Shocking salt water pools?

[NewFGOwner]

Hello, this is my third year with my salt water pool and swg. We have only shocked the pool when the pool is first opened and 1 time when it wasn’t working and our chlorine went below zero. Otherwise the chlorine is always around 2-5ppm. There is advice all over the internet that you still need to shock your salt water pool. Interested in how others handle. I feel that if my Chloramines are at zero, water is clear, and no signs of algae then why shock. Wouldn’t shocking weekly always leave you with very high chlorine levels? I don’t get it. Also we barely use our pool. Thanks all!

 

[mknauss]

'Shock' as an action is not needed.


Now some stores market liquid chlorine as 'Shock'. That, you need sometimes!

 

[NewFGOwner]

This is terrific, thank you! I kept wondering am I doing something wrong but that was my point. Why add high chlorine like that as a preventative measure. So if there is actually a problem then you slam. How about for Chloramines. What’s the best practice on TFP ?

 

[mknauss]

If you get elevated CC, you follow the SLAM process.

 

[NewFGOwner]

Thanks! Is the idea still to try to reach FC at 10xcc to kill cc?

 

[Jimrahbe]

N,

If you keep your CYA and FC in the proper ratio, you never have to add Pool store shock to your pool... ever!!

Just follow the saltwater section of this chart... FC/CYA Levels

Jim R.

 

[mknauss]

Thanks! Is the idea still to try to reach FC at 10xcc to kill cc?

No. That is a poor assumption of what is needed.

Follow the SLAM Process, when needed.

 

[Teald024]

Thanks! Is the idea still to try to reach FC at 10xcc to kill cc?

That was an old assumption made by people who didn't understand the chemistry. There is no way to tell how much chlorine it will take. 10x isn't a magic formula. We teach the SLAM Process to clean a pool and rid CC's

 

[NewFGOwner]

That was an old assumption made by people who didn't understand the chemistry. There is no way to tell how much chlorine it will take. 10x isn't a magic formula. We teach the SLAM Process to clean a pool and rid CC's

Thanks! At what level of CC does TFP recommend slamming?

 

[NewFGOwner]

N,

If you keep your CYA and FC in the proper ratio, you never have to add Pool store shock to your pool... ever!!

Just follow the saltwater section of this chart... FC/CYA Levels

Jim R.

Thanks! This is interesting. What’s the rationale behind this chart?

 

[Jimrahbe]

N,

I suggest that your read... ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

The paragraphs around the chart go into the rationale..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[NewFGOwner]

N,

I suggest that your read... ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

The paragraphs around the chart go into the rationale..

Thanks,

Jim R.

Thank you! I will!