New Owner, CDX (PHMB) to BBB Conversion

[PoolDoc]

As long as your chlorine doesn't get into the OTO orange range (or orange tinted yellow), you're not adding chlorine too often.

3 years of Baquacil? Yeah, the goop will be pretty bad.

[updog012]

I'm wondering if I'm getting close to the end of the conversion process...

I added enough Bleach last night at sunset to raise FC to 15ppm, and CC was at 1.5 when tested 1.5 hours after adding bleach.

This morning (almost 12 hours later) FC was at 9.5 and CC was at either 0.5 or 1. How close am I? The water is looking very clear now as well. I should also add that it has been raining all this morning, and I didn't know if that would effect the readings, but I got the water sample from about 2 fee below the water's surface. I'm out of bleach now, and am wondering if I should make another trip to the store, and how much I should stock up this time. So far I've went through 31 gals of 8% with a 15k gal pool.

[PoolDoc]

It can take a LOT of chlorine to 'eat up' all the residue.

You'll be done when the chlorine level remains nearly constant from late evening to early morning.

[updog012]

Excellent News!!!

Overnight, my FC levels dropped by about 1ppm, if that... and my CC level was 0.5! I think I'm done! Water looks very clear, all algae is dead and on the pool floor ready to be pumped to waste. Next move? What should I do next? Buy CYA? how much and how to add? You can point me to a resource too if there is one on the next steps.

[Watermom]

We always suggest keeping the chlorine high for one additional day for good measure. Then, you can let it drift down.

Next steps after the pool is clear:
-- Change your sand.
-- Add CYA. (You'll need 5-6 lbs.)

Or, you can use dichlor for awhile which will add CYA and chlorine. When you get the CYA up to around 50ppm, discontinue dichlor and switch to just bleach so your CYA won't get too high. (If you use dichlor, buy it from Sam's Club -- PoolBrand --- or from Amazon--- Kemtek. You can go through our test kit link in my signature to find the Kemtek if you want to go that route.)

Great job!

(Aren't you glad you converted from Baquagoop? )

[PoolDoc]

If you like, you can follow the pattern the Super Simple recipe => http://pool9.net/ssr/ for about 2 months. After that point, you'll need to switch to more conventional treatment.

[updog012]

Ok, all of the suggestions have been enacted. I kept the pool at shock level one more night, then changed the sand, then added cya. So what should I do for maintenance? FC levels should stay around 3ppm after the CYA reaches 30ppm right? Is that all I need to check? And of course remove leaves and debris regularly...is there a good maintenance thread?