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Weekly Pool Maintenance: Baquacil

BAQUACIL Weekly Routine Pool Care

BAQUACIL: logoOnce a week, test your pool water with BAQUACIL TEST STRIPS to make sure the levels of BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT, pH, and total alkalinity are within acceptable ranges. The BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT level should be between 30 and 50 ppm. When the level is 30 ppm or less, add BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT to bring the level up to 50 ppm. (See the Top-up Dosage Rates for BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT table) Never let the level fall below 30 ppm, since algae and bacteria may not be controlled adequately.

BAQUACIL: productsTop-up doses can vary from pool to pool. You'll probably find you only have to add BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT once every 10-14 days, leaving you with a lot more time to enjoy your pool.

Algae can ruin your pool's appearance, make pool walls slippery and unsafe, and clog your filter. A maintenance dose of BAQUACIL ALGICIDE (or a maintenance dose of 2-4 oz. of BAQUACIL PERFORMANCE ALGICIDE per 10,000 gallons of water if you have an attached spa or water features), added every week, will help prevent the growth of algae. (See the Maintenance Dosage Rates table) Remember, solving algae problems is more costly and time-consuming than preventing them.

Summary

  1. Test the level of BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT and top-up to 50 ppm if the level is 30 ppm or below.
  2. Test total alkalinity and adjust, if it is outside the 80-150 ppm range.
  3. Test pH and adjust, if it is outside the 7.2-7.8 range.
  4. Add a maintenance dose of BAQUACIL ALGICIDE. (See Maintenance Dosage Rates table) Add a maintenance dose (2-4 oz. of BAQUACIL PERFORMANCE ALGICIDE per 10,000 gallons of water if you have an attached spa or water feature.
  5. Perform all necessary housekeeping.
  6. Check filter pressure. If high, backwash (according to the manufacturer's recommendations) and chemically clean with BAQUACIL FILTER CLEANER.
  7. Clean out skimmer basket(s) and pump basket(s) as necessary.

TOP-UP DOSAGE RATES FOR BAQUACIL SANITIZER AND ALGISTAT TABLE

If Level (ppm) is
Pool size
(gals.) 		35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
5,000 ¾ 1 1 1¼ 1½ 1¾ 2 2
7,500 1 1¼ 1½ 2 2¼ 2½ 2¾ 3
10,000 1¼ 1¾ 2 2½ 3 3¼ 3¾ 4
12,500 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5
15,000 2 2½ 3 3¾ 4¼ 5 5½ 6
17,500 2¼ 3 3½ 4¼ 5 5¾ 6½ 7
20,000 2½ 3¼ 4 5 5¾ 6½ 7¼ 8
22,500 2¾ 3¾ 4½ 5½ 6½ 7¼ 8¼ 9
25,000 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
27,500 3½ 4½ 5½ 6¾ 7¾ 9 10 11
30,000 3¾ 5 6 7¼ 8½ 9¾ 11 12
32,500 4 5¼ 6½ 8 9¼ 10½ 11¾ 13
35,000 4¼ 5¾ 7 8½ 10 11¼ 12¾ 14
37,500 4½ 6 7½ 9 10½ 12 13½ 15
40,000 5 6½ 8 9¾ 11¼ 13 14½ 16
42,500 5¼ 7 8½ 10¼ 12 13¼ 15½ 17
45,000 5½ 7¼ 9 11 12¾ 14½ 16¼ 18
47,500 5¾ 7¾ 9½ 11½ 13½ 15¼ 17¼ 19
50,000 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
* All units are in pints.