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Beautiful !! I did my conversion years ago and have never regretted it! I was amazed on how clear and beautiful my water was!

It is a salt pool - and has a SP2607x10 Hayward main pump system. Our pool is a 15x24 with a 8 foot deep end. Roger

On my system I have the main pump which is a 1 HP - c48k2n143b1. I have a booster pump for running the pool cleaner or any other feature (which I don't have). Would you think I still need a variable speed pump? Thanks Roger

This morning we went outside and found that our pump was making a loud noise. Not sure what I should do short of just replacing the pump. It was installed in June 2015 - so it is 4 years old. I've attached a zip file that you can open to hear the noise. Thanks Roger

It has been 6 years since I converted to Chlorine and had perfect pool chemistry - I converted to salt in 2010 and this past weekend I noticed that my 17 year old above ground pool had rust issues on the bottom of the wall. On opening this year - I dropped a few things through my deck that is...

Additional information regarding my conversion: I ordered the TF100 test kit - and had it on hand when I started - no doubt the best thing to do. However, I should have ordered addtional 871 reagent as I ran out on Monday - day 5 - primarily due to the fact that on Thursday, Friday and...

I have completed my conversion - and couldn't be happier!! :-D :-D :-D Everything was completed on Wednesday - so it officially took 7 days for the conversion. I am monitoring my FC and CC each day since - added CYA on Monday. Right now my readings are: FC=5 CC=.5 PH=7.2 I ill measure...

Successfully passed the overnight test!!!!!!!!! FC = 14 CC =.5 Today (after work) I will be changing out the sand and will add CYA! At this point I will shock it again to be sure nothing grew during the day. When I add CYA - do I need to add enough to get it to 30? Roger.

Since I am getting very close to completing my conversion :-D - I need to do something with the ladder that I use with my pool. It is the one shown here. Right now it is not in the pool - but it has rock/sand and some Baq water still in it. I am thinking I need to empty all rock/sand, etc...

This mornings readings - my overnight test began at 10.45. FC=13.5 CC=2.00 I was extremely close to passing the overnight test - but my CC level is still high. Problem is - I am running out of the 871 - - I've ordered more - but it will not get here until Wednesday! So what can I do for...

One more thing I forgot.... I went to the pool store today - and they were closed!!! :( I was only 30 minutes late (2:30). You would think that Saturday would be their busiest day. So I went of Home Depot and got the pool sand. But could not find any CYA. They had a very skimpy...

Well its evening and I am going to start adding bleach again. When I measured at 5:45 this afternoon: FC=0 CC=1.5 CYA=0 Its amazing how much chlorine is drained by the :sun: and it was very hot again today - 100 (unofficially). The pool is still looking very sparkly and clear! I am so...

Well - I am getting close - did not quite pass the overnight test though :( The numbers: 11:00 PM FC=15 (after I added about 2 Qts of bleach) Next morning: 5:15 AM FC=13, CC=3, TA=80 Still loosing too much FC! and the CC needs to go down a bit. Today I will not shock it as much...

Updating on status. The pool is crystal clear (for the fist time in who knows when!). Now if I can just pass the FC night time test!!!!!! Here is the current picture:

Thanks Jason - - what I considered the hardest part is past now - as the gunk from the Baguacil is gone - now its just a matter of killing the remaining nasties that are in the water. Yesterday was very very busy keeping the pump backwashed and helping getting the gunk off the top - not to...

This morning I can see the bottom! The following are my readings from last night and first thing this morning: 8:00 pm FC=8 CC=8 , added 4 Qts of bleach 9:00 pm FC=11 , added about 3 Qts 10:00 pm FC=12, added about 2 Qts 11:25 pm FC=15, CC=8 6:00 am FC=8, CC=7 PH=7.2 TA=80...

Here is the 7:00pm update - now have been working on the pool for 11 hours. Just swept the walls and the vacumed the bottom. Here is a log over the last 5 hours. The weather was sunny and hot today (95) - the sun has just been hidden for the rest of the evening behind some clouds...

Today I purchased 10 cases of bleach at Sam's - so right now I have 11 cases remaining. That's about 44 gallons. If I keep going every hour or so - even through part of the night - will that help or hurt the process? As of 1:00pm my tests were as follows: FC = 11 CC = 12 If I read them...

Quick update - just after 12:00 it started looking like this - - so I am watching the pump very closely and skimming off the gunk!! (I do have panty hose in the skimmer to keep most of the gunk out of the pump).

Well - it is conversion day - and for better or worse - it has started! Before I start - this is what it looks like: I have started adding about two 128oz bottles about every 1.5 hours and it looks like this (after 3.5 hours): I've got my TF100 test kit and got the PH to about where it...

Thanks everyone! I will be taking before, during and after pictures!!! I've just ordered the TF100 test kit and tomorrow we are going to purchase the bleach (Clorox) to start with. Roger.

I've been reading information on this sight for converting to Chlorine from Baq - which I have been using in my above ground pool since it was intalled in 1998, and will be starting a conversion - hopefully - next weekend. The Baq pool always had problems when it gets hot - and it does get...