Digger's Pool

[Watermom]

12% liquid chlorine is the same thing as bleach only a higher concentration. That would be fine. (But you'll put less of it in the pool.) Keep adding chlorine. Go ahead and add 7 gallons and see what that does for you. It is being used up so quickly that I doubt it will take the chlorine level high enough to be bad for your liner. Keep at it. Retest after 3 hours and add more bleach if it isn't high. Keep doing this -- testing and adding bleach every 3 hours if you can. Hopefully over the weekend, you'll finally get it clear. Are you watching your filter pressure and backwashing as needed? (Backwash whenever the filter pressure increases 8-10 psi over your clean filter pressure.)

It takes a lot of chlorine to convert a baq. pool to a chlorine one. Keep at it! And, run pump 24/7. Also watch your pH.

[Digger]

thanks for your reply, we added more, and are going to check again, here before retiring tonight. I have been checking my filter pressure, and backwashing, thanks for reminding me though. I prefer alot of information, than not enough, LOL! I have kept with it all day, and been testing and adding, we are going for the 12% tom., it seems like it will be economical. I am questioning the potency of the Big Lots bleach, hard telling where it was stored/ Thanks again, hopefully we will see more of the bottom this week-end. I feel positive about it.

[Watermom]

Good for you for your efforts to read and learn a lot about pool care this week. You are doing a great job. Let us know how things look tomorrow and what your numbers are. Especially important will be how much chlorine you lose overnight so be sure you write down what your cl reading is before going to bed so you can compare it to the early morning testing.

[Digger]

Well I thought I posted a reply here today, but don't see it, so here goes again, please forgive if repeat! Our pool is looking good, it went from greens to cloudy blue to cloudy to WE CAN SEE THE BOTTOM DRAIN!! Yeah!! I didn't read about your request for posting my readings night and day. Basically they are very low at night and I do more chlorine and in the morning about 10-15, with dropping during the day. I am wondering what we do now? I was maybe pool stored again? Saturday I went to get the chorline, we got a 5 gallon of 12.5 per cent at a rural pool store. I was talking to the owner, big mistake, I asked than about stablizer. I ended up buying a container of Cyanuric Acid. Did I do the wrong thing. What is next with us? Time to change the sand? Thanks for you help in advance!!

[Digger]

I need help in deciding what to do next? Trying to understand posting here? Maybe I should post somewhere else? I tested this morning and readings are almost nothing. I put the rest of the chlorine in and have to run for more. I am thinking maybe I need to put a sock with the cyanuric acid in it from reading other posts, but don't know?

EDIT by Watermom:
Digger -- I copied what you wrote in the new thread you started and am pasting it here. Please keep all your posts within this thread. It is much easier to help somebody if all the "history" and previous advice given about a situation is all in one place. Below is your other post.

I am converting from Baqucil and doing pretty good, I just need help in my next step. I have a 25,000 gallon 20x40 inground vinyl pool. I now have almost totally cystal clear water. My readings for the cholrine have been up and down, not consistant, but are they ever? It has went from many colors of green to cloudy blue and now what I would say pretty much crystal clear. The bottom drain became visible late Sat. I have not gotten my test kit yet, but will soon, I ordered the Taylor one rec. I started with 12.5% chorline on Sat. and used a 5 gallon cont. I have to go and get more here in a few hours. I did buy a container of Cyanuric Acid, hoping I was not Pool Stored again? Readings this morning were almost nothing?? PH has been good in the normal range. Should I change the sand now? I am not really sure that my levels got consistently up to 15 without dropping 1-2 ppm overnight? Does it matter when it is so clear? Please help me, I have to make the trip here in about an hour, thanks so much to all who work so hard to keep this going!!
I read alot, but still not sure if I am doing right here to post my request, so correct me if I am wrong?

[Watermom]

Hi Digger,
I would wait to change out the sand for just a bit longer. You can go ahead and hang a sock of cyanuric acid if you want. It is goint to take about 6 lbs. in total to get you to a reading of about 30. That is a lot to put in a sock. Maybe divide it and hang two socks or do one sock with 3 lbs. and when it dissolves do it again with 3 more lbs. If you will give the sock a squeeze once in awhile, it seems to dissolve faster.

Did you get a tracking number to follow your kit and if so, any estimate on when they expect to deliver it to you? I would suggest continuing to continue testing and adding the bleach like you have been for another day or two and hopefully, by then your new kit will arrive and we can get a good set of numbers. And, then, if all looks good, it will be time to change out the sand and you will officially be past this conversion. To answer your question --- yes, it matters what your readings are. Even when water looks crystal clear, sometimes something is going on that you just can't see. The overnight chlorine loss is a good indicator that something is brewing so that is why we need to know that.

Almost there!! Hope this helps.

[Digger]

Thanks so much, off to the pool store, we are on the same page, I like that. That is about what I was thinking myself. Son in law is working with me, but I am doing the educating, so he thought as long as clear, it was fine? I understand and did read that about algae growing and eating up the chorline with such fluctuations. We just cleaned out the pool light opening which had algae in it, yesterday. Light has been shot for years, another issue, but need to find glass plate cover to at least put that on. Thanks again for help. I have tracking no., expect it today or tom.