was SLAMed a few months back and has stayed clean, but I started to notice some algae blooms just above the rim of the water. Problem is, since its just above the...

That makes sense. When I brought up that CYA raises with Trichlor, she didn't seem to care (or know) about chlorine consumption at the high CYA level.

Re: "Other Ingredients" in Liquid Chlorine So how does draining 1/4 of your pool and refilling lower these numbers? Simply because draining actually removes the water and what's in it ,while evaporation just removes water while leaving the "gunk"? - - - Updated - - - I'll take...

I normally don't winterize... But her argument that I would have to drain yearly is completely false, correct? So the way I look at it (using pucks), CYA would increase to super high levels well before the salt would become an issue? Also, she claimed CYA can go to 140 before the pool needs...

Hey all, Went to the pool store today (don't worry, I just went for skimmer socks) and decided to ask the girl if they sold liquid chlorine in bulk. She, of course, told me that I shouldn't be putting liquid chlorine in my pool because "it is 90% sodium" and will raise the TDS, which will...

Mine comes in a box that holds two gallons. If the box looks old, I don't grab it.

How does the water look? Per SLAM instructions, you need OCLT, CC <0.5, and CLEAR WATER. My first attempt at SLAMing, I skipped the OCLT and paid the price. That said, if you let it sit for 4 days already, if you fail one of the three criteria now, you're basically starting over anyhow. I'd...

Yeah, I have a store here that runs deals on 10% for around $4.50 for 2 gallons. If I'm lucky enough to catch the sale, I go there, but normally I just hit Lowes because it's close.

Thanks all. I'm glad to hear it isn't some other issue, but what I suspected... sun. I buy the 10% at Lowes, and it is stored outside (but in a covered area and in a box), so I will look for some stored inside at some other location. I read the articles that discussed raising CYA to limit...

Hey all, Since I've switched to the TFP method to care for my pool, I've learned more about my pool than I would have ever thought. The water looks great, but I have several questions with regards to chlorine consumption and pH. First, the important data: Test as of 30 minutes ago... FC - 4...

I'm definitely not an expert, so let those guys chime in, but I recently SLAMed my pool and was successful, even with a busy work schedule. I chose to raise the FC level a few ppms above SLAM level if I knew I was going to be gone for the day (or sleeping at night). That way, it would hold at...

All, So I switched out the filters with new ones, woke up this morning, and the pool was crystal clear! Apparently the old filters were so bad they were just cycling the dirty water back into the pool. I will continue the SLAM to ensure the CC is below 0.5 (waiting on delivery of my new test...

Thanks, Richard! I will experiment with it to get the best balance. I get new filters tomorrow, so I'm hoping that will help clear up the water. The old ones are pretty beat up, and I'm thinking they may have some punctures in them that's resulting in introducing some of the dead algae back...

What's a good percentage for main drain vs skimmer? My main drains were completely off, with the valve pulling completely from the skimmer (or vacuum if I chose). Now I have it 50/50, but I'm guessing there's probably a better split? Also, I'm into day 4 of the SLAM and the pool is still...

Gotcha. That said, is there a huge concern with draining it? The water is still returned to the pool, right? So I can just reset the valves and refill it. Is there any harm that I'm doing if it drains?

Hey all, Just a quick update, and a question. The SLAM is going well.... I've been able to keep FC levels up at shock levels for three days now and the pool is considerable bluer and there is much less "sediment" on the horizontal surfaces (Stairs, hottub "seats", etc.). I also studied my...

SLAMing it now. Yeah, I read that phosphates don't matter. But that leaves me wondering what is causing the issue. It's obviously not the high CYA everyone was mentioning (surprising to me too after doing the math). So, just low chlorine level for too long? The only other thing I can think...

All, Here are some updated numbers for you: FC - 4.0 pH - 7.6 Alkalinity - 120 CYA - 20 TDS - 1000 Phosphates - 400 Phosphates really high?

Thanks all! Very helpful!

Thanks all. Thanks for the support. Isaac, when I'm here, I definitely have the time to commit. My concern is when I'm not. And the pool service guys just use Trichlor like I've been using... I'll get my CYA level, switch to bleach, and try that. The question I had for Richard I extend...

No. Work trips, deployments, etc. Welcome to the military.

Thanks, Richard. And thanks to everyone else that posted. In the 6 months of winter out here, I'd say I've gone through maybe 20 pucks, so per your calculation, I've raised CYA 24 ppm. Plus the Dichlor tonight, so a bit more. The reason I didn't test CYA is I was out of the testing...

Hi all... So I came to this website and forum about 6 months ago due to my green pool. All my numbers were good, except my CYA was WAY high. As much as I tried to "de-green" it, bottom-line was I needed to drain it and start over. So I did that, and for the next 5 months, I've had a...

Thanks! I did completely drain, but I know you can't get ALL the water out. I'll be sure to SLAM.

Hi all. I searched pool school and read through some of the forum posts, but didn't find an answer so I figured I'd just ask. I recently drained my pool due to algae issue (and CYA around 100) and refilled it. After refilling, I ran tests to ensure pH, alkalinity, hardness, and FC were good...