Baquacil to Chlorine Conversion Procedure

[Watermom]

Good progress! Just think, it a few days you'll have a beatifully clear pool. Have you been taking pictures along the way to document your conversion?

[Thissenw]

Day 4: Pool is crystal clear. Toal bleach so far = 33.1 gals 6%. Pump pressure unchanged. I think I'll call it done, and replace the sand today.

Chlorine disappears quickly due to low CYA. Leslie's recommends their Instant Conditioner, instead of cyanuric acid. It looks like the big advantage is it disolves quickly. Any comments on this product?

Current readings:
2.5 ppm FC
1.5 ppm CC
7.2 pH
0 ppm CYA

Thanks for all your help!!!

[Thissenw]

Day 5: Pool is still crystal clear. Total bleach so far = 38.7 gals 6%. Pump pressure holding steady since yesterday's backwash.

FC dropped 1.5 ppm, and CC increased .5 ppm overnight. Should I contine to add bleach in large quantities, or reduce to more normal levels? What is the probability the pool may never reach the recommended level (.5 ppm CC, and less than 1 ppm FC loss overnight)?

Here are the overnight readings:

Sun 6:30pm
3.5 ppm FC
1.0 ppm CC
7.2 pH

Mon 6:00am
2.0 ppm FC
1.5 ppm CC
7.2 pH

[aylad]

Don't stop now, you're almost at the finish line!! Yes, continue to add the bleach to target your conversion level, until you get rid of the cc and can hold chlorine overnight without losing more than 1 ppm. It will happen--you just have to trust it and be patient. You're doing it right--just stay the course a little while longer (probably a couple of days or so) and it'll all be worth it in the end. The more consistent you are about keeping that chlorine up above 12 ppm, the faster this will go.....

Janet

[Thissenw]

I added 3 lbs Poolife Stabilizer (96% cyanuric acid) to the skimmer, following all instructions. I've heard CYA takes some time to disolve. It's been 2 days, and still reading 0 CYA. Is this normal?

[Thissenw]

I'm having trouble raising FC today. Started at .5 ppm FC. I added 3.5 gal 6%, which the pool calculator says should take it to about 10%. 2 hours later it's at 1 ppm FC. It's cloudy day with temps in the low-70s. The CYA is still 0. Can the FC degrade this quickly?

[Watermom]

The conversion process from baq to bleach is unique to each pool. Keep hammering it with bleach as often as you can. It ultimately will get to a point where the chlorine holds overnight with no increase in CC. Hang in there!

[Thissenw]

Day 7: Pool is still crystal clear. Total bleach so far = 56 gals 6%. Pump pressure holding steady. Backwashed yesterday, before adding 3 lbs CYA to reduce chlorine loss.

FC dropped 3.2 ppm, and CC dropped .5 ppm overnight. Should I contine to add bleach in large quantities? It will probably be 2 weeks until I can change the sand.

Here are the overnight readings:

Tue 8pm
7.2 ppm FC
1.0 ppm CC
7.2 pH
200 TA

Wed 7am
4.0 ppm FC
0.5 ppm CC
7.2 pH
0 CYA