ok lets start from the beginning. i decided to convert from baq to chlorine at start of this
pool season. that was before i had found this site, so i was converting with the help of
the local pool store. they had me add 3 lbs of non chlorine shock for 2 days (6 lbs total).
they then had me add 4 lbs of granular shock per day for a week. at this time the pool
looked perfect so they called conversion complete, had me add cya, change the sand
and sold me a bucket oftri-clor pucks. this was from may 15 thru may 23.then when i
found this site and ordered the test kit i realized that chlorine numbers were not right , especially
the cc number. believe me, i questioned my method of testing also, so i took a sample
to the pool store and they said that yes my cc numbers were off the chart. they also
said don't worry about it , just keep fc up to 4 or 5, shock weekly and eventually cc
would come down. they also said go ahead and swim, it'll be ok, but as i have a 4 yr old
grand daughter, i don't really like the idea of her being in the pool right now. so now i am bringing
fc up to 20 at least twice a day, yet see no drop in cc. one other issue that might be causing
problems might be water mold/pink algae. i fought this for years on the baq and the way they had you
try to deal with it was to pour baq shock directly into skimmer to remove water mold/pink
algae from the lines. this somewhat worked as you would always have pinkish/white clumps
of Crud on the bottom of the pool the next day. i have noticed that every time i bring fc up to
shock level that the next day there will be white clumps on the bottom of the pool. so if there is still
water mold in the lines will that cause high cc and if so, how do i get totally rid of it? and by the way i am using nothing but liquid chlorine now.