If you've scooped out as much junk as possible I don't think it will hurt to just wait for Thursday. Have you been able to start the pump and start circulating water?
First SLAM
- Thread starter Mkleisch
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I've been scooping out junk every day. I can't see the bottom so I'm not sure how much more I have. I cleaned the DE filter and recharged it.
My replacement skimmer basket is en route too so I'll be able to go full power then. But I've been running the pump in short bits to circulate the water a bit and check for leaks and so on.
My replacement skimmer basket is en route too so I'll be able to go full power then. But I've been running the pump in short bits to circulate the water a bit and check for leaks and so on.
cfherrman
TFP Guide
I've seen where people recommend dumping one gallon of bleech a day until they can slam
pH 7.4 ended up a tough high.
I am going to start the slam tomorrow afternoon. Results to follow
I am going to start the slam tomorrow afternoon. Results to follow
I was going to suggest you start tonight and let the bleach work without the sun on it, but that's probably not a good idea. I suspect your filter is going to need a lot of bumping early on and you need to be there to watch the pressure and flow.
I wanted to but like you said I want to keep a close watch on everything. It should be an overcast Memorial Day weekend which is a bummer and should help the chlorine
Quick question about the pump. The pump needs to run to circulate the water and filter the junk out during the SLAM. I found a submersible pump the pervious owner left. Can I use that to circulate the water instead of the pump/filter for portions when I'm not on site?
Apparently the bleach I got and hom Depot was bad. 6 gallons only got me to 4ppm. Wish I read the bleach thread before I opened that ineffective stuff, the left over shock was not fresh either. New shock in the trunk. Headed back to make this happen now.
As green as my pool is, is having to add 4-5 gallons right off the bat wrong?
As green as my pool is, is having to add 4-5 gallons right off the bat wrong?
Nope. Quite common to use a huge amount initially to get FC up to shock level. Take your time pouring it in front of the return so it doesn't puddle on the floor and bleach the liner in that spot. A few swipes with the brush will help scatter it faster, too.
When I was a kid, my dad moved into a house with a pool. He closed the pool, for reasons unknown, until it was a coffee brown. When he got around to starting up again, a leaf rake was helpful but the biggest asset was this vacuum. You can pick one up at one of the big box stores - stay out of the pool stores.
HDX Leaf Vacuum-68205 - The Home Depot
Just run it sweeping across the pool floor, and empty every minute and stretch the interval as there is less and less in the bag.
HDX Leaf Vacuum-68205 - The Home Depot
Just run it sweeping across the pool floor, and empty every minute and stretch the interval as there is less and less in the bag.
You're right -- I'm confusing this thread with another that was at 35 CYA, which we round up and call 40. My mistake.Isn't the target for 30 or less CYA 13ppm.
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Phew. Thanks. When would you think I should start seeing a difference in the clarity?
Typically in a day it goes green to blue-grey. Then another few days to clear. You can speed it along by ensuring any leaves and debris are scooped out and by brushing often. Brushing scrapes the slimy protective biofilm off the algae so it can get killed, and it keeps things stirred up so the skimmer can grab it and the filter can strain it all out.
FC stayed above 10 through the night. Ended up at 15 ppm this am after 30 min of mixing. Still pretty green. DE filter is requiring bumping about every 45-60 min. Still chugging away...