I think this is day 4 of the slam and it it is looking beautiful. Clear as can be. Was going to do the oclt rest tonight but decided to give it one more day. I dropped down to 12 again today and raised it back up to 16. Will maintain tomorrow and do the oclt tomorrow night. Hope to pass. The filter has been less and less dirty. Will see what tomorrow brings but on the right path I think. Thank you
Numbers good, cloudy water?
- Thread starter nksprts
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 59,253
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
OK just did a test and think I'm read for am oclt test tonight. Pool is clear as can be, tested my fc is at 11 and cc at 0.5. If I test first thing in morning and I am at a 10 or 11 fc does that mean I passed and I can stop the slam?
- May 3, 2014
- 59,253
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Yes. You would then let the FC come back to target level and resume maintenance levels. Never let your FC get below Target.
Take care.
Take care.
OK great thank you. Do you test fc everyday? I still don't think I fell that low but must of if I got algae. I was just testing the CL level when testing ph and making sure it was about the 5 mark. Maybe that's where I went wrong.
- May 3, 2014
- 59,253
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I have a SWCG so I do not test every day. I did at first to learn how my pool reacts.
With manual dosing of chlorine you need to test each day. With the FAS-DPD test. Now, after a full season of doing that, you will learn your pool and may get away with 'knowing' how much chlorine your pool needs. The biggest thing is to test about the same time each day. Then add chlorine to get your FC 3 ppm over your target. That way you will not go below minimum even if you have an organic 'event' like lots of leaves, a bunch of birds, etc.
With manual dosing of chlorine you need to test each day. With the FAS-DPD test. Now, after a full season of doing that, you will learn your pool and may get away with 'knowing' how much chlorine your pool needs. The biggest thing is to test about the same time each day. Then add chlorine to get your FC 3 ppm over your target. That way you will not go below minimum even if you have an organic 'event' like lots of leaves, a bunch of birds, etc.
I passed the OCLT test last night. Was 11ppm at 9pm and still at 11ppm at 7:30 am. Am I good to go?
I am thinking of trying to maintain my pool at about 9 even though my CYA is 40. Is that bad? I dont think I dropped that low last time and got algae, so I want to maintain high, this will give me more then enough room if if drops hard in one day before I can get to it.
I am thinking of trying to maintain my pool at about 9 even though my CYA is 40. Is that bad? I dont think I dropped that low last time and got algae, so I want to maintain high, this will give me more then enough room if if drops hard in one day before I can get to it.
- Mar 24, 2014
- 2,455
- Pool Size
- 32000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-55
thank you!
Also thank you to everyone here. This is a great forum, I can only imagine what the pool store would have had me jumping through hoops and more chemicals then i could count. I've learned so much because of everyone here, much appreciated.
- May 3, 2014
- 59,253
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You were a ton of help Mk, thank you so much.
Will run the other numbers tonight after work after my FC drops below 10 and make sure they are all in line. Thanks again!
First post slam full test and numbers seem good?
Fc 10
Cc 0
Ph 7.5
Ta 100
Ch 150
Cya 40
Look good? And I'm gonna maintain about 8 or 9 like stated so I'm ahead of the curve incase a big spike again.
Fc 10
Cc 0
Ph 7.5
Ta 100
Ch 150
Cya 40
Look good? And I'm gonna maintain about 8 or 9 like stated so I'm ahead of the curve incase a big spike again.
Awesome thank you, so exciting when your so new your nervous your ruining your pool as you add chemicals then it comes out crystal clear. Now it shows how much I need to get I'm and vacuum well lol.