Hi All,
This is my first post. This forum has been invaluable to me, and I am grateful for the community. I have truly learned a lot in the past three years on here, so thank you all.
My question-
I am pretty meticulous with balancing my water. I check the FC and PH every other day or so. Since opening the pool at the end of May, I have not let it drop below 4 ppm *(see below) and keep the PH between 7.6-7.8. It seems once a season my FC gets used up too quickly and the SWG can't keep up. I end up SLAMing the pool and after a couple of days, I pass the overnight test, CC is <.5, and the water is clear.
The thing is, my water is always clear when this happens and I have never let the FC drop below 4ppm. I noticed this beginning to happen on Saturday, June 29, and we had an intense storm pass through here on Sunday, the 30th. The day after the storm, I noticed the water was slightly cloudy, but I could still see the bottom clearly. I would have blamed the issue on the storm washing debris into the pool, but I noticed the FC was getting used quickly the day before when the * FC was down to 3ppm. I bumped the SWG up to raise the level back up, but it didn't seem to help. Could the fact that I let it drop to 3ppm the day before have caused an outbreak like this?
I cleaned the filter day before (Saturday, June 29) when I noticed the drop in FC just to try and help, so I don't think that's the issue. The pressure was just barely a PSI over from when I opened the pool. SWG cell looks good too.
I started the SLAM process yesterday and did not pass the overnight loss test.
My numbers prior to the SLAM were:
FC 3ppm
PH 7.5
TA 70
CH 160
CYA 60ish
I brought FC up to 24ppm, as per the chart, I realize my CYA isn't ideal.
Any idea on what I'm doing wrong or if I am missing something? I'm at a loss here. Thanks in advance.
This is my first post. This forum has been invaluable to me, and I am grateful for the community. I have truly learned a lot in the past three years on here, so thank you all.
My question-
I am pretty meticulous with balancing my water. I check the FC and PH every other day or so. Since opening the pool at the end of May, I have not let it drop below 4 ppm *(see below) and keep the PH between 7.6-7.8. It seems once a season my FC gets used up too quickly and the SWG can't keep up. I end up SLAMing the pool and after a couple of days, I pass the overnight test, CC is <.5, and the water is clear.
The thing is, my water is always clear when this happens and I have never let the FC drop below 4ppm. I noticed this beginning to happen on Saturday, June 29, and we had an intense storm pass through here on Sunday, the 30th. The day after the storm, I noticed the water was slightly cloudy, but I could still see the bottom clearly. I would have blamed the issue on the storm washing debris into the pool, but I noticed the FC was getting used quickly the day before when the * FC was down to 3ppm. I bumped the SWG up to raise the level back up, but it didn't seem to help. Could the fact that I let it drop to 3ppm the day before have caused an outbreak like this?
I cleaned the filter day before (Saturday, June 29) when I noticed the drop in FC just to try and help, so I don't think that's the issue. The pressure was just barely a PSI over from when I opened the pool. SWG cell looks good too.
I started the SLAM process yesterday and did not pass the overnight loss test.
My numbers prior to the SLAM were:
FC 3ppm
PH 7.5
TA 70
CH 160
CYA 60ish
I brought FC up to 24ppm, as per the chart, I realize my CYA isn't ideal.
Any idea on what I'm doing wrong or if I am missing something? I'm at a loss here. Thanks in advance.
