SLAM with no pump?

[moore887]

Is it possible to SLAM a pool with a non working pump? The algae is not too bad but I thought it best to dump chlorine in anyway. 12k Gal IGP with FC0. Everything else in range. 5 pool store containers of bleach, a good brushing and a sub pump in the deep end with the hose out around the rail and into the shallow end. We have circulation (a bit!). That PM FC0 and five more containers of Leslie's finest. Following AM same again but no green just cloudy. Still 5 days left till new pump arrives. Keep going or to heck with it and wait?

 

[jblizzle]

If the chlorine is being consumed, it must be doing something

 

[moore887]

Good point Jason. Let's keep the pedal to the metal (40 gallons of chlorine later!)

 

[moore887]

One final question. If a (relatively) new pleatco cartridge filter was in the system before the pool turned green could it be revived or is it trash?

 

[wireform]

One final question. If a (relatively) new pleatco cartridge filter was in the system before the pool turned green could it be revived or is it trash?

You go by clean preasure on the guage. When your at 25% rise in psi it's time to open up and hose off to clean. That's what filters are made to do.

 

[jblizzle]

What is your CYA level?
If you are to the cloudy stage, then there may not be much for the chlorine to kill and just need filtration. So, keeping the high FC might just be resulting in massive losses to the sun.

I might suggest trying the OCLT and if you are only losing a few ppm, to back off the FC target level until you get the filter in the mix.

 

[moore887]

CYA is at 50. Might see if I can try an OCLT tonight. I was thinking of dropping my pool robot in for three or four hours. Not sure if it's a good idea to throw it in right after 5 jugs of chlorine though...

I've come across out of action pumps twice in the last month. I'm thinking a mini portable vacuum system from Advantage manufacturing could be a good call...

 

[Katodude]

Whoa, careful, did you put in 5 X Leslies 2.5 gallon jugs of 10.5 chlorine? In a 10K pool you FC will be off the chart after that. Are you testing for FC? Please post those test results. You want to take your FC to SLAM level many times a day, rather than nuke your pool a single time.

 

[jblizzle]

Leslie's sells 10% in one gallon containers around here

 

[moore887]

I was being a proper kim jong-um. I wasn't aware I could put too much in so i gave it all I had. Many times. I didn't test after putting in chlorine because I wouldn't have the circulation enough r0871 for an accurate test. I tested before adding each time and it was at 0 so I pumped it in. I didn't visit the pool today.