I have a13' x 25.5' Splash Super pool (10,000 gallon AGP) and have been using baqua products without much issue for the past 4 years or so. While no one has had any great aversion to it and we haven't had any water issues, we've wanted to convert to a salt system for the past couple years. Last Wednesday we took the final dip in our Baqua pool. Temps were going to drop, so it was time to start the process. I lowered the PH to 7.2 using muriatic acid ahead of time, and had stocked up with a bit of bleach but mostly gallon jugs of Splash pool shock (12.5%) from Menards. I started the process adding Pool Math's suggested amount of LC. Nothing to drastic, a gradual clouding where the water went from clear to very cloudy. At it's worst there was a bit of baqua-goo visible. For the first many days I tested the water as frequently as possible, usually about 1-2 hours between tests. Between the baqua and sun, the FC was about non-existent and I would add a gallon of the LC to boost levels again.
It didn't take more than a few days and the pool was looking very clear, but of course FC levels still need work. While the pool was looking clear and mostly clean thanks to brushings and vacuuming, I could see goo built up on the skimmer basket in the pool and on the pump. Shut everything down, disconnected hoses and worked with my wife on scrubbing everything we could to clean it up. Pulled a bottle brush through the 1.5" hoses and piping where we could. Hooked it all back up and resumed the process.
The finish line is in sight, but will likely still be a bit. Still lost about 3.5ppm FC overnight last night. My RJ-45+ comes today. Looking forward to the night the FC holds so we can move on to CYA and monitoring the CC levels, and even more so to the day I can start really balancing the levels and start up the SWCG. I have all the necessary chemicals acquired, aside from probably needing to get a little more borax for when that time comes.
It didn't take more than a few days and the pool was looking very clear, but of course FC levels still need work. While the pool was looking clear and mostly clean thanks to brushings and vacuuming, I could see goo built up on the skimmer basket in the pool and on the pump. Shut everything down, disconnected hoses and worked with my wife on scrubbing everything we could to clean it up. Pulled a bottle brush through the 1.5" hoses and piping where we could. Hooked it all back up and resumed the process.
The finish line is in sight, but will likely still be a bit. Still lost about 3.5ppm FC overnight last night. My RJ-45+ comes today. Looking forward to the night the FC holds so we can move on to CYA and monitoring the CC levels, and even more so to the day I can start really balancing the levels and start up the SWCG. I have all the necessary chemicals acquired, aside from probably needing to get a little more borax for when that time comes.
