melifair
07-11-2006, 02:48 AM
WELL! I am speeding down this Pool Road pretty fast it seems! One month ago I got an Intex Easy Set AG pool - 20'x12'x48"holding about 4,450 gallons...not much of a pool by most of your standards - but it is total bliss to me and my granddaughter! I really dislike Chlorine, so started with Bromine for the first two weeks - then Baquacil caught my eye in the pool shop and i thought - ah-ha! Sounds perfect!!! NEXT I discovered this wonderful forum, and although i see a few Baqua lovers, I am sorry to say my fickle mind has been turned by the majority of Baqua haters! Not only that - the pool was foaming like the best bubble bath - and when i put some anti-foaming agent in it, it has slimed and oiled the filter AND somewhere along the way it TASTES horrible.
SO...now on my fourth week, I saw Intex sell a Salt Water System - and THIS looks great!
So now, i know there are plenty of threads on conversion from Baqua to Chlorine and i also saw one from Baqua to Salt - but for a way larger pool that had been 'Baqua-ed' for some time. I am hoping someone will tell me that since i've only had Baqua in there for a week, i can just let it fizzle away for another week - and then hook up the Salt Water System chlorinator-pump-combo - and i'll be done!
I get a bit baffled by all these numbers of Ph etc- no rocket scientist I - but on the other hand i am a willing learner and rather fascinated. I am easily equating this pool to another child or dog, judging by the amount of time i am spending checking on it, feeding it and cleaning it.
So...please - how can i change over relatively painlessly from Baquacil to Salt???? Thanks so much for your knowledge and help!
SO...now on my fourth week, I saw Intex sell a Salt Water System - and THIS looks great!
So now, i know there are plenty of threads on conversion from Baqua to Chlorine and i also saw one from Baqua to Salt - but for a way larger pool that had been 'Baqua-ed' for some time. I am hoping someone will tell me that since i've only had Baqua in there for a week, i can just let it fizzle away for another week - and then hook up the Salt Water System chlorinator-pump-combo - and i'll be done!
I get a bit baffled by all these numbers of Ph etc- no rocket scientist I - but on the other hand i am a willing learner and rather fascinated. I am easily equating this pool to another child or dog, judging by the amount of time i am spending checking on it, feeding it and cleaning it.
So...please - how can i change over relatively painlessly from Baquacil to Salt???? Thanks so much for your knowledge and help!