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Looks like a successful overnight test! Was 15FC at 7pm and 14.5FC AT 7AM. It looks like in the directions it states now would be the time to change the media. I know you had said to do a deep clean since i had already changed the sand twice during the first process (pre-drain), which i did...

Perfect, thanks i'll do the 15ppm when the time comes. Sock method sounds good to me, i'll try that. I still have some granular from the last go around that I will use.

Thanks good points, i'll be sure to let the pool breathe. I guess one thing I'm not sure on (skipping ahead here) is how much CYA to actually add after a successful overnight test. I know its currently below 30 based on the test, but i don't know for sure the starting point, and I probably...

I think I'm starting to show some improvement. Overnight FC loss was only 2, compared to 12 the night before. Tested 16FC at 7pm, was 14FC at 6:45AM. I put the blue solar cover on today which greatly helped keep FC in, still some decent losses during sun coverage but considering there shouldn't...

I tested CYA this morning and it was under 30 (my test only goes to 30). Not sure how low it actually is, was 40 before. I would have to imagine that if there was any baquacil left it would be a small amount if any. Before the drain i had gone through probably 35 gallons of bleach and had clear...

Thanks Matt! I'll try to keep up with it during the day and make sure i keep it at 15 once the sun sets for the overnight tracking. I'll report back over the next few days. I do appreciate all your help!

I'm keeping the pump on 24 hours a day, its on filter mode. Pool water has been clear, no cloudiness. No increase in filter pressure. Small amount of debris in the middle that I vacuumed out. Its been pretty overcast today since early morning so I'm surprised the chlorine loss is still so much...

Tested at 8:30am 15PPM, 9:40am down to 5 PPM. I understand that there's probably little to any CYA left in the pool after the drain but is that reasonable? Pool is clear. Should i continue to dump a gallon of bleach every hour? Seems excessive. Or should i focus more on overnight? I thought i...

Current Status: Drained the pool to 18 inches and refilled. PH 7.4. Brought FC to 15 last night after sun went down. Current FC is 3 at 730AM. There was heavy rain last night for 45 mins and there was about 1.5 hours of early morning sunlight before i got to test it. Still seems like a large...

Thank you! I will start the process over the next few days and may reach out again for help if needed. Thanks for taking the time to help its appreciated.

Yes sounds like it was overkill. I think the refill sounds like the best path at this point. I could easily spend another $70 on bleach and be in the same situation. Just to be clear that i follow the directions right. I should keep the FC at 15 until overnight loss is 1ppm or less, then it...

I just called my local water utility it would only be about $70 to do the refill so not bad at all compared to what i thought it might be. I should follow the TFP baquacil conversion guide once refilled? (I'm assuming it would go quicker since there really should be little to no sanitizer or CYA...

Unfortunately I followed local pool stores guide which told me to use MPS prior to me discovering TFP, so MPS was added. I did change the sand twice now. Once prior to changeover and once after, since i was worried there was baquacil gunk left. I'm assuming the purpose of draining would be to...

Hello all, First post here an hoping to get some help. I've searched through a ton of posts in these forums and learned a lot over the past 2 weeks but still having issues. Opened the pool on May 16th. 14K above ground pool previously on Baquacil. I followed ( or at least I thought i did) the...