Worst Opening in 15 Years...Help!
- Thread starter jimsky
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After 2nd SLAM:
FC: 5.0
CC: 8.5
Guess one more SLAM and off to bed, see what it looks like in the morning.
FC: 5.0
CC: 8.5
Guess one more SLAM and off to bed, see what it looks like in the morning.
This morning I got these chlorine numbers after the 3rd SLAM:
FC: 0.5
CC: 3.0
The water doesn't look any better still very cloudy, you can just about see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end.
FC: 0.5
CC: 3.0
The water doesn't look any better still very cloudy, you can just about see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end.
Jimsky,
You are missing the point of SLAM. When you complete a SLAM, your pool is crystal clear and you are done.
read "SLAM" in the "How To" section up in Pool School and do it correctly and your pool will clear.
You are missing the point of SLAM. When you complete a SLAM, your pool is crystal clear and you are done.
read "SLAM" in the "How To" section up in Pool School and do it correctly and your pool will clear.
Another trip to Costco to stock up on more bleach at lunch. Tonight I have a date with my pool and as many gallons of bleach as it takes to see this through.
I never should have doubted you guys...sorry, my most sincere apologies for my wavering belief in the power of TFP.
After a long night of feeding my pool chlorine hourly I was finally able to attain shock level for my CYA number and just about held it overnight when measured in the morning. It dropped down during the day when I got home from work...but the water, I can finally see bottom in the deep end. Dirt on the bottom, but mostly clear water...just a bit cloudy in the deep end.
Tonight I added more bleach to bounce it back up to shock level and backwashed the filter. I vacuumed all but the deepest part of the the pool and brushed the rest. Water is back up to shock level and last combined chlorine number was zero. Looks like I'm winning the battle!
After a long night of feeding my pool chlorine hourly I was finally able to attain shock level for my CYA number and just about held it overnight when measured in the morning. It dropped down during the day when I got home from work...but the water, I can finally see bottom in the deep end. Dirt on the bottom, but mostly clear water...just a bit cloudy in the deep end.
Tonight I added more bleach to bounce it back up to shock level and backwashed the filter. I vacuumed all but the deepest part of the the pool and brushed the rest. Water is back up to shock level and last combined chlorine number was zero. Looks like I'm winning the battle!
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This morning even the deep end is now clear...didn't test the water, but it's looking great.
That's an inviting pool. Good work! Props to you for seeing it through and to the TFP crew for being so helpful. Happy Summer, everyone!
Hi ! I'm in the exact same boat and new to the forum. I am wondering if I can achieve the same result with only colour code strips ?
I don't think so, a real test kit is needed to know what's happening. Getting a real CYA number is really important, it's key to the whole SLAM strategy. Test strips can't read FC above 10ppm. Being able to measure CC is really important...let's you know where your are and where you are going. If you donate $30 and become a lifetime member you get a $10 off coupon to the TF-100 test kit.