I just finished my 6th day of SLAM'ing my pool and wanted to make sure I am on the right track and not missing something.
Was on vacation and came home on Wed, July 26th to a green pool. Talking to neighbors who used it, it wasn't like that 24-48 hours prior.
At no point have I seen algae growing on any of the pool surfaces.
I kept non-SLAM Chlorine levels Thursday / Friday / Saturday, testing Chlorine multiple times a day while getting the other tests in-line and brushing 1x-2x a day. The pool was "clear" by Saturday AM - no longer was sweeping in the morning turning up stuff on the bottom. However, I failed an OCLT test and started my SLAM that night (Saturday night).
CYA of 70. Using 10% bleach. Dallas, TX based. It has been 100+, full sun every day of SLAM. Pool gets direct sunlight from 8AM until 6PM.
Since the SLAM has started, I have brushed daily, nothing is settling out of the water nor do I see anything growing. I cleaned the cartridge filters on day 2 or 3. I used a bristle brush like you would clean care tires with to hit around the jets and the nicheless LEDs (reading forums, they don't look to come out...). I used a tooth brush to reach in as far as the fill line as I could, pouring a little bleach in the other end. I took out the skimmer covers and soaked them in a solution with some bleach. I used a screwdriver and rag to clean out the debris in the umbrella hole on the sun ledge.
My FC readings and gallons of 10% bleach used are below. Morning is taken ~7am (it is light out, but no sun on pool). Mid-day is 1PM or so. Evening generally 6-7PM after the direct sunlight done. Night #1 was taken 9-10PM. If any bleach was added then, I generally added it, brushed, and then took a last reading for the day ~45mins to an hour after adding (the + gallons under EOD is total added that day).
Am I missing anything? Are my levels dropping to low and working against me? On the right track and just need to stick with it?
Thanks all!
Was on vacation and came home on Wed, July 26th to a green pool. Talking to neighbors who used it, it wasn't like that 24-48 hours prior.
At no point have I seen algae growing on any of the pool surfaces.
I kept non-SLAM Chlorine levels Thursday / Friday / Saturday, testing Chlorine multiple times a day while getting the other tests in-line and brushing 1x-2x a day. The pool was "clear" by Saturday AM - no longer was sweeping in the morning turning up stuff on the bottom. However, I failed an OCLT test and started my SLAM that night (Saturday night).
CYA of 70. Using 10% bleach. Dallas, TX based. It has been 100+, full sun every day of SLAM. Pool gets direct sunlight from 8AM until 6PM.
Since the SLAM has started, I have brushed daily, nothing is settling out of the water nor do I see anything growing. I cleaned the cartridge filters on day 2 or 3. I used a bristle brush like you would clean care tires with to hit around the jets and the nicheless LEDs (reading forums, they don't look to come out...). I used a tooth brush to reach in as far as the fill line as I could, pouring a little bleach in the other end. I took out the skimmer covers and soaked them in a solution with some bleach. I used a screwdriver and rag to clean out the debris in the umbrella hole on the sun ledge.
My FC readings and gallons of 10% bleach used are below. Morning is taken ~7am (it is light out, but no sun on pool). Mid-day is 1PM or so. Evening generally 6-7PM after the direct sunlight done. Night #1 was taken 9-10PM. If any bleach was added then, I generally added it, brushed, and then took a last reading for the day ~45mins to an hour after adding (the + gallons under EOD is total added that day).
Am I missing anything? Are my levels dropping to low and working against me? On the right track and just need to stick with it?
Thanks all!
