clduncan
Bronze Supporter
my pool looked like yours a month or so ago I followed the slam process it took me 15 days to pass all 3 criteria it will get there
SLAMING! Slime Bags,pH, and More
- Thread starter shawes
- Start date
Thank you for that! Gives me hope!!! Is it safe for my granddaughter to swim right now?
Hey....I see you have a Creepy Crawler. Mine goes to the end of its hose and just stops and sits in one place....any ideas?
clduncan
Bronze Supporter
Oh that vacuum gets on my nerves sometimes ours likes to find the ladder and stay by it we just adjust the pressure and make sure the line is not all tangled up with itself it is a love hate thing I have with that thing mostly hate....
clduncan
Bronze Supporter
and I personally would not swim unless I can see the bottom of the pool clearly
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,052
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Just keep up the chlorine- it should be “eating” less now. The filter needs time to do its work so run it 24/7 & Don’t backwash until the pressure rises 25% over Clean pressure. Brush or vac everyday & take pics everyday so you can see the difference its very helpful. It will be beautiful before u know it!
If you have a manual vacuum try to vacuum the pool every day. That will get the debris out that settles on the bottom and stir up the rest so the filter can catch it. Its very tempting to try and keep the water relatively undisturbed because it makes it look clearer, but in fact that is the opposite of what you need to do. Vacuum up whatever settles and filter out what gets stirred up. Think of it like adding sugar to your tea, if you let it all settle on the bottom your tea won't be very sweet, but if you stir it up and get the sugar swirling around you get some of the sweetness when you take a sip.
As a rule of thumb, it is safe to swim if FC is in between minimum and SLAM level for your CYA *and* you can see the entire bottom of the pool. The FC keeps the water sanitary and being able to see the bottom of the pool is for safety due to the drowning risk.
@Mdragger88 @Texas Splash @mknauss @zea3
I need to add water to the pool and I'm still SLAMing. Do I test everything again? I have well water.
I can clearly see the bottom though my pool is not sparkling crystal clear. Today after vacuuming I needed to clean out the pot right after the skimmer. I turned off the pump , cleared the pot, turned on the pump....I could see all the dead white algae being pushed back into the pool for a minute. Should I have rinsed the pump before turning it back on?
I need to add water to the pool and I'm still SLAMing. Do I test everything again? I have well water.
I can clearly see the bottom though my pool is not sparkling crystal clear. Today after vacuuming I needed to clean out the pot right after the skimmer. I turned off the pump , cleared the pot, turned on the pump....I could see all the dead white algae being pushed back into the pool for a minute. Should I have rinsed the pump before turning it back on?
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,053
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
If the FC is still elevated for your SLAM, I would only focus on the CYA and FC. If the FC is close to 10, I might check the pH as well. All the others can wait.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,053
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
If all you did was clean the poolside skimmer basket or the pump strainer pot basket, then perhaps the dead algae was just sitting on top of the sand in your filter. Since you didn't seem to do a backwash, some of it blew right back in. If you did backwash, maybe you just need to do the RINSE a bit longer afterwards.
I turned the pump on to clear pump strainer. And then turned it back on. Should I have done a rinse before filtering?
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,053
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Normally no. If all you did was clean the skimmer or pump strainer pot, that's fine. But perhaps your filter itself is getting overwhelmed with the dead algae. Do you see the pressure gauge building? Does the needle move at all, or fall to zero when off? I wonder if the needle/gauge is going bad? Anyways, perhaps a good backwash followed by a 30-40 second rinse may help.
I have been checking the gauge regularly. I have a spare. I'll swap it out.
I have noticed lately anytime I turn off the pump the first few seconds it pushes. This is only the third year....I shouldn't need new sand already should I?
JoeSelf
Gold Supporter
No need to change the sand. Unless it is gummed up by using clarifier.