jmaj43
07-08-2006, 07:36 PM
Hi Everyone,
I am very happy to have found this forum, albeit too late as I already tried to convert my pool from Baquacil to chlorine at the request of my wife and daughter. I used a method given to my by the pool store, but it has turned into a disaster. I really hope someone can help me out.
Here is the situation;
I have an inground 18 x 36 pool (roughly 27000 gallons) and I am running a Hayward DE Filter.
I am on day three of the process and have added 9 lbs of shock per day at the advice of the local pool store.
The problems are that I have a thick brown scum on the top of the pool (it looks like liquid cardboard). I also cannot maintain any type of pressure in the filter no matter how many times I bump.
Yesterday I drained the filter in an attempt to clean it, but regained slight pressure only momentarirly. It is running anywhere from 15-17 on the gauge.
Where do I go from here? I am totally lost at this point and just want to try and recover my pool. I don't trust the guys at the pool store as they got me into this situation.
To add futher problems, I am not familiar with the workings of a DE filter at all.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
John
I am very happy to have found this forum, albeit too late as I already tried to convert my pool from Baquacil to chlorine at the request of my wife and daughter. I used a method given to my by the pool store, but it has turned into a disaster. I really hope someone can help me out.
Here is the situation;
I have an inground 18 x 36 pool (roughly 27000 gallons) and I am running a Hayward DE Filter.
I am on day three of the process and have added 9 lbs of shock per day at the advice of the local pool store.
The problems are that I have a thick brown scum on the top of the pool (it looks like liquid cardboard). I also cannot maintain any type of pressure in the filter no matter how many times I bump.
Yesterday I drained the filter in an attempt to clean it, but regained slight pressure only momentarirly. It is running anywhere from 15-17 on the gauge.
Where do I go from here? I am totally lost at this point and just want to try and recover my pool. I don't trust the guys at the pool store as they got me into this situation.
To add futher problems, I am not familiar with the workings of a DE filter at all.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
John