Softswim to Chlorine this Spring

[duraleigh]

Good morning, TC,

Stay the course. The baq (and other stuff) is simply consuming your Cl each night. You need more bleach (12-14ppm) at dusk tonight.....even more (right back up to 12-14ppm) late before you go to bed will help. Test again tomorrow AM.....if your Cl is much below 8-10ppm, repeat the process.

I think VOLDADDY used something like 75 jugs of Cl to convert...posted a great picture of the empty jugs.

Run the pump 24/7....backwash as needed.

Clear and lemon/lime green is a good sign. Soon, you'll see that color head towards blue and then crystal clear.

[tcjones]

I lowered the pH to 7.4 with 20 floz of Muriatic acid and that seemed to help clear up some more of the lemon/lime. Getting closer, more bleach tonight.

[tcjones]

The water looks great and it's hot today, OK to jump in. Last Bleach addition was dusk last night.

[duraleigh]

The water looks great and it's hot today, OK to jump in. Last Bleach addition was dusk last night.

If "OK to jump in" was a question, the answer is "Cannon-ball!!"

Nice Work!

[tcjones]

Dave,

Thanks for all the help.

Our pool never, ever looked so clear and blue using Softswim.

Now I have to figure out a new routine to keep it this way. I am adding bleach every night to get a 2-3 ppm level, and tomorrow I am going to add the CYA stabilizer. Any hints or reference to a good basic routine would be a great help.

Tim.