Please HELP!

[aylad]

Hi, and welcome to the forum!!

Are you planning to continue using Baquacil, or are you planning to convert to chlorine? If you're going to continue the Baq route, then I really can't advise you on clearing up the mess, and I'm not sure that anyone around here can, because we really don't support Baq pools, except the ones that come here for instructions to convert to chlorine.I will alert Pooldoc to check in here and see if he can give you any advice regarding the Baq. That being said, the Baq CDX process is a nightmare to convert. I can't explain why, but the handful of folks we've had here that have followed the normal conversion processes to the letter STILL ended up having to drain and refill. So.... the best way to convert it at this point would be to drain and start over--but once you completely drain a pool with a vinyl liner, the liner generally won't stretch back out and be useable again unless it is refilled fairly immediately. And if it's 7 years old, it's probably getting close to the end of its useable life anyway.So....if replacing the liner is a possibility, I would drain it for now, and just replace the liner and start over after winter is over.

But...I'll ask Pooldoc to take a look and see what he thinks...

[Brysz]

Janet,

Thank you for your reply. I have been doing a lot of reading on the BBB approach and I think I may be a new disciple. Unless convinced otherwise my plan is to bring the water level back up to 10" below my jet to prevent any pool damage. (Yesterday I pumped it down to 14" deep). Then throw in my winterizing chemicals , cover and let it sit until spring. Then after an entire winter of researching the BBB process I plan to convert my pool over. My pool guy wants me to buy a new filter in the spring also, but I think I will go with BBB first...I really have no good reason to think my filter is suspect and I think he is saying the filer because 1. he has no idea whats causing my algae problem and 2. he wants to sell me a new filter. Thank you so much for your quick response!

[PoolDoc]

Sounds like a plan to me -- I wouldn't suggest a Baquacil to Chlorine conversion now. But next spring open your pool 2 - 3 weeks before you want to begin using it, so you can do the conversion, and make any needed repairs without losing swim time.

[Brysz]

Thank you!

My pool supplier is blaming the filter, but I have had the head rebuilt in the last month and new sand. I just can't seem to think its the culprit after 7 years of problem free use. I do know that the eyeball jet has extreme pressure/flow. I can hardly hold my hand in front of it. I read somewhere that this could cause the pump to force the junk right through the sand back into the pool.

Thanks again!