- May 3, 2014
- 58,521
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Ready to SLAM and I have some questions
- Thread starter sonoman
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,521
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You started this needing to SLAM, right? If so, you need to SLAM once the pool is full. Should go quickly.
Hi Marty,
Quick follow-up. The DE filter crushed the iron precipitate and cleared it right up. I had to backwash it a couple times. I drained the pool about halfway and had city water trucked in then initiated the SLAM. The SLAM process went very quickly and I am now burning off the excess chlorine.
I plan to use up the extra bleach then replace my SWCG with an RJ60 instead of just replacing the T-Cell 15...a new RJ60 at DSP is about 2x the price of replacing the T-Cell 15 but generates significantly more chlorine and has a much longer warranty. We'll see how that goes. I am still raising the salt level and TA is still high but Pool Math says to lower it with acid and aerate, which I still need to do. The pool looks fantastic with no algae.
pH: 7.5
FC: 12
CC: 0-0.5
CH: 250
TA: 110
CYA: 60-70
Salt: 2400
Thanks for all your support during my panic...the pool looked like coffee when the iron precipitated out last week.
Quick follow-up. The DE filter crushed the iron precipitate and cleared it right up. I had to backwash it a couple times. I drained the pool about halfway and had city water trucked in then initiated the SLAM. The SLAM process went very quickly and I am now burning off the excess chlorine.
I plan to use up the extra bleach then replace my SWCG with an RJ60 instead of just replacing the T-Cell 15...a new RJ60 at DSP is about 2x the price of replacing the T-Cell 15 but generates significantly more chlorine and has a much longer warranty. We'll see how that goes. I am still raising the salt level and TA is still high but Pool Math says to lower it with acid and aerate, which I still need to do. The pool looks fantastic with no algae.
pH: 7.5
FC: 12
CC: 0-0.5
CH: 250
TA: 110
CYA: 60-70
Salt: 2400
Thanks for all your support during my panic...the pool looked like coffee when the iron precipitated out last week.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,521
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Sounds great! No reason to push the TA down unless you find the pH rising very fast.
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