Recent content by CaptainEyeball

Okay, so things got a little lax over the week because I had work. I took a sample to the pool store and got 35 on CYA before I read your post. I will do my own test again and see what I get. I went ahead and did another overnight FC test by boosting FC last night to 15ppm, and this morning I...

Okay I’ll do that. It’s been rainy and overcast the last couple of days. Not sure how that impacts my cya reading. May take sample to the store to get something more accurate on that particular reading. I tested it night before last and filled it up to the 30 mark and could still see the black...

Ok thanks I’ll add that signature. I’m having a hard time with this conversion. I’m following the instructions as closely as possible. Last night I topped it off. But today i didn’t add any bleach until it got dark this evening. FC was 0 ppm. Maybe the CDX product is making this harder. But it’s...

You guys/gals are awesome! So when I tested FC after putting things back together, it was only 2.5ppm. Maybe that’s from a little new water, a few hours, etc. The sky is overcast, so not much sun. Not sure why the big drop. But I boosted it back up and will try testing again here in a bit now...

Okay! So last night my FC ppm was about 16.5. I overdid a tad I guess. I tested it again about 10pm, and it was 15. Tested this morning about 7am. 14ppm! So I’m calling that good. Changed filter sand this morning. Got everything hooked back up. Adding some more water because the initial...

Sorry for the late response. I'm still at this. CC's appear very low if even present. I went ahead and bought 15 gallons of bleach from Wal-Mart last night in hopes that it will be more fresh. So far it seems to hold better, which is great! I topped up to 15ppm several times yesterday and...

Good call. I didn't think of that. And I am doing this in the off season. There is a number printed at the bottom of each bottle like 17 263 8:24 and some other stuff. So I guess they're all from 2017. So hopefully that's good. Any advice about maintaining pH or how much bleach is too much...

Okay, I've been staying the course now for about a week. Today, being Saturday, I'm trying to stay on top of it about every couple hours or so. I have dumped about 16 gallons of 10% bleach (Kemtech from Lowes) into the pool so far. The pool is clear again now (not green anymore), and the...

Okay I think I got it now :). Thanks again. Staying the course!

Thank you all for replying. This is a great forum!!! I needed the reassurance that I am on the right track. So just to clarify, keep boosting the FC ppm back up to 15 until it holds overnight and is at least14ppm or better the next day? Is that right? After that do you let it fall back to some...

Hi, I just started the conversion from a baqua pool to chlorine. I must say, it’s a bit strange with all the color changes and the weird bright yellow water that kills the grass coming out when I backwash the sand filter. I’m doing this on a 24 foot round above ground vinyl lined pool. I’m...

Thanks Yippee Skippy! I'm definitely considering switching. One point of clarification. The pool got cloudy overnight simply by lowering the water. I hadn't added bleach yet. So that's a mystery to me. Also wondering if I need to totally empty the pool and what effect that would have on the...

Hi, I'm new to this forum but have already found more information here in the last hour than I've found elsewhere in about, oh, two years! I'm excited about getting some solutions to my pool mysteries. I have a 25 ft round above ground vinyl lined pool with a doughboy sand filter and single...