So it looks like I didn't completely kill off the algae with my last slam, so here we are again.
How do you vacuum to waste when doing a slam? I only have the manual vacuum, it's worked in the past and not something I mind doing. But I loose so much water vacuuming to waste and then it takes about 2 hours for the hose to refill it. Is it ok to let the super chlorinated water sit that long without circulation?
Last time I just brushed until I passed the OCLT and then vacuumed it, took about 6 hours of vacuum, refill, vacuum some more, refill some more to get through that and thinking back, maybe not effective?
FWIW, when I've tried vacuum to filter in the past, it just seems like it blows back in? Maybe my imagination, vacuum pool looks cloudy and the next day it's all back. At least with vacuum to waste I know it's gone.
Latest TF100 test results:
FC 12 (within the last hour)
CC didn't test yet since I just started slamming last night
PH 7.2 (before slam started)
TA 60
CYA 30
I picked up some knee hi's this morning, see if that really does help with the vacuum to filter option. But other than that, any ideas?
Oh, one more thing, last year, new sand filter, new sand, hasn't been cleaned this year so is that playing into why I can't seem to vacuum to filter?
Thanks for any insight you may offer.
How do you vacuum to waste when doing a slam? I only have the manual vacuum, it's worked in the past and not something I mind doing. But I loose so much water vacuuming to waste and then it takes about 2 hours for the hose to refill it. Is it ok to let the super chlorinated water sit that long without circulation?
Last time I just brushed until I passed the OCLT and then vacuumed it, took about 6 hours of vacuum, refill, vacuum some more, refill some more to get through that and thinking back, maybe not effective?
FWIW, when I've tried vacuum to filter in the past, it just seems like it blows back in? Maybe my imagination, vacuum pool looks cloudy and the next day it's all back. At least with vacuum to waste I know it's gone.
Latest TF100 test results:
FC 12 (within the last hour)
CC didn't test yet since I just started slamming last night
PH 7.2 (before slam started)
TA 60
CYA 30
I picked up some knee hi's this morning, see if that really does help with the vacuum to filter option. But other than that, any ideas?
Oh, one more thing, last year, new sand filter, new sand, hasn't been cleaned this year so is that playing into why I can't seem to vacuum to filter?
Thanks for any insight you may offer.