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by Rob Dr Duck Coxworth
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Wow! Just the info I was looking for! I'm an independant Pool Pro in Maryland. Have one, and only one, BQ pool that I service. Have converted 2 others over to CL2. What a mess, especially with DE filter! Your article should validate what I've been telling these clients for year after year after .........
Cara from GA. I have used Baqucil for 7 years. Cloudy water, water mold, etc.-when I asked Rec. Warehouse about these problems they did not know what to do, just Flock and add more this and that. I will never Flock again. When my husband asked about the pink slime, REC warehouse had never heard of it. But when I contacted Baqucil they had a new product and the rep. was rather rude. So I told him it was to little to late. I'm going to clorine. What is dichlor? I was told to use bleach. They said the water would ture orange or rust, will this stain my plastic liner? I cannot tell you how great you site is when you have had to pull your hair out trying to correct the MANY BQ problems. It is a shame I had to go on the internet to get the info. that the BQ retailer should know. Thank you I give you 5 stars.
This has been amazing help! Last summer our pool stayed green after every rain and stayed cloudy most of the time from using Baquacil! We are now in the process of switching over to Chlorine! Thanks!!Glad you found the article useful. If you have further questions or issues contact me at Webfoot Leisure.com. I'm happy to assist and you don't have to buy anything. I won't complain, however, if you do.
Rob "Dr. Duck" Coxworth
Hi, I live in Las Vegas, and I have been using Baquacil since my daughter's naturally blonde hair turned green in chlorine....... chlorimines, I know. When we moved to a house with an inground pool, I converted it (13,000 gallons) to Baquacil. Granted there were growing pains and bad advice by a Leslie's employee lead to Baquacil giving me about 600.00 worth of free product. After adding this and that, like everyone said, Baquacil has FINALLY figured out that all you need to do is use their shock once a month with their oxidizer/shock (I refuse to use their CDX since it is 2ce as expensive!) and then a 1/4 dose once w/ the Oxidizer shock a week. I have been doing that and have continued to use the algeastat/sanitizer and I have been problem free. Their new test strips test for the oxidizer levels, and I will tell ya, they finally got it! As far as scum in the pipes..... what??? I have been using this stuff for 6 years. The only SCUM I get is in my spa that acts like a skimmer! lol! (those of you who have had salt water, know what I mean!) Which sucks! BUT I found a chemical you add that dissolves it out that is compatible with Baquacil. Okay, for the fumes? Yes, Those really BITE! THey are basically the chloramine version for Baquacil. SO you have to shock with their stuff once a month to keep it in check. Just like chlorine, you do have to do a partial water change every few years. My solution????? I am getting a UV sterilizer! This genius in Florida has come up with one for up to 50,000 gallons! It works on any size up to that. He said he would NEVER EVER use a bulb smaller than 4' since the kill time is not enough. You need to use 10% of what you normally would use in Baquacil OR chlorine, be that your poison. :P This all for under 2K!!!! HEalthier than those salt system which have TONS of bacteria! ewwww! I am not a sales person, just a mom who did a TON of research. AFter Hurricanes in Florida, they put these on pools, and with in 24 hours they were clear! Public pools need to have these, since not all kids "wipe" very well and that is why people get sick! EWwwwww! lol!!! (chlorine takes up to 48 hours to "kill" that bacteria, or should I say "suspend it" and the UV kills in within 2 hours! Thanks for this article! I am still figuring out what to do about the pool! :)
I finally was able to convert over from baquagooop to Chlorine! 20 bottles of 6percent chlorine bleach and 4 vacs to waste, and 10 backwashes. I only have a 10,000 gallon oval pool. The people who make baquacil should be in the unemployment line!!! Never Never Again!!!!!!
I am fighting with Baqual also. I think I am winning, and will let you know end of season, the fourth year on Baqualcil. Using the foculant and better algicide it cleaned up fast this year. I had to raise the water three inches after all the vacuming to waste, so I threw the hose in. This is about 8% of total water. Pool turned into milk. Is it clorine in the tap water causing all the problems? In South Florida I have to raise it an inch a week at times due to backwashing and evaporation and no rain. Am I on to something?Dear Mike, With so many possibilities and unknown factors it's hard to know what you might have discovered. It is certainly possible that a small amount of chlorine in the fill water could cause a reaction with Baquacil but not a sure thing. Generally a chlorine reaction from Baquacil is whitish yellow and "chunky" rather than milky but.................? Let me know if you have further questions. Rob "Dr. Duck" Coxworth
I have another question.I have a cartridge filter..I'm not sure what you mean by "set filter to waste" I guess your talking about a sand filter.How do I vacuum using a cartridge filter?Dear Debbie, Unfortunately cartridge filters don;t have the option to vacuum to waste. The only alternative is vacuum through the filter which will catch all the gunk. It should clean up with a good filter cleaner soak. It may take several rounds of vacuum, clean and soak to clear the pool. Good luck with this. Rob "Dr. Duck" CoxworthYou kinda scare me when you say.."good luck with that"..is this something I shouldn't try to do?Dear Debbie, Scare you? Not at all. It's just that it could be a tedious messy process depending on how gunked your pool becomes during the treatment Not being able to vacuum to waste means that the junk created during the switch away from Baquacil has to go somewhere and out the waste gate is easiest. It could take a number of rounds of vacuuming and filter cleaning to remove everything. Rob "Dr. Duck" Coxworth
does the sand have to be changed or is backflushing enough?
I am through with baquacil this season! I want to convert to chlorine. I just changed the sand in my filter at the opening of the season about a month ago. Will I have to change the sand again to get the baquacil out of it? Does anyone know how long it will take to convert? Should I wait until I close the pool in late September and just deal with the algae for the rest of the summer? HELP PLEASE!
My sand filter is now running slow....meaning when I feel the return water flow in the pool it is not coming out as strong as usual. I think this is causing my baquacil to not "circulate" properly and the pool is staying cloudy. When I backwash the window shows clear water and the water flow returns to normal for 20 minutes and then slows down again. Any suggestions? Thanks so much. I can't wait to switch back to chlorine next year.You need to check your sand. My filter did this and when I checked the sand it was as solid as concrete. Took almost two day just to get all the sand out, using hammer and metal bar to break up sand.
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