I am in the process of opening the pool and conducting a SLAM. I have been surprised by the high chlorine use, especially since the water is just somewhat cloudy -- it is not green. I have gone through 9 gallon-sized jugs of 10% bleach in the past 7 hours. Is that surprising? Or par for the course when opening?
First-time SLAM
- Thread starter NicDMX
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 49,340
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Depends on what your SLAM goal is and the condition of your water. Curious - what was your CYA result?
CYA was about 40 ppm. The water was looking pretty good this morning, although just a tad on the cloudy side.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 49,340
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
You're doing fine then. Even when a pool is just cloudy, the algae is aggressive and can do some damage to chlorine. It takes a little over 6 gallons to take your FC from 0 - 16, and quite a bit will get used-up in the early stages of the SLAM. Your FC should begin to hold-up better as time goes on. Good luck on the SLAM!