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First let me say I’m fighting a very high TA water source. 330ppm. We had some equipment failure in October and had to shut the pool down and couldn’t afford the equipment because of medical reasons. So at the beginning of May I started cleaning the pool. I have used a water hose vac and...

Just slammed my pool. Have achieved good water clarity and only lost 1 ppm chlorine in overnight test. My current FC level is 25. Kids wanna swim today for Memorial Day. Is water dangerous for swimming?

Day 6 of SLAM and I can see the pool floor finally! Just finished 6th gal of Chlorine, keeping the SLAM level at 12, and water still cloudy but getting better every day. I think I could do better with the brushing?‍♀️ Question of the day: My ladder has NOT been in the pool at all through this...

Our friends recently purchased a house with a neglected pool that is 21000 gallons - pump was broken and when we opened the tarp it was a nice dark green with all sorts of debris inside. I offered to help and got the pump replaced without any issues however am really having a hard time starting...

Facts as of right now: 1. Pool was partially drained at closing last year as I was running the Pristine Blue system and want to change over to bleach/chlorine this season. 2. Pool is now ridiculously green due to poor cover removal...all the debris was dumped into my CLEAN water and turned...

Hi. I'm new to pool ownership. We bought our house last summer and I kept up maintenance of the pool all summer long according to information I found on this site (thanks alot!). I decided to forgo the pool maintenance over the winter since we weren't using the pool and would just clean it up...

Hello everyone. I'm toward the end of a SLAM at the point where the water tests good, low FC loss overnight, but is still quite cloudy. We've had rain on and off the past few weeks so that sets me back a bit each time. I figure I have another 1-2 weeks of 24/7 filtration to get rid of the...

Hello everyone. I started SLAMing my pea soup pool about two weeks ago. At the time my CYA was 20, which though low, was nice to not need as much chlorine, (especially since I've so far gone through about 25 gallons!) I have some trichlor tablets left over (enough in total to raise CYA by about...

Hey everyone! At the end of last year I had other things going on and let the pool get away from me a little bit, then made the horrible decision to just let it sit and fester over the long winter.. fast forward to two weeks ago, I had this nasty green pool you couldn't see half an inch into...

I'm a new pool owner and have found everything here super useful for getting up to speed with my pool. I'm a little confused on the advice concerning SLAM with salt-water though. On the one hand, it is usually recommended here that the SWG be turned off for a SLAM as its contribution is very...

I went through my first SLAM, and first Cartridge filter clean since the completion of my first pool Opening Mid July. Had a pool party this past Sunday, and the following day, I noticed I was going through chlorine abnormally high. Water remained clear etc., but fearing there was something in...

I think my levels are linked to my account in the forum, but here they are. Pool is about 20,000 fresh water. Not using tabs or anything that has CYA (as far as I know). I'm using 12.5% bleach and music acid. FC 6.5 CC. 5 CYA 65 - down from of the charts after tablet and shock use PH 7.4 - I...

Ok so still in my first summer as a pool owner and all was great until a couple weeks ago we had a week of rain and I noticed my chlorine levels dropping. I’ve got them back up but then back off to normalize my chlorine input and down goes FC. ? Here are my current numbers as of 5 min ago. I...

Hi all, I haven't seen much other pool equipment, but I'd guess mine is typical in that you can direct water coming to the filter/pump through either the main drains or skimmer (to various degrees), and water returning to the pool can run out the wall jets or to the positive pressure vacuum...

I've SLAMMED my own pool in years past and this week I'm trying to help some friends with their pool, since I've had some experience and also I've got a little free time. Please see attached photos. I've read this Turning Your Green Swamp Back into a Sparkling Oasis and I know what I have to do...

Hello Everyone. Long time member but mostly a reader. I am very late into the opening of my pool this year. I have a SWG pool and I got my CYA up to 30. I am wondering about the need to have it in the 70's now since my SWG is shutoff until I am done with the SLAM process. Is it necessary to...

Seldom is there a term that confuses new users more than Shock. It may mean a product or an action. This confusion often causes new users to take actions tha...

New to pool care. I just started SLAM. I have a brand new, still in box, blue 8 year solar cover. Do I leave it off for the duration of SLAM or is it safe to put it on?

Hello all -- I've been a member for several years, and had good success, but I'm really struggling to get my pool open this year. I have been in SLAM mode for two weeks as of today, and while I'm seeing progress, my rate of improvement is so slow that I'm afraid it's going to be time to close...

Perhaps a cornerstone element of Trouble Free Pool Care (TFPC) is understanding the relationship between the chlorine in your pool and the stabilizer you put...

Moved from here. I'd like to piggyback here, as I'm about to start a SLAM myself. I'm trying to get rid of 2 tiny spots of black algae (both less than dime size), one small spot of green algae (less than a quarter), and the remnants of mustard algae (this was kind of bad, and I shocked it...

I’m a fairly new pool owner.. bought this house with a pool about 2 years ago and have had nothing but problems with keeping it up. I even had to drain it completely last year and refill. I think one of the main problems is just age.. the house is about 20 years old and I’m thinking the pool...

SLAM question for the experts... I was a little lax in my pool care leading up to our summer here in Phoenix and got home last week from a work trip and had some green. I SLAM’d Saturday and Sunday, the pool was crystal but I am honestly a little unsure on my OFCLT. The lighting can be tricky...

A couple questions please? I need to perform a SLAM on my pool. I understand liquid chlorine is best to use, but is liquid bleach the same thing? And/or used in same quantities? Also there is rain in our forecast. Possible today, clear tomorrow, then two days of rough weather. Is it a waste of...

SLAMing your pool is the best way to eliminate algae, sanitize your pool and get your water crystal clear. If you have algae, or the CC level is above 0.5, o...

I have tried everything. Regular SLAM then MA SLAM. For weeks now. Wore out the steel brush. Pump on 24/7. Tried applying bleach directly on to the algae areas with a 10’ plumbing pipe (a trick a pool guy showed me once). Nothing works. Passing OCLT but the mustard is still there. Walls and...

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Hello Forum! I opened my pool Monday and it was greener than previous years. So I began my SLAM. I SLAM'D it based on my reading from the end of the year for CYA levels, which were around 30. So I SLAM'd at about 16 for FC. However, I tested my CYA levels and it's reading zero. The pool is...

Hi Guys! Quick question, I have read that when slamming it is not needed to run the SWG. Which I don’t do...With that being said my CYA is 40. Should I slam with a CYA of 40 pass the OCLT then add stabilizer before running SWG. Or should I add stabilizer during the slam so when I pass the OCLT...