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  1. M

    Made big mistake tonight

    Thank you:). We are taking your advice. Tough lesson learned.
  2. M

    Made big mistake tonight

    Should we take measures to start conversion now before we winterize? We have a mild couple weeks left in sept. I'm guessing it will depend on how high the water tests for baquacil. We may need tons of chlorine/bleach:(. It would be worth the effort if the water would be better in spring? Or...
  3. M

    Made big mistake tonight

    It's a 27 foot round; about 18,000 gallons of water. Checked this morning color is light green and cloudy. Going to take water sample to our local pool store to have tested. Hopefully the baquacil levels are low enough to try to start conversion to chlorine before we winterize. We live in...
  4. M

    Made big mistake tonight

    Thank you for your response. Although we had planned on converting to chlorine next year, this was truly a rookie mistake. Our pool shop was closed so I thought I could just buy any old shock to rid of the algae growth that had returned. We wanted to rid of it before we winterized. I think...
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    Made big mistake tonight

    Im new to this site. Just need help with a question; I accidentally added 2lbs of shock to our pool that we've treated all summer with baquacil:(. It is 27 foot round pool with sand filter. Water turned green right away:(. We are getting ready to winterize pool not sure what to do:(