I just registered tonight because I just loved Baq till the last season. I have been reading conversion posts, but haven't seen any remarks on how high the Baq level was. I just opened my pool over the weekend. 28' AGR x 54" high. 19500gals. My Baq level is 50, per the strip test. The water is hazy just like all last year. Pool age is 3yrs this June. Is there a chemical that neutralizes the Baq strength other than water? We are ready to go to Chlorine. I dread the process. Is the PH going to be radically moving around?
JasonLion said:First, adjust your PH to between 7.2 and 7.4, get a test kit that has the FAS-DPD chlorine test (such as the TF Test Kit or Taylor K-2006), and stock up on bleach.
The conversion proceeds by adding enough bleach to bring the pool up to 15 ppm, wait an hour or more, and repeat. Continue to do this as frequently as practical until your FC level stays the same overnight.
After the FC level holds overnight you replace the filter and then add CYA.
Keep in mind that the pool will turn all kinds of strange colors during the conversion.