New to pool care. I just started SLAM. I have a brand new, still in box, blue 8 year solar cover. Do I leave it off for the duration of SLAM or is it safe to put it on?
Welcome to TFP!!!Agree with leaving it off. The cover may trap CC and the higher FC levels will wear on the cover a bit.
- Jun 13, 2017
- 450
- Pool Size
- 9600
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
I've always put the solar cover on after the last dose of chlorine each evening until the first dose in the morning because I was concerned about potential algae on the cover itself. But with a new cover, there won't be any algae clinging to the cover so I would not put it on until the SLAM is finished.
pittslmjca13
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- Jun 13, 2017
- 450
- Pool Size
- 9600
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Hi, neighbor!
The solar cover should not affect OCLT. Overnight, the primary thing the solar cover does is retain the warm water in your pool.
The solar cover should not affect OCLT. Overnight, the primary thing the solar cover does is retain the warm water in your pool.
?? Neighbor! Are you drowning on land?! Holy Hannah is it wet outside. This humidity is exactly why I don’t leave the Midwest in the summer.
Anywho... with this heat, and my thermometer being set at 84, I was worried about evaporation of the chlorine and how that’d affect my readying. I’m on day 7 of slam and it’s still a tiny tiny bit cloudy. There’s a huge difference between my CYA results in the Pool store. I’ve been going by My reading which is 50. We shall see what morning readings bring...
Anywho... with this heat, and my thermometer being set at 84, I was worried about evaporation of the chlorine and how that’d affect my readying. I’m on day 7 of slam and it’s still a tiny tiny bit cloudy. There’s a huge difference between my CYA results in the Pool store. I’ve been going by My reading which is 50. We shall see what morning readings bring...
- Jun 13, 2017
- 450
- Pool Size
- 9600
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
When the dew point is 80, salvation is the pool! Loving we don't need to be heating the water and running the A/C at the same time 
Trust your reading for CYA. Cloudy but blue can last for a bit, but it's still OK for swimming and enjoying.
Trust your reading for CYA. Cloudy but blue can last for a bit, but it's still OK for swimming and enjoying.
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