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hopscotch
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Post subject: STARTING NEW FROM BAQUA TO chlorine (drained pool)  Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 8:13 am |
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Hello all
I Just drained my pool 18 k gals in ground pool. (neighbors and water co love me )
The pool was on the baqua program for 3 years, But now I had enough. So what are the steps I need to do to get going on chlorine? please help me
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Post subject: Re: STARTING NEW FROM BAQUA TO chlorine (drained pool) Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 8:21 am |
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Welcome to TFP! The steps are in the Pool School "How To" section. Here's the link to take you directly to the page... http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/baqua_chlorine_conversionIf you haven't already gotten one, you need a good test kit. I recommend the TF 100. See the link in my sig below to purchase. Since you have already drained, the process won't be quite as involved. You will still have some residual baq in the system though so you will need to shock well until your FC holds and either backwash or clean your filter very well to rid thing of any left over baq or crud. Good luck and keep us posted on how things are going. 
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Post subject: Re: STARTING NEW FROM BAQUA TO chlorine (drained pool) Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 12:08 pm |
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Yes, good advice. Even though you drained, you'll still have to change your filter media, whatever that may be, sand, DE, cartridge. Please put your pool equipment/specs in your signature - go to User Control Panel, then Profile, then Edit Signature. You are allowed 5 lines of text. 
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hopscotch
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Post subject: Re: STARTING NEW FROM BAQUA TO chlorine (drained pool) Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 4:44 pm |
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thanks for the advice But do I need to change sand ar is back washing ok?
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Post subject: Re: STARTING NEW FROM BAQUA TO chlorine (drained pool) Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 4:47 pm |
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Follow the article's instructions first, when your FC of 15 holds overnight, THEN you change the Sand, THEN you add CYA.
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www.PerfectlyClearPoolService.com
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