Water has been clear since day 2, it’s just those stubborn spots. Someday I‘ll have a storm free period o& time when I can tackle them!
Guess who starts a SLAM tomorrow?
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Standing in the pool holding a 20 ft aluminum pole ????? Yeah. Hard no.
Conked out last night and didn’t test. Braved the rain (STILL) this morning at 8, was at 7 FC. Added 38 ounces.
It’s going fine, the photo you see here in the thread is as green as it got. Water is clear, a few stubborn small dark spots on bottom I haven’t been able to tackle due to weather and not feeling well. Should be able to get rid of those in next day or so.
Algae growth was due to a power blip and me not noticing. SWG works great, when there is power! LOL
Definitely keep your chemistry in line and you won’t have problems, but don’t hesitate to SLAM if needed. It’s a straightforward process, not hard to do, and it works!
Algae growth was due to a power blip and me not noticing. SWG works great, when there is power! LOL
Definitely keep your chemistry in line and you won’t have problems, but don’t hesitate to SLAM if needed. It’s a straightforward process, not hard to do, and it works!
Crazy day today, barely a moment to spare! Just checked for first time since this am, down to 8, added 31 ounces. Definite improvement with the dark spots, and I haven‘t even been able to brush in past day or so.
Ugh, nothing but rain. Another crazy busy day... was down to 9.5 this morning, bumped up, and it has been diluted with a ton of rain since then!
Good grief... can some send me a canoe? or maybe an ark?
Send some of that rain up here! Everyone's lawn is turning brown.
....that old Mother Nature... feast or famine or lately, surplus feast
My CYA is probably -10, due to all the overflowing. Combining all the rain with two crazy workdays, I didn’t focus much on SLAM. Water looks great, raised FC back up this am, and heading out in a bit to brush and change skimmer net.
Checked around 3, at 9.5, added 19 ounces. Changed skimmer net, cleaned out auto cleaner, used my new stiff bristle nylon brush to tackle the remaining dark spots (most are gone), and backwashed filter. Probably could have waited to bw but I needed to drain some anyway. Didn’t bother to put the hose away because we’ve got more rain coming.
Water is low 80s, WAY too cold for me! So I did all this hanging over the edge. LOL
Water is low 80s, WAY too cold for me! So I did all this hanging over the edge. LOL
Guess who sees the sun 
today, after a whole week of gloom! Yay!
Now I’m trying to talk myself into getting in, just long enough to scrub stairs. The water temp is 83 degrees. Brrrrrrr!
Will keep SLAM going today because I haven’t had a chance to clean stairs and I know there is hidden algae there. But in the meantime, a water pic. Ignore the bugs floating on top! Pump is running so water isn’t still, but you can see that it is clear!
today, after a whole week of gloom! Yay!Now I’m trying to talk myself into getting in, just long enough to scrub stairs. The water temp is 83 degrees. Brrrrrrr!
Will keep SLAM going today because I haven’t had a chance to clean stairs and I know there is hidden algae there. But in the meantime, a water pic. Ignore the bugs floating on top! Pump is running so water isn’t still, but you can see that it is clear!
CraigChing
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We had a family movie night in the pool last night. After 30 mins in 86 degree water, we had to finish from the spa.85 degrees feels like a bath to me. 90 would feel like soup or coffee.
