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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. 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
  2. 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
  3. Question Advise on UV Ozone water Cleaners

    Newbie here, Looking for advise on UV water cleaner for a saltwater pool. I have never had a problem with algae or anything else until we got a Lab...

    Started by av8rdawg‎, 06-13-2014 12:02 AM
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    06-14-2014 09:39 PM Go to last post
  4. Ahhhh conversion complete....LOL now what??

    Hi everyone..... I have searched, but cannot figure out what to do next. I am currently going from 0 CYA and have added 3 lbs with my former...

    Started by Waterdragon‎, 05-23-2006 11:33 PM
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    05-24-2006 07:20 AM Go to last post
  5. Ahhhhh conversion complete...LOL now what??

    Hi everyone..... I have searched, but cannot figure out what to do next. I am currently going from 0 CYA and have added 3 lbs with my former...

    Started by Waterdragon‎, 05-23-2006 11:32 PM
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  6. Almost 2 weeks after the conversion

    I have spent less time and money taking care of (and worrying about) my pool than when I was on Baq and everything I have read here is working for...

    Started by surfacefeeder‎, 08-02-2006 11:24 PM
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    08-03-2006 12:20 PM Go to last post
  7. Thumbs up Another Baquacil to BBB story!!

    In April of 2005 we bought an above ground pool for our son. Before that we had a blow up 16ft pool for two years. We'd used the evil chlorine...

    Started by amblush‎, 08-02-2006 11:44 AM
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    08-02-2006 12:36 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. Are we finished?

    Since we only have the Walmart test kit it's hard to feel secure that we're finished with our conversion. Our water's been perfectly clear for two...

    Started by KatieD‎, 08-08-2006 11:37 AM
    • Replies: 6
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    09-04-2006 11:04 AM Go to last post
  10. Bacqucil Home Test Kits

    We are running out of places to get a good Baquacil water test done. We are looking for a kit(other than the test strips) that is it easy enough for...

    Started by kyurkovich‎, 05-10-2014 07:57 PM
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    05-13-2014 11:50 AM Go to last post
  11. Bad taste in water and burning eyes

    As there isn't much on the interent regarding Baquacil and these symptoms and how to fix it I thought I'd start a new thread which hopefully will...

    Started by Gizmobyte‎, 08-06-2006 06:28 PM
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    08-06-2006 09:03 PM Go to last post
  12. Baq to BBB converter sentenced to nightly pours?

    I preface this with thanks for the info on the conversion process. Mine took place late June and only went to a clear-green color before eliminating...

    Started by mckillip‎, 09-01-2006 12:25 AM
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    09-01-2006 07:49 PM Go to last post
  13. Baq-to-Bleach conversion w/cart filter

    After struggling for a six weeks this summer with cloudy water again, I found this forum and started dumping bleach in the pool yesterday around...

    Started by Michael23‎, 07-15-2006 11:59 AM
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    07-17-2006 03:22 PM Go to last post
  14. Baquacil

    am new to this message board and need some help...I have read some of the baquacil horror stories and have another to add...own a 30,000 gallon vinyl...

    Started by duckmka‎, 05-29-2006 11:48 AM
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    06-03-2006 05:22 PM Go to last post
  15. Baquacil and Algae

    I started using Baquacil last year with great success. This year though I treated it with the shock and sanitizer/algistat now 2 weeks later I've...

    Started by ChampC‎, 06-06-2006 02:41 PM
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    06-07-2006 11:18 PM Go to last post
  16. Baquacil CDX to Chlorine conversion

    I've never had a pool before. I don't know how long the previous owners used Baquacil. I went to the same pool store they used and opened the pool...

    Started by gbwarrior‎, 07-13-2011 12:03 PM
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    02-07-2012 02:59 PM Go to last post
  17. 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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  18. Baquacil Conversion Complete

    Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that I have completed my conversion process from Baquacil to Chlorine. All in all, the process wasn't as bad as...

    Started by duckmka‎, 05-10-2007 08:25 PM
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    05-10-2007 11:57 PM Go to last post
  19. Baquacil Conversion to Chlorine

    Help! Please....I've started the conversion process to chlorine. I have an ag 18X48" vinyl which holds 7647 gallons. I've added 12 lbs. of...

    Started by texashornsbys‎, 07-19-2006 12:47 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    07-25-2006 10:42 PM Go to last post
  20. Unhappy Baquacil Help

    I am in the Process of converting from Baquacil to Bleach. So far i have the levels all correct. But the water is cloudy and the water has what look...

    Started by Ac44cw‎, 07-30-2006 05:12 PM
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    07-31-2006 02:17 PM Go to last post
  21. Question Baquacil in a hot tub

    Hi! Please bear with me. I bought a used portable hot tub. It is a couple years old, and supposedly only used for one year. The owner has...

    Started by sock monkey‎, 07-02-2006 10:12 AM
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  22. 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
  23. 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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  24. Baquacil to Chlorine help

    I've been using Baq since I purchased our pool several years ago and am tired of fighting it. CLOUDY, SNOTTY, ALGAE AND COST. Can someone explain...

    Started by billjan‎, 07-23-2012 10:38 AM
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    07-25-2012 10:16 PM Go to last post
  25. Unhappy Baquacil to Chlorine (generic chemicals)

    I read on your Baquacil to chlorine article: "step 3. Add four pounds of Pool Breeze(tm) Non-Chlorine Shock Treatment per 10,000 gallons of pool...

    Started by tbolton‎, 07-03-2012 12:57 AM
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    07-11-2012 09:04 PM Go to last post
  26. 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
  27. Baquacil to Chlorine Conversion

    I used Baquacil last year in my 24x52 above ground pool. This year I am switching to chlorine. I used nothing to winterize the pool just shut it...

    Started by godstreasures1‎, 04-19-2006 01:55 PM
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    04-20-2006 10:09 AM Go to last post
  28. Baquacil to Chlorine conversion

    I have used Baquacil for 2 seasons and I'm done. Could not get water clear last year and started noticing pink slime also suffered too much sticker...

    Started by telesforos‎, 05-28-2012 12:42 PM
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    06-16-2012 07:51 PM Go to last post
  29. Baquacil to Chlorine Conversion - Start to Finish

    About a month ago (prior to site crash/rebuild) I read a TON of information on B2B (Baquacil to Bleach). It helped me a ton (i think), and i would...

    Started by crudpuddle‎, 03-30-2006 04:41 PM
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    04-26-2006 10:10 AM Go to last post
  30. 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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    • Replies: 38
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    04-02-2011 04:44 PM Go to last post

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