Finished SLAM, now obsessed with pool! LOL

[baylorbear02]

Did this happen to anyone else?!? We completed our SLAM and passed OCLT, and now I'm obsessed with keeping the water crystal clear! I guess it's a good thing!

I also discovered during the SLAM that I have not been doing some of the tests correctly. Whoops! On some of the color changing tests, I would just add enough drops to get the color to change, but I learned that you are supposed to keep adding drops until the color stops changing.

Thank you TFP for all of the help and great information!

 

[DorsalSpine]

Keep in mind that it's the drop count until the color stops changing so you may need to ignore the last drop. For instance the TA test starts with a green solution. You add reagent until it turns red. I add until the last drop doesn't change the color to a darker shade of red. Then I ignore the last drop since it didn't cause any further change. I.E. 7 drops is a light red, 8 drops are a dark red, 9 drops are no change in color. You count this as 8 drops.

 

[RonsPlc]

And to answer your question, YES, I think we are ALL obsessed with keeping our pools as clean and clear as possible!
I get comments all the time about how good my water looks.
Not to mention the looks of disbelief when I tell them how LITTLE time I spend on the pool to keep it looking THAT GOOD.

 

[Kjp300]

Same thing happened to me. My pool was only open 1 year when I ran into what I think had brought a lot of people here: pool store advice that led to high CYA and an eventual algae bloom. Thanks to the help of this site I drained my pool, got the CYA corrected, successfully completed a SLAM and had a SWG installed. This was July of last year. Since then I too am obsessed with the clarity of the water!

I test everyday and do what I call a visual inspection of the pool. I put on my scuba mask and look at every nook and crannie looking again for that algae bloom. My family teases me about it, especially my wife who wishes I “cared” as much about her as my pool. Of course there is no algae because I keep my pool properly chlorinated according to TFP methods. Since I have found this site last year I have not been to a pool store and have added nothing to my pool except a little CYA and muriatuc acid. And the water is Chrystal clear. But it does feel good when someone visits for the first time and I get that “ wow does your pool look nice” comment.

So you are not alone! I guess one good thing about being in Ohio is I have to close the pool 7 months a year so I get a break.

Thanks TFP for the best looking pool in my neighborhood!

 

[baylorbear02]

DorsalSpine,
Thanks for the tip about subtracting the last drop once the color stops changing! I was just following the instructions in the TF-100 kit, and I always wondered how red or blue, etc, the test is supposed to get. Now I know better!

RonsPlc,
Isn't it amazing how little time the pool takes to keep in order, once it's clean and balanced?! It's literally a few minutes everyday to test and adjust chemicals and a little longer on days that I brush/clean skimmers/run a full set of tests, etc.

Kjp300,
Too funny about the scuba mask! My husband just told me to get one to make my inspections easier! LOL