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Forum: Chlorine Alternatives: UV, Ozone, Baquacil (PHMB), etc

Alternatives to chlorine. How to use PHMB (Baquacil). How to recover from using it

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: All the Chlorine Alternatives (that I've heard about)

    ___________________________________________ All the Chlorine Alternatives (that I've heard about) ( currently, this is just a reminder to me of...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-29-2018 09:49 AM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: FAQs & Guides: Chlorine Alternatives

    ______________________________________________ FAQs & Guides: Chlorine Alternatives ______________________________________________ Chlorine...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-19-2018 10:05 PM
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  1. Should I Get a UV unit for My Pool

    It looks like I'm going to spend a lot of time on this forum. My wife and I just bought a house with our first pool. We're moving from a house...

    Started by norman00‎, 06-15-2014 06:02 AM
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    11-26-2018 10:20 PM Go to last post
  2. New Owner, CDX (PHMB) to BBB Conversion

    Hi Everyone, I've been reading alot on this website and I've read everything on PoolSolutions as well, so I'm starting to get pretty familiar with...

    Started by updog012‎, 05-28-2014 11:00 PM
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    06-09-2014 10:04 AM Go to last post
  3. Starting up pool and wanting to convert from baquacil to BBB method ?

    I am a recent pool owner, and when I purchased the home the current residents were using Baquacil. I continued to use it for one year, and that was...

    Started by waterbreak‎, 05-25-2012 11:07 AM
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    06-07-2012 02:06 PM Go to last post
  4. Remington Solar Chlorine-Free “Sun Shock”

    Anybody ever use the Remington Solar Chlorine-Free “Sun Shock”? What has been your experience with it? I will be away a lot this summer and with...

    Started by paigemetoo‎, 05-27-2015 10:37 AM
    remington solar, sun shock
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    06-02-2015 12:15 AM Go to last post
  5. Question Steps - Switching from Baquacil to Chlorine

    Like so many others I’m used Baquacil (for 2 seasons at our house here in middle TN) and I’m ready to switch to chlorine – as part of ‘pool start-up’...

    Started by GeneNTN‎, 05-20-2011 08:55 PM
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    conversion, PHMB, picasa, pix, sticky
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    07-13-2011 07:32 AM Go to last post
  6. Chlorine Locked?

    We used Baquacil for 15 years. The first 12 were great but the last 3 were nightmares. Last year we barely swam at all. We spent a fortune on...

    Started by reesie‎, 06-05-2011 07:07 PM
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    conversion, peroxide, PHMB, sodium carbonate, sodium percarbonate
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    07-28-2011 07:42 PM Go to last post
  7. aciam - Nightmare conversion from baquacil to chlorine

    Hi pool forum - I have a 10,000 gal above ground pool with vinyl liner that has used baqaucil since it was built approximately 9-10 years ago. the...

    Started by aciam‎, 06-06-2011 05:21 PM
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    baquacil cdx, dmh, hydantoin, PHMB, phmb conversion
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    06-24-2011 08:09 PM Go to last post
  8. Using Soft Swim. Cloudy water after adding flocculant.

    I have an above ground, 14,000 gallon pool with sand filter. I'm at my wits end at the moment. I use Softswim and cannot keep the C level up. The...

    Started by JvilleKC‎, 07-07-2012 09:32 AM
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    PHMB
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    07-07-2012 05:29 PM Go to last post
  9. Black Pool Water

    Last year, I let all the Baquacil levels run out - then added chlorine to close. Now, I looked under the cover and the pool water is BLACK. Any...

    Started by pminct‎, 04-20-2007 03:34 PM
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    04-27-2007 11:10 AM Go to last post
  10. Smile Success with Baquacil so far

    I'm sure that I'll have lots of folks telling me I'm wrong on this - but I chose to stick with Baquacil because I didn't want to manage it so...

    Started by ccr-n-ia‎, 07-24-2006 04:28 PM
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    05-30-2007 10:22 PM Go to last post
  11. Baquacil to Chlorine Conversion Procedure

    I've found 2 different procedures to perform this conversion. One suggests starting with non-chlorine shock (pool store recommended, too). The...

    Started by Thissenw‎, 03-16-2011 09:08 AM
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  12. Converting Baquacil to Chlorine

    I have been fighting the evils of cloudy water in a Baquacil pool (24 ft. abg - 14,400 ga.) for three years and I have finally given in to attempting...

    Started by tgilbert‎, 06-07-2006 10:11 AM
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    06-19-2006 03:08 PM Go to last post
  13. Exclamation FAQ: Using or removing PHMB (Baquacil, etc.)

    ______________________________________ Using PHMB without problems ______________________________________ ...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 03-28-2006 05:34 PM
    phmb, sticky
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    06-09-2018 08:46 AM Go to last post
  14. AquaSmarte Delivery System?

