Pool not clear
Merged by moderator. Just open the thread your want to respond to and add your response at the bottom or hit the "Post Reply" button on the left toward the top". Thanks, jblizzle
I'm sure there's a way to respond to the responses and this is not the correct way but since I don't know what that correct way is I'll have to open a new topic. I'm the one Brian and Bama responded to.
Bama, you say SLAM level is 24. Pool Calculator says it's 17. Or is SLAM level not Shock level? Why do our numbers differ so widely? Any idea. Again, 35,000 plaster pool, 1hp pump (may be 1 1/2, my eyes are old even with glasses and I can't get my head in a good place to read the numbers). CYA 53 (does that mean -53 as you responded?) ph is 7.5. CC 2 (it has gotten as low as .5 since I returned) . CH 220. TA 120. Bear in mind here that while I have gone to TFP several times in the past, this process is still new to me. I have read fairly extensively on the site and I ain't stupid but I'm still confused. The the handy dandy test kit TTF recommends was sitting on my porch when I got back one week ago today and I have tested and adjusted frequently since then, but if my reading (or entering) of the numbers is not correct for some reason maybe that's the problem.
Brian, you say keep slamming. I have been slamming (I thought) for at least three days at a FC (I think) of 17. I can certainly keep slamming, but do I SLAM at 17? 24? 31? Do I need to get 1000 lbs borax and 50 gal muriatic acid (maybe slightly exagerated) to boost the effeciency of the other chemicals? Do I trust the Pool Calculator numbers? They seem to be right on target in predicting how many gallons of bleach will get me to 17 or 31.