Baquacil usage?

[PoolDoc]

Just to echo what WaterBear said . . . it's an old ploy in the pool industry, to dig up the most obscure legally-permitted chemical name for their products they can find, in order to pull the wool over their customer's eyes.

Thus sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) becomes "sodium hydrogen carbonate" or "sodium acid carbonate", and so on.

It often ends up confusing pool dealers as well. I've had a pool dealer argue vehemently (and sincerely, I believe) that their BioLab "sodium hydrogen carbonate" was much better for pools than baking soda!

Ben
"PoolDoc"

[pedsrn]

Schiro,
I hate to see another person spend a ton of money on baquacil just because the installers (ie; pool store) started them on baquacil. I had my pool installed last April and stumbled across this website in desperation sometime in late May. Like you, I was determined to give Baq a try. I spent close to $600 in three months using Baq as the pool store recommended each time I carried in a sample. I was spending HOURS each and every day cleaning the pool and adjusting chemicals in an attempt to clear my water. You would not believe how attentive I was. Finally, in early July, broke and frustrated, I converted with the help of the knowledgable people here.

I have no financial interest in Ben's kit or chlorine. However, I can honestly say, the kit was the best purchase I ever made and swapping to chlorine has saved me tons of money and time. Now I spend less than $3 per week on chemicals. I spend less time in a week cleaning the pool than I spent in a single day on Baq. My Baq pool was NEVER as clear as my chlorine pool.

Give it a try if you must, but don't sink a bundle into trying to prove Baq will work. If it's not working in a month, chances are, it isn't going to get better.

good luck!