When I opened my pool the water was crystal clear, so i either closed well (ok so the people I paid did a good job) or the 3 winter floaters I added helped my water.
What has me confused however is if using a winter floater is a good idea. I'm new to BBB so I may be off base, but I think these things are just slower dissolving trichlor. If that's the case are you just asking to have annoyingly high CYA levels in the spring? My CYA is 50, and I'm annoyed I have to add so much bleach to reach shock levels. In my mind I'd rather get more bang for my buck with a lower cya, but then again I'm sure there are downsides to that....
Secondly, when I opened my pool I did an OTO and had zero FC. So was the floater even working? It seems that the benefit of the floater is that it would add chlorine all winter. Suddenly I've realized Im not sure what I paid for last spring!!!
What has me confused however is if using a winter floater is a good idea. I'm new to BBB so I may be off base, but I think these things are just slower dissolving trichlor. If that's the case are you just asking to have annoyingly high CYA levels in the spring? My CYA is 50, and I'm annoyed I have to add so much bleach to reach shock levels. In my mind I'd rather get more bang for my buck with a lower cya, but then again I'm sure there are downsides to that....
Secondly, when I opened my pool I did an OTO and had zero FC. So was the floater even working? It seems that the benefit of the floater is that it would add chlorine all winter. Suddenly I've realized Im not sure what I paid for last spring!!!