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OK, thanks to all of you who helped me through the process. I'm confident that I've accomplished all three criteria for slamming and I've allowed the chlorine level to drop down to 6 ppm. I still test the water each night. First to add bleach to bring the level up to 6 ppm, and then again, an...

I had to go away for a couple of days. I had a relative continue to add bleach to the pool daily. I was adding an average of 1 jug of 121 oz. 8.5% Clorox to the pool, so I had that person continue to add daily, but all at once instead. That was for 3 days. When I returned, the algae was almost...

Thanks Kim! - - - Updated - - - Thank you also Lisa!

Now that I'm getting close it's easier to love. I'll have more time to learn and hopefully be able to contribute.

Last night, 10:15 PM, I was at 12 ppm, and this morning, 5:00 AM, I was still at 12 ppm. Just waiting for the algae to die. It is going away daily. I just thought it would die much quicker.

Starting pool after refilling: I wasn't able to change the cartridge filters for 48 hours, and this is how they looked today before cleaning. No Algae

Thanks Kim, The story of solo is this. My cat was named Solo. He died last year at the age of 19. My wife and I found him in the woods outside her house. And she aptly named named him Solo. And when I would come home at night I would yell out for so Solo-man, and he would come running. So the...

Last night I must have slipped. I can't figure out why my FC level was so low. At 9:00 PM FC 8.5 ppm. Really bothered me. I was adding the correct amounts of Bleach throughout the day, but the level was very low when I checked it for the final time last night. So I bumped it back up to 12 ppm +...

Keeping it at 12 ppm FC. Still have a film of algae along the wall. Brushing 3 times a day along with maintaining chlorine level.

Good morning! So I started at 3:30 am brushing the pool. I was going to change the filter, but it's too dark to see. I started testing the water around 3:45 am, but before that, last night, I added bleach at 8:00 PM. I took a reading at 9:15 PM and got an FC @ 12.5 ppm. (Yes, then I went to...

So I was wrong. I added chlorine to the pool last night and took a reading an hour later. At 9:00 pm my FC was 14 ppm. This morning, 4:00 am my FC was at 11.5 ppm. You live and learn. Thanks to everyone for hanging in there with me and thanks for the encouragement Pogueld. Going out to brush...

pabeader and Pogueld, thanks, I let me anxiousness get in my way. I was hopeful, but I knew there is still something wrong. Unfortunately I am working under time constraints now and won't be able to devote the same attention to the pool as before. I had to order some more reagent because I am...

After refill Today:

Beens and jblizzle, you're right, I added 3 cups of bleach and went to bed. I didn't test the water afterward. I assumed the 3 cups of bleach would raise the level to 12 PPM as per pool math. It may have gone to 13 ppm I don't know. I tested the water this morning at 5:30 am, before the sun came...

jblizzle, Thanks. If I did it wrong, I did the best I could with the time that I have. I just tested the chlorine and am at 10 ppm currently it's 12:00 noon. I am going to keep it at 12 ppm for the rest of the day unless you advise otherwise. If I am wrong please advise. I'm only human...

OK. So here is my diclaimer. I'm telling you this so that you don't make the same mistakes that I did. I've had my pool for five years. It wasn't until last year that I became aware of CYA, its purpose, and its effect. Up until then I was lucky. I didn't have a problem for the first three...

Good morning it's 5:30 AM and I hope everyone had a great 4th of July celebration. I couldn't wait to get my results this morning. Last night at 11:30 PM I checked my chlorine level and read 11 ppm at 10 ml and little to no CC. So I added 3 cups of bleach and went to bed. This morning I went out...

Task, you are very observant. I slipped overnight, but I am right back on it today. I've been adding chlorine since this morning and checking it every 2 hours as you pointed out. Keeping the level up at 12 ppm. Thank you! I know I'm not through it yet, but am glad to see that two of the...

Thanks robertmee, I am adding CYA powder. Don't want to go to far above 30 if I can help it. I just wish I could better guess the level that I am at right now so I could be more confident.

Wow 8:00 AM and the pool is clear like glass :D, but I found after testing the water that the chlorine fell from 12 ppm to 3 ppm:(, so the slamming process goes on. Here are some of my concerns at this point. Visible algae began to form on pool bottom over night so I added chlorine, brushed the...

6:00 PM FC 10 ppm @ 5ml adding to bring back to 12 CC ~0.5 ppm

Too late jblizzle, next time, thanks for the tip! So here we go: FC 8.0 ppm going back up to 12 ppm 2 qts 1 cup bleach CC 0.2 pH 7.2 TA 90 guess it will remain? CH 180 ppm adding another pound of cal chlor CYA tomorrow temp 78

Just did my second SLAM and brushed the pool. I'll clean the filter around 3:00 pm. Stats are: FC 7.2 ppm added bleach after this reading to raise to 12 ppm CC 0.4 ppm pH 7.2 TA 90 ppm CH 180 ppm add 1lb of calcium chloride to increase slowly CYA was at ~30 when I started...

TC should be CC above

OK, I am back in business. The pool is filled, the pump is running, and the water is dingy green, but not puke green. So here are my stats (I'm getting better at this): FC 1.0 TC 0.4 CH 150 CYA ~30 TA 90 pH 7.7 Temp 74 Going to adjust the pH to 7.2. Should I raise...

I heeded your advice and stopped. I am replacing the water now. I was stopping at this point anyway. The last time I lowered the water level, the CYA was reading 120. I lowered it half way and got it down to 70. I figured if I have to do it again I'm going to shoot for the lowest possible number...