Hi all -
We have finally gotten a chance to pull the cover back on our foreclosure pool, and are ready to move forward with cleaning it up. It has sat for 2+ years unused (but seemingly mostly covered.) We have run the pumps and filters and see that they work, and we have replacement cartridge filters ready to go in.
We have the TF Test Kit, and just ran our first test this morning:
FC - 0
pH - 7.5
TA - 90
CH - 250
CYA - 0
We would like to start the SLAM on Saturday, when we'll have 2 days full time to spend on it. However, we know that we need to raise the CYA first. I've read a little bit that suggests using the powder stabilizer can take a day or so to dissolve.
For our ~41k gallon pool, it seems that we'd need about 164 oz / ~14 lbs of powder. We won't be able to add any until tomorrow (Friday) morning - will 24 hours be enough to time for the CYA levels to rise before Sat morning?
Must we wait for a full reading of 30 on the CYA before we start the SLAM, or can we start adding chlorine while the CYA is still going up?
It should be cloudy/rainy on Sat, if that matters.
Thanks for any help on this!
Matt
![pool_small.jpg pool_small.jpg](https://www.troublefreepool.com/data/attachments/63/63339-a8b113967f4f2583052521bf9765c277.jpg)
We have finally gotten a chance to pull the cover back on our foreclosure pool, and are ready to move forward with cleaning it up. It has sat for 2+ years unused (but seemingly mostly covered.) We have run the pumps and filters and see that they work, and we have replacement cartridge filters ready to go in.
We have the TF Test Kit, and just ran our first test this morning:
FC - 0
pH - 7.5
TA - 90
CH - 250
CYA - 0
We would like to start the SLAM on Saturday, when we'll have 2 days full time to spend on it. However, we know that we need to raise the CYA first. I've read a little bit that suggests using the powder stabilizer can take a day or so to dissolve.
For our ~41k gallon pool, it seems that we'd need about 164 oz / ~14 lbs of powder. We won't be able to add any until tomorrow (Friday) morning - will 24 hours be enough to time for the CYA levels to rise before Sat morning?
Must we wait for a full reading of 30 on the CYA before we start the SLAM, or can we start adding chlorine while the CYA is still going up?
It should be cloudy/rainy on Sat, if that matters.
Thanks for any help on this!
Matt
![pool_small.jpg pool_small.jpg](https://www.troublefreepool.com/data/attachments/63/63339-a8b113967f4f2583052521bf9765c277.jpg)