Hey folks!
Question about adding a flocculant during SLAM. Currently on day 14 of my annual pool opening SLAM (maybe one day I’ll take better care of the pool during the winter). This has been one of the toughest I’ve ever done due to the high amount of algae and organic matter in the pool, but we are slowly getting there. My chlorine additions have been less and less each day and I’m noticing small changes in water clarity. Today is the first day I can make out the vacuum head on the bottom of the shallow end and the water color has been at an aqua blue for the past week. I have a sand filter and have added a little bit of D.E. In between backwashes but I’m hoping to speed things up to be able to swim this weekend. Also, my pool is a dinosaur and does not have a main drain, all flow comes through the skimmer, which obviously takes longer to cycle.
Can I add a flocculant during the slam, while also keeping the FC at shock levels?
Here’s my last readings before I added more chlorine to get it back to SLAM level a little bit ago
FC 11.5
CC 0.25
pH 7.2
TA 90
CH 170
CYA 40
My OCLT has been zero for the past 5 days
Question about adding a flocculant during SLAM. Currently on day 14 of my annual pool opening SLAM (maybe one day I’ll take better care of the pool during the winter). This has been one of the toughest I’ve ever done due to the high amount of algae and organic matter in the pool, but we are slowly getting there. My chlorine additions have been less and less each day and I’m noticing small changes in water clarity. Today is the first day I can make out the vacuum head on the bottom of the shallow end and the water color has been at an aqua blue for the past week. I have a sand filter and have added a little bit of D.E. In between backwashes but I’m hoping to speed things up to be able to swim this weekend. Also, my pool is a dinosaur and does not have a main drain, all flow comes through the skimmer, which obviously takes longer to cycle.
Can I add a flocculant during the slam, while also keeping the FC at shock levels?
Here’s my last readings before I added more chlorine to get it back to SLAM level a little bit ago
FC 11.5
CC 0.25
pH 7.2
TA 90
CH 170
CYA 40
My OCLT has been zero for the past 5 days