First Slam. Need a little input.

[aserrano36]

FC 4
CC .5
CH 175
TA 110
CYA 40
PH 7.5
H2O TEMP 92

I just added murric acid to lower PH to 7.2 for slam. Will test again in 30 min. Then I will add 114 oz of 8.25 bleach.

Attaching pic. No sparkle. Looks a little green.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Yes, its quite dull No need to wait too long to get that chlorine in there, then retest about 45-60 min later for the next dose. Keep on it as often as you can and you'll be done in no time. How high are you aiming for your slam level??

 

[aserrano36]

Thank you for your help. I am aiming for 16. Is that enough? I input my numbers into PoolMath. PH looks to be 7.2. Is that enough or should I go 7.0?

 

[Texas Splash]

PH 7.2 good. SLAM at 16 for your CYA (40) good. You got it!

 

[Piolin]

Slam and test every hour if you can, if you start that way it will be faster and you will have a clear pool soon

 

[aserrano36]

Thank you. I am off today so I will set my alarm to test every hour.


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[Piolin]

Once your pool maintain the FC, you can test less often, just test FC and occasionally CC, not necessarily every time you test FC

 

[aserrano36]

This SLAM is a monster(in my world anyway). Got worse before it got better. I can at least see the over the wall skimmer hose now. Yesterday, I removed all the pool hardware. I soaked and scrubbed with bleach water to remove any algae and boy did I find some in the two intakes and the return. I also scrubbed the pool and found algae at the very bottom of the liner where the seam is and there is some overlap.

 

[Piolin]

Hit it hard, and don't let FC go down

 

[aserrano36]

It is eating it up so fast. At least 3 ppm every two hours. After reading a few other threads I think I am going to raise my target to 20 instead of 16 since I cannot test every hour.


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[aserrano36]

3 fc's that is. Lol


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[Piolin]

It's OK to go a little above the slam level

 

[aserrano36]

Thank you.


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[Piolin]

A good post for you

http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/3913-Turning-Your-Green-Swamp-Back-into-a-Sparkling-Oasis

 

[aserrano36]

I read it twice and will read again. I really am doing everything I supposed to. Here are some pictures. I don't see a difference between yesterday and today. The only thing I see are a lot of bubbles on the side walls.

Yesterday 8:55p

Today 10:19p

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[Piolin]

You are not using the swg now? Right?

 

[aserrano36]

I do not have a swag. Just plain bleach.


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[aserrano36]

The only thing I have not done is vacuum. The only vaccum I have is one you attach to a hose, which adds water to the pool, and my pool is full. I have a funeral tomorrow so I will not be able to test every hour.


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[Piolin]

Oh, sorry for my mistake

 

[aserrano36]

It's ok. I appreciate your help. Do you think the not vacuuming could be why I am not turning the corner with this slam?


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