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Thanks everyone! The conversion is over and the SWG is on! :-D The haze seems to have cleared up a little but not completely yet. :? Sabrina added pics to the series. They include the clouds from the soda ash. I will post on another link related to any other questions that may come up. I will...

Wow, quick responses, I love it! The haziness started as soon as the CYA was added and nothing else was done or added, so that has to be it. The guy that installed the SWG system stopped by and said that on the initial dose of CYA, it sometimes does that and it would clear back up. He also...

Thanks for all of your help so far. What does CSI stand for? I have been searching with little luck. Here is a sentence from the ABC's: TA contributes to the CSI which indicates the tendency for plaster damage or calcium scaling. Also, when we added the CYA, the pool has gotten hazy. Is this...

OK here are the levels: FC=16 CC=1 Ph=7.2 (retest definitely was higher) TA=80 CH=190 CYA= just added The water seemed a little cloudy with the pool light on, but I'll look at it tomorrow in the daylight and let you know. S&S

We have passed the CH drop test and I am getting ready to add the stabilizer. The Ph is 6.8, but I read another post that said the readings won't be accurate while doing the conversion. Is that correct or should I do something about it? What are the next steps? I guess I need to balance the...

We got the TFtestkit-XL because we wanted extra chems to test with while doing the conversion. Read our post, they are great to work with. We used a basic kit for the first 3 1/2 days until the good one arrived with no problem. Keep the filter running and backwash when the pressure goes up to...

Posted more pictures today - Day 5. Steve is out changing the sand now. It is amazing the difference from start until today. Hang in there allywho - it's a crazy process but so worth it! Looking forward to a stress free summer not spent in the pool store with the credit card!! :whoot...

Re: We have started our conversion today! Allyhoo, We had no clue what we were doing a few weeks ago and now feel like pool experts! You will get faster and better info from the folks on this board than you will ever get at a pool store and best of all they aren't selling anything! We have...

PS - Also reversed pictures so now you will see current back to beginning...

Sabrina here... More pictures added but night pictures. Could not do day because of T-Storms but moving right along. Link to pictures above.

OK, we got our TFTestkit today as promised! I first checked and there was no chlorine, or at least no color change. We did add bleach last night around 9pm. I added 3 gallons of 5% beach, brushed, waited about an hour and retested. FC=14 CC=2 TC=16 (adding the two together correct?) There...

Hi, Sabrina here again... Day 3 progressing nicely. Was able to purchase 3 cases of bleach at work so I did not flip out Wal-Mart again. Heck, I bet they have expanded their bleach selection by at least a shelf because of me! Anyway, photos are on my Facebook page and you can see the pool...

I wanted to give a personal recommendation for TFTestkits. We placed the order over the weekend and paid for expedited shipping because the conversion was moving quicker than we expected. They called this morning and told us they could save us some money on the shipping and still get it here by...

Well, this morning in NC it was sunny. By about 11:00 am it started pouring and put a "damper" on our conversion. Posted more pictures on my Facebook link from last night and today when the rain finally stopped. I wish I would have taken pictures before we stirred up the bottom of the pool...

Hi this is Sabrina. Steve asked me to post some pictures but I am having a bit of trouble getting them on the board - they may be too big. Here is a link to my Facebook album. Steve still has some pictures he needs to send me to add but it is a start...

You guys (and gals) are awesome! The foam/scum is gone and I could see the bottom step. When I turn the light on in the pool, now that it is dark, there was a nice orange/red sunburst that is now turning more yellow. We added bleach throughout the afternoon for a total of 12 182oz bottles. I...

OK, this seems to be going a lot faster than I expected. We started out with pretty low Baqua because I did a lot of vacuuming to waste out and replenished the water before we started the conversion. Since the test kit I currently have only goes to a chlorine level of 5, is there a way to dilute...

Thanks Duraleigh, I just switched it over to filter and after the third hour, the FC dropped to 5...after the first hour, it dropped to 0.6. We are in Salisbury NC which is between Charlotte and Greensboro, so not too far from you! Thanks for the advise. We'll be posting pictures this...

Hi, We have been reading the boards and information on this site and we have been amazed at the level of support and interaction. We are so glad we found you! We have started our conversion today from Baqua and will be going to a SWG system. The SWG system has been installed, but is turned off...