Everything's hooked up, vacuumed to waste 3 times, filter is running, chem tests done. Do I start with getting TA up or pH up before SLAM?
CL: 0
TA: 30
pH: 7.0
CH: 125
CYA: 20
CL: 0
TA: 30
pH: 7.0
CH: 125
CYA: 20
I wouldn't bother with either, truthfully. I know they're out of parameters, but once you start killing, the filter will load up with dead algae and you'll be backwashing and refilling a bunch and no matter what you do now, it's going to need rebalancing afterwards. You have a vinyl liner, so no worries about plaster damage. No heater to corrode. Add a little CYA to reduce solar losses and jugs away. Don't even wait for the CYA to dissolve.
Not all at once!Thanks for the quick reply Richard. I thought for sure would need to get pH up at least, but alright, 10.5 jugs of bleach just screaming to be used
I would add chlorine after testing typically within an hour of it starting up in the morning (so about 9 or 10am).
We backwash the filter when changing the hairnet on the trap basket, which was every other day as it would fill up with leaves.