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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it.  Posted: May 9th, 2009, 6:19 am |
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In normal pool situations, you are not wrong, you would want CYA. But with conversions it just slows the process down, so you wait until the end of the conversion to add it, after you change the filter media. You're almost there, but not quite. POP!  
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 10th, 2009, 7:36 pm |
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Update
Things are starting to look up - thankfully. The water is no longer green; more a light milky blue (if that made sense).
When I went to clean the cartrdge, it was a brownish orange color and after rinsing it off, the Mrs gave it a spray down with a cartridge cleaner and we let that soak in before I gave it another rinse - much better; lol.
Been keeping the water at 15ppm (sometimes a tad over) as instructed and keeping the faith
Regards,
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waterbear
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 10th, 2009, 8:10 pm |
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≈ D ≈ wrote:
When I went to clean the cartrdge, it was a brownish orange color
That is from the biguanide that you are oxidizing. Keep up the good work.
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 16th, 2009, 5:07 pm |
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Update:Well after many sessions of adding bleach, water testing, vacuuming and brushing, buying more bleach and a couple of new pieces of equipment, our pool looks like this at 5:30pm EST. Pictures are thumbnailed btw.
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Definitely much better and clearer  but I'm containing my excitement for the moment as I'm not 100% sure I'm done
FC is still not holding overnight at 15ppm yet but that could be down to when I am going to the pool to test it. At 2:30am this morning it was at 14.5ppm and I didn't get to test it again until 5:30pm this afternoon (result was FC @ 1ppm).
So I'm going to go clean off the cartridge with the cleaner and then hose it off really good, then add enough bleach to bring the FC up to 15ppm and retest the water 12 hours later - I hope that is a sufficient amount of time. 
Edit: 3 gallons & 1 quart (15ppm worth) added at 9:00pm
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 16th, 2009, 10:30 pm |
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It is best to test the FC level 30 minutes to an hour after adding the bleach and then again in the morning. Bleach isn't always the strength labeled on the bottle, so you don't always get as much FC as you might expect.
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 17th, 2009, 2:44 pm |
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Thank you for the advice Jason. I didn't see your reply till late so I went back out before heading to bed (around 2:am) and tested the water and it was still at 15ppm.
I would have tested the water again at around 9:00am but it was pelting down with rain but I did get it tested at 11:30am and it was 10ppm, so I think it held at 15ppm overnight.
I just went and did another set of tests with the following results (3:30pm):
FC - 4
CC - 0.5
OTO - 3
pH - 7.2
With CC dead on at 0.5 should I bring the FC back up to 15ppm?
Thanks
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 17th, 2009, 3:20 pm |
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You still want to bring FC back up to 15, but I would wait till after sunset and just do that just once this evening.
You are nearing the end. I would really like to see a clearer test result showing that FC held overnight, but the low CC level means you are essentially there. I suggest you try once more tonight to see if FC will hold at 15 overnight.
The final steps, after FC holds overnight, are to replace the filter media, and add CYA. Then you will be done.
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 18th, 2009, 6:23 am |
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Ok, I believe this is good news
Water was tested before adding bleach last night at 8:30pm and result was 1.5ppm so 3 gallons of bleach was added according to the Pool Calculator.
This morning at 7:00am I tested the water again:
FC - 14ppm
CC - 0.5ppm
Can I start celebrating  ?
If so, when adding the stabilizer, can I put it in a nylon stocking and hang it near the return?
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Filter: Pro-Clean PCCF200 with Cartridge Filter. Pump: Century LASAR 2.5 HP with High and Low setting
No longer being ripped-off by the Baquacil pimps thanks to TFP.
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Post subject: Re: Converting the pool this year, quite nervous about it. Posted: May 18th, 2009, 7:41 am |
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Great!
Time to replace the filter media, and add CYA. I recommend adding CYA in a sock in the skimmer.
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