    Hello, newbie pool owner here!! We have a 33' round AG pool (28,000 gallons) with a 1.5 HP Hayward pump and Swimpro Voyager Cart Filter. It has an...

    Started by circlenranch‎, 07-27-2006 10:55 AM
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    08-07-2006 09:46 AM Go to last post
  15. Taking the Plunge - Baquabeast conversion starting

    Hey all, Well after weeks of dealing with milky water, and reading every post on this forum and spending several hundreds of dollars of that Baqua...

    Started by lizzie64‎, 06-27-2006 04:37 PM
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    07-18-2006 12:03 AM Go to last post
  16. Baquacil Pool Problems - Cloudy water - HELP!!

    My family installed an above ground pool (18' round x 52") approximately three weeks ago. About 2-3 days after adding the initial doses of the...

    Started by careyshane32‎, 07-27-2012 09:07 PM
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    07-30-2012 09:12 AM Go to last post
  17. Post Baquacil to Bleach conversion (help needed)

    Hi - newbie here and help would be much appreciated. We just bought a house in the Winter with a 20,000gal IG pool (fiberglass/vinal liner) and a...

    Started by revhendrix‎, 06-10-2006 12:45 PM
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    06-27-2006 04:55 PM Go to last post
  18. pool store ethics?

    Hi there, new to the forum. I am a bit embarassed to admit that I am a baquacil user, worked great the first year, nothing but problems so far this...

    Started by henssguitars‎, 06-04-2010 10:49 PM
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  19. 1 year after conversion

    It's now a full season after converting from Baquacil to a salt water chlorine generation system, so I thought I would post my results here. I...

    Started by jeffmull‎, 09-11-2006 10:32 AM
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    09-03-2012 08:28 PM Go to last post
  20. Weekend Baquacil Conversion

    OK, Im going to start my baquacil to chlorine conversion this weekend, weather permitting. I have a 18’ x 36’ oval vinyl abg pool with a Pentair 150...

    Started by b2001‎, 04-28-2006 08:34 PM
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    05-29-2006 04:32 PM Go to last post
  21. Baquacil vs. Chlorine

    I just thought it was high time to share my opinion on Baquacil vs. Chlorine, just my experience though. When I found this forum and put my faith in...

    Started by Digger‎, 07-30-2013 09:23 PM
    attaboy
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    08-12-2013 03:32 PM Go to last post
  22. Continuing to Lose Chlorine after Switching from Baquacil

    Thank you for having this forum! I have used Baquacil for 20 years and decided this year to go back to chlorine. I followed your instructions...

    Started by Lynne0616‎, 08-31-2013 03:01 PM
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    09-02-2013 12:08 PM Go to last post
  23. Help.....Im in conversion confusion

    Well, I will start by saying Im in trouble, I live in a town where the pool store is run by a TROLL...Absolute miserable merchant.and no help. Anyway...

    Started by chlorinebound‎, 07-30-2006 09:25 AM
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    08-05-2006 11:17 AM Go to last post
  24. Frustrated Baquacil Customer

    OK, I just happened along this website, now after $200.00 with the pool store and several stories about how I need to get rid of my baquacil so...

    Started by Jaybird70‎, 08-04-2006 02:05 PM
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    08-12-2006 09:41 AM Go to last post
  25. Ionizer to replace aquarite?

    I didn't see a forum specific to ionizers . Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I have and aging aqua-rite system with a salt cell(t-15) that...

    Started by BND‎, 03-09-2017 07:24 PM
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    03-22-2017 12:05 AM Go to last post
  26. Problem with conversion from Baquacil! Please Help!!

    O.k. Thanks to all that have been helping so far. Please keep it coming. I haven't used the clorox outdoor yet, I bought it just in case, but I...

    Started by mjones‎, 05-06-2006 08:40 PM
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    05-24-2006 01:52 AM Go to last post
  27. Pristine Blue to Chlorine?

    Hi all, I've been reading a lot on PoolSolutions.com and these forums and I'm sold - I want to switch to the three B's this year. My pool was...

    Started by Kreebog‎, 05-19-2006 01:49 PM
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    05-19-2006 05:53 PM Go to last post
  28. Just started with PoolForum

    Been running baquacil for years and am tired of the issues that seem to come up every year - this was the worst - took almost a month to get the pool...

    Started by chickgreen‎, 08-15-2012 11:02 AM
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    08-16-2012 10:42 PM Go to last post
  29. Conversion - Baquacil to Chlorine - Disaster!!!!

    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...

    Started by jmaj43‎, 07-08-2006 07:36 PM
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    07-12-2006 12:19 AM Go to last post
  30. Is Soft-Swim really that bad???

    I just had my pool opened a month ago, new to me in a new house. We found out it was a baquacil pool as the 1st drop of chlorine made a pretty...

    Started by mariner09‎, 06-16-2006 11:36 AM
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    07-21-2006 05:33 PM Go to last post

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