Problem with conversion from Baquacil! Please Help!!

[duraleigh]

Good morning,

You're giving us mixed messages.

"strips" say alk is between 80-120, hardness is 0-100, total cl is +10, fcl is +10, ph is 7.2-8??

those are ok for pH and Alk.

24 hrs later, & cl is still way high, ph & alk is low.

What do you mean by "high" and "low"? We cannot tell you how to get somewhere (clear water) unless we know where you are. Polish up your test results with some meaningful numbers....go to the pool store that doesn't test with strips if you have to and have your water tested.

Now, the good news......I don't think you've done anything wrong (unless you've tossed something in your pool you didn't tell us about) That smell of chlorine means your chlorine has been working and you need to add more....that's right......MORE! The problem is we can't tell you how much more 'til you give us some valid numbers.

Keep the faith....you're making more progress than you think.

[mjones]

I'm sorry I am not very good at this! My cl is still around 30, according to the diluting thing. I diluted 10x water to 1x pool water & drop test still shows 3. My ph has been really low, 6.2, I think. My alk is 40 this morning. I added a box of borax to skimmer last night & another this morning after I got another low ph. I was told that if I didn't get my ph up, I risk damaging my liner. I will figure out how to get you some real numbers soon. I work for the city, & I think that maybe I can get our Waste Water Treatment Plant to test my water for me. Surely they have a good test kit, til I can get one.

Thanks! I am trying!

[mjones]

Oh yeah! My husband is curious as to whether or not there is a such thing as a "digital" test kit? We aren't good at deciding which # these colors are closer to!

[mjones]

Just got back from the Treatment Plant. This is all they could give me. I hope it will help. Fcl 8.3, total cl 8.9, ph 7.6 . I'm still gonna try to get to another pool store with my water soon. They used a digital test, so there is my answer to last post. No telling what it cost though!!

Thanks
M

[duraleigh]

Just got back from the Treatment Plant. This is all they could give me. I hope it will help. Fcl 8.3, total cl 8.9, ph 7.6 . I'm still gonna try to get to another pool store with my water soon. They used a digital test, so there is my answer to last post. No telling what it cost though!!

Thanks
M

Hi, M,

I think you're on the right track. Order Ben's kit....you'll save that much money in gas the first month you own it.

I think their numbers make sense....pointing out how worthless those test strips are.

So your pH is Ok for now. You Cl is not too bad either but you need to get some more in there. You must figure out how many gallons are in your pool (download mwsmith2's calculator from this forum) and then you need to add enough Clorox to bring your Cl up to around 12ppm. I think you need more than that but I can't tell 'til you post a CYA number on the forum. Post that test up as soon as you can and, soon, your pool will clear miraculously and you will have a big smile on your face.

[mjones]

Oops! I just realized that my thread says "Problem with conversion TO Baquacil! Please Help!!" instead of "FROM" baquacil. How can I change that? Or do I even need to?

[Watermom]

I fixed the title of your thread for you.