Green Pool

[PK56]

Moved from here.
So need a slam pool is very green after week away and extremely hot temps. So I added a gallon and 30 min later added anoteher. What is rate at which I should be doing this?

 

[IceShadow]

How are you testing your water?

The SLAM Process isn't just "add a gallon of chlorine every x minutes". It's "test your water, see what your FC and CYA are, then add enough FC to get to a certain target. Retest often and add FC back to target." You don't want to add so much that you damage your pool surface and equipment (and have a bunch of extra FC burn off in the sun), and you don't want to add too little and have the chlorine be ineffective.

 

[PK56]

Yes get that. Got rid of green test results are
4 30pm yesterday. 8 30 am today
FC 22. 17
DC. 1. 1
Oh. 8. 8
Ta 60. 60
Unfortunately out of chem to test my cya. Didn't realize till in midst of slam.
Will be getting it tomorrow. Meanwhile question
Need opinions on using a chlorine stsbilizer. 95 degrees today and it supposedly helps chlorine last longer in the sun.

 

[PK56]

It is 95 degrees and very sunny. Just completed a slam and got rid of green. Was recommended by a friend to try Clorox chlorine stabilizer. Should I wait till my water is balanced before adding? Still have high levels due to slam.

 

[duraleigh]

Please post test results. We can't tell you whether to add anything (or add nothing) until we understand what your current levels are

 

[PK56]

Started slam yesterday. This morning green is gone just a bit cloudy.
6/21/22. 4 30 Pm .. 6/22/22 8 30 am. 6/22/22. 12 30 pm
FC. 22. 17. 0
CC. 1. 1. 0
PH 8. 8. 7.4
TA. 60. ,60. 50
CYA. 80
So ran out of chem for cya test. I am really concerned by the loss of chlorine that fast. Could be cya? Getting test chem tomorrow. Just added 1 gallon of chlorine. Should I add chlorine stabilizer or wait for cya results?
Going to vacuum bottom now and clean
filter.

 

[Katodude]

Your have not completed your SLAM until the pool is crystal clear. Also we need results from your own test kit to give advice.

 

[jeffchap]

Chlorine stabilizer and CYA are the same thing. If your CYA really is 80, you don't want to raise it any higher. Please post a new test result as soon as you get more reagent.

 

[DMS2014]

and don't listen to any friends who recommend anything but what TFP recommends! which is: bleach, CYA and MA...basically