How to Convert From Baquacil to Chlorine
- 1). Wait at least a month after your last application of Baquacil. It will be easiest to convert from Baquacil to chlorine at the beginning of the season, but if you are converting midseason, replace regular applications of Baquacil with an algaecide (See Reference 1, first entry under "Biguanides to Chlorine").
- 2). Clean your pool filter. Pull out all filter baskets and hose them down with water. If necessary, use a hose to clean out your pool's central filter. If your pool utilizes cartridge filters, replace these. Reference your pool filter's user manual if necessary.
- 3). Use your Baquacil testing supplies to test the level of Baquacil still present in the water. Your pool is ready for the conversion process if it tests below 20.0 parts per million (ppm) of Baquacil (See Reference 2, third entry).
- 4). Start your pool filter and let it run for at least 12 hours before beginning the Baquacil to chlorine conversion. Let the filter run during the entire conversion process.
- 5). Add four pounds of potassium peroxymonosulfate, a non-chlorine shock (See Reference 1, third entry), for every 10,000 gallons of water in your pool. Wait 24 to 48 hours and then add the same amount of non-chlorine shock again to the pool. Continue to run your filter continuously until the pool water is no longer cloudy.
- 6). Turn off the filter and rest it for at least 24 hours before continuing on to the next step.
- 7). Add your chlorine tablets to the pool water. Determine how many chlorine tablets must be added to your pool based on the volume of water. Place the required number of tablets inside a chlorinator, then place the chlorinator in the pool. Let the filter run for at least 12 hours.
- 8). Test the chlorine level in your pool with your chlorine testing supplies. Continue adding chlorine tablets until you receive a chlorine level reading of 1.0 ppm (See Reference 1, fourth entry).
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