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    Going to start the conversion this Sunday

    I converted this year and I'm so glad. TFP knows there stuff. My pool is crystal clear. I can't get over it. I do not ever remember the water being this clear with baquacil. No more pool store rip off for me. But the process is scary. I just knew it would never be clear again. It went...
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    FC is 3, ph is 7.2, alk is 120, CYA is 0, hardness is 250
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    Ok. The water is nice and the tests are good. But the water is a little hazy. It's been considerably hot but I've kept the fc between 1-3. What can I do to get the hazy look out?
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    I started the Clorox method on Saturday morning. Kept testing and putting Clorox in about every hour or two to make sure the free chlorine was 15 ppm. Hosed out the filter about 4 or 5 times a day. It kept getting a lighter and lighter green. Today it just has a tint of green and I can...
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    I was wondering about the Refresh also. I saw that it had calcium and stuff in it. Thank you for your advice. I'll stop by the store and get some Clorox on my way home from work. Thank you. This site is great for us "pool dummies" I want to switch to salt water next year but the pool store...
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    I forgot to put that it's a 13,500 gallon pool. I put 4 lbs of shock in it last night and turned the return jet to the side so that it would circulate better. Cleaned out the filter cartridge again. Put another tablet in the skimmer. Today the readings are as follows: (this is a test strip)...
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    I started converting from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago

    I have a 24' round above ground pool, 25 gage vinyl liner, 2.5 hp pump, aquabug vaccuum. I started converting it from baquacil to chlorine 2 weeks ago. I went to the local pool store and they have been telling me what to do according to testing the water. First they said to put in a bottle of...