Problem with conversion from Baquacil! Please Help!!

[kalan]

Hi,
I agree the pool store numbers are bogus but I don't remember what type of pool we are dealing with. If it is vynil 25 ppm is flirting with bleaching. ( I don't think she has 80- 100 cya Where would it come from? Unlesss the granulated bleach had cya) In my opinion there is another pool store to run away from. Who are they trying to kid, bleach will ruin plastic parts, irritate eyes etc... grrrrrrrr that makes me so mad. What does the pool store think is in their pool chlorine????? heck its just a stronger version of bleach!!! I think to shoot for 15 ppm is safer till we know for sure and it will clear the pool just the same except maybe a little slower.
ken

[haze_1956]

So this lady freaked when I told her I was putting bleach in pool. She said it will ruin plastic components

LOL

Well, that explains why they sell bleach in those "wooden kegs" !

Sometimes sales people are just plain scary !!

[mjones]

Just an update for all:
My pool looks like a dark blue storm cloud. I have been keeping my cl @ 15, ph & alk were off the charts, so I added "a little" muratic acid to lower them. Now ph is 7.6, alk is 120, cya keeps showing 100. Changed sand in filter. It really wasn't too bad. So, now, after ALL of this, my water is STILL so cloudy that I can't even see the bottom step. But, if I take some out in a glass, it is perfectly clear.
A bit on the positive side, it smells wonderful & refreshing.

Any suggestions?

[mjones]

Just wanted to thank all that have helped in my conversion.

I haven't got "clear" water yet, but it is on the way.
I think I have a problem with mustard algae now. Last year, while on baquacrap, we had a HUGE problem with mustard algae, & it never really went away til weather cooled off.

Anyway, I have posted a new thread in "Dealing with Algae" to try to fix that problem.

THANK YOU ALL SOOO MUCH

[mjones]

GUESS WHAT??? I FINALLY have beautiful, clear water! I had to put in a couple quarts of polyquat & then a couple doses of clarifier, & presto, my water is clear. In two days time, I went from so cloudy I couldn't see the bottom of the shallow end, to seeing the main drain on the bottom of the deep end. YAY!!! I am so releived.

I still have a tiny bit of stuff that settles on bottom, but we are getting that out by vacuuming.

THANKS ALL!!!

Happy Converter

[bparks]

I'm really happy to hear that your water has cleared up, prime pool time has arrived! I think you'll love how easy it is is to keep it crystal clear from here on out, after 4 years of following this forums advice i'm convinced there's no better way to go.