SLAM complete still cloudy
- Thread starter CactusGirl
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Stay at it. The clearing of a pool after SLAM with a sand filter takes lots of patience.
If that floater has trichlor in it, you have a moving CYA target.
If that floater has trichlor in it, you have a moving CYA target.
No it has cal-hypo mush in it last time I checked. It's probably gone by now. We haven't had triclor once this year. I've just been using liquid chlorine, borax, and muriatic acid since we drained in March.
SLAM doesn’t happen in just a few days usually. It’s going to take time. As long as you are brushing, vacuuming, backwashing (as needed), and keeping FC at SLAM level, you will see progress daily! Keep at it!
Day six of SLAM. Pump has been on 24/7. I was so bored I brushed the pool twice yesterday! I'm not backwashing much because of the sand filter. My hubs said he's going to replace the sand tomorrow. We shall see. I did break down and use a clarifier yesterday and it did help a lot. The deep end is still a bit cloudy though.
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- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Clarifier is glue so now you do need to most likely change the sand. Otherwise sand lasts for ever.
Patience time. Tough to do.
Patience time. Tough to do.
Your on the right track. That's exactly how my pool looked. Maintain the SLAM levels, vacuum/brush, backwash and most importantly keep the filter running 24/7 and it will be crystal clear. Keep on reading other posts and you'll get the hang of it. pretty soon it will clear up
Ours is about 6 years old. We changed it when we resurfaced the pool.
I read sand filters need a bit of help clearing cloudy water. I was unable to find a small amount of DE, so the clarifier was second choice.
Speaking of vacuuming, I have not. Our Barracuda got stuck on the drain. When I released it the fins came off. So it's sitting on the side of the pool. Such a piece of garbage. It's at least ten years old or more. We are looking into buying a new cleaner.