First SLAM, getting slammed!

[ellosarah]

Hey all,

We bought a house in January with an 18x30 aboveground pool, completely new to the process. We started the SLAM process on Monday after being out of town and persistent rain (eastern PA). here's where we are today.

Our pool is teal and opaque unfortunately, but it seems close to me. We have a Hayward cc15093s. No clue how old it is. Previous owners lived in the home 10 years and put the pool in at some point.

We've been cleaning relentlessly. We have a robot we're running daily and we're inspecting the filter. Are we missing anything? I've read a ton on here and found an article indicating we could aerate to increase our pH and lower TA. I definitely think we need to add more chlorine.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts/opinions!

 

[Texas Splash]

Welcome to TFP! If the CAY reading of 30 is correct, then for the SLAM Process to work effectively you need to do your best to maintain an elevated FC level of "12". That, coupled with all of the other tasks listed on the SLAM Process page, you should do well. If you have any other questions let us know.

 

[proavia]

During the SLAM Process you only test for chlorine.
No need to check CYA, pH or TA.

You should be testing FC every few hours and adding liquid chlorine to get the FC back to the SLAM Process chlorine level. FC/CYA Levels

 

[ellosarah]

During the SLAM Process you only test for chlorine.
No need to check CYA, pH or TA.

You should be testing FC every few hours and adding liquid chlorine to get the FC back to the SLAM Process chlorine level. FC/CYA Levels

Thanks for the reply. We did that activity this week after we shocked the pool, and this is where we're at today. We think we are nearing the end of this process. Seeing as we've never done this before, we aren't sure how long it's reasonably supposed to take.