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Cool, I didn't realize I could connect my phone to the pump. Worked like a charm. My pool passed the OCLT so it looks like my first SLAM is in the books thanks to you guys. The current FC is 7.5 and poolmath says the target is 3. Once it drops to this level, then do I have to keep adding liquid...

The filter is a Pentair Clean and Clear and the starting PSI was 10. I tried to change the speed from 2400 to 3000 RPM via the iAqualink app (menu->system setup->VSP setup->speed setup) when the pump was off but then the pump wouldn't turn back on. I turned it on at 2400 and then adjusted the...

Got it, I bought the test kit a few weeks ago and I calculated the pool volume with the Orenda app so I updated it based on that. I'll decrease it by 500. SWG was set to 0% so presumably it's off. Tested CYA again (2 days after the sock went into the skimmer) and it's still around 20. FC dropped...

I decided to SLAM my pool first cause it was growing a beard. Last night, I adjusted the pH to 7.5 and threw in a sock of CYA, then I added a gallon of liquid chlorine per poolmath (actually it said to add a little more). Now the algae is 75% gone and I tested the water again. The FC is 13 and...

I just bought a bunch of chemicals and will start the SLAM today. How long do I wait after adding acid and CYA before adding the bleach (do I need to test pH and CYA again before adding the bleach)? Does it matter that it's going to rain 2" between now and Friday? Should I wait for the ground to...

on PoolMath it says to add 18 oz of dry stabilizer to reach a CYA of 30 and 60 oz of 29% muriatic acid to achieve a pH of 7.3. It doesn't tell me how much chlorine I'll need to add ("Not enough information to provide accurate advice"). What am I doing wrong? Once the SLAM is complete, in the...

Thank you all for your advice. I was out of town for a week and now the pool looks like a swamp. I tested the water again and the values were: FC: 0 pH: >8.2 (slightly more magenta than the high end) total alkalinity: 80 CYA: 20 calcium hardness: 875 salt: 3200 I tested the calcium hardness of...

I see, when I did the FAS-DPD test the fluid was never red, it was always cloudy and colorless. I thought "clear" meant transparent. IF it was cloudy and white the whole time, does that mean no chlorine? Test strips and the block also showed no chlorine

CYA: 20 calcium hardness: 950 total alkalinity: 80 free chlorine: it stayed cloudy till I counted 300 drops and I can't count that high...should I have kept dropping? Thanks!

Hello! I am a first time pool owner and trying to figure out how to maintain my pool (~19000 gallons, plaster (?), saltwater, Jandy PLC1400 salt cell, Pentair Intelliflo3 VSF, Jandy iAqualink, Dolphin Cayman robot) and failing miserably. Despite the pool temp being 50 deg, algae has started to...