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

  1. 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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  2. 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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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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. 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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    04-02-2011 04:44 PM Go to last post
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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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    06-10-2010 08:32 PM Go to last post
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Baquacil to Chlorine - something wrong

    I had a 16x40 fiberglass pool installed last august. After being convinced to use baquacil we decided this year that we wanted to use chlorine. So we...

    Started by SwiminNJ‎, 05-06-2006 08:54 PM
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    05-29-2006 02:13 PM Go to last post
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Question To Baquacil or not to Baquacil...that is the question.

    Well I just discovered this site yesterday. I'm on my 3rd year with Bac and my water is milky and smelly...yuk! I've been running my filter...

    Started by radialaced‎, 07-05-2006 12:11 PM
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    07-07-2006 09:03 PM Go to last post
  18. conversion

    I am new here and I need some help and a little encouragement. I have an AG 18 ft by 4 ft round pool. I use a 3/4 hp pump with a sand filter and do...

    Started by chalk2024‎, 08-08-2006 09:50 AM
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    08-20-2006 10:47 PM Go to last post
  19. Question New - Need your help w/my baquacil to chlorine conversion

    Hello all - I was so excited when I found this site yesterday. This is the 4th season for our pool. We've been on Baquacil since day one. The...

    Started by dacslow‎, 05-16-2006 05:16 PM
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  20. 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
  21. Question It's my turn to convert...

    Hello all! I've been mainly a lurker here reading the trials and tribulations of everyone else, but I decided to make the switch to Chlorine from...

    Started by JayC‎, 05-23-2008 05:27 AM
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  22. Found this forum too late -- need some guidance on a conversion already begun

    Hi, I'm so grateful to have found this forum! We've tolerated Baquacil for 2 years and are now selling our house and I need my pool to stay...

    Started by eyesfinallyopened‎, 06-11-2006 03:08 AM
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    06-14-2006 09:38 PM Go to last post
  23. Converting to BBB

    I can across this site last night in an effort to find out why Baquacil isnt working for me. Nice to see I am not alone. So the wife is on the way to...

    Started by surfacefeeder‎, 07-11-2006 02:13 PM
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    07-25-2006 05:10 PM Go to last post
  24. words of encouragment!

    After using Baq. for 2 years we developed white mold, and made the decision to switch to CL. We followed the advise of our pool store. Our Baq....

    Started by ILHoz‎, 07-18-2006 09:57 AM
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    07-21-2006 11:03 AM Go to last post
  25. Question Softswim to Chlorine Conversion ??

    I put in a 28’ round, above ground pool last summer. Being Pool Ignorant I thought my pool dealer was doing me a big favor by throwing in a Softswim...

    Started by jma1_nemo‎, 04-12-2006 04:42 PM
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    06-03-2006 12:45 AM Go to last post
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. Baquacil Conversion

    Hi Folks, I am fairly new to this site but have been reading thru a host of posts on this forum and I can't seem to find all the right steps to...

    Started by duckmka‎, 04-15-2007 10:44 AM
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    04-20-2007 08:26 PM Go to last post
  29. Smile starting conversion ???

    ok Ill try to make this simple, 28ft above ground sand filter, milw wi, took cover off not to bad i put 4gallons of 12,5% shock on thursday, water...

    Started by larry b‎, 05-11-2007 11:32 AM
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    05-15-2007 11:52 AM Go to last post
  30. 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

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