What a difference

[rcowan]

Hello all,
So glad I found this site. I'm less than 72 hours in on my SLAM and boy what a difference. The two pics below show what my pool looked like on Monday and what it looks like today (Thursday). I started SLAMming Monday night and hopefully my OCLT will come back good tomorrow and I can exit SLAM. I currently meet the other two requirements.

Thanks for the tips and this site. Bonus is that I now have a cool and robust testing kit.

P.S. Please excuse the area around the pool. It was just installed last month and we still have work to do.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

P.S. Please excuse the area around the pool. It was just installed last month and we still have work to do.

We only care about the part inside the white ring

Looks great! Stick around a while and help motivate others.

 

[rcowan]

Looks great! Stick around a while and help motivate others.

Oh I plan on it. That was part of my reason for sharing the pics. For anyone that is new here and trying to decide whether to follow the SLAM process or not, I can tell you that it works and really isn't all that difficult. I must admit that I did have a bit of sticker shock when I went to buy the TF-Pro test kit when compared to the $15 kit from Home Depot that I was using. However, after getting the kit (today) and using it, I can see how it is so much more precise and verbose compared to other kits. I guess it's like anything, you get what you pay for, and what I'm paying is my wife and grandkids to enjoy the pool all summer.

Lastly, shameless plug for the site (which I am not affiliated with in any way). I just found this site 3 days ago and I decided after the first day to become a supporter of the site. With all of the good and FREE advice on here, even the bronze level is a heck of deal at $30. Surely you would have spent a whole heck of lot more than that to get somebody to come out and take a look at your pool. The site may be free to use but it's not free to run. If you have benefited from this site then help the guys out and become a supporter.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

I must admit that I did have a bit of sticker shock when I went to buy the TF-Pro test kit when compared to the $15 kit from Home Depot

The best thing about the kit is it will continue to pay off. No more algae, no more SLAMs, and best of all, safe water for friends and family.

 

[rcowan]

Woohoo! I'm out of SLAM and the wife and grandkids are enjoying the pool as I type this. Now I just need to fine tune the levels.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Your numbers look great! Don't stress yourself out too much about achieving "ideal" ranges. You're well within recommended ranges.

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