Question about CYA

[frustratedpoolmom]

The CYA level gives you a guideline of what targets to use - but you're pool's usage can vary, so it may be trial and error until the CYA is fully dissolved and working. You may find when it's all dissolved that your FC level is more stable and you'll lose less during the day.

 

[momof3]

I was wondering if I would have used liquid CYA would it have been faster than using the granules.. It just seems to be taking forever to get the stuff in the pool... Yea, I know I am impatient lol

 

[JasonLion]

Get out a tall frosty glass of POP, pool owner patience, and relax. You don't need to worry about the CYA. 24 hours after adding it, you should start assuming that it is there. Just don't test the CYA level for a week.

 

[momof3]

I was in the pool last night and I checked on "the sock" to my surprise it is almost all dissolved.... It will be a week Thursday so I will check it then if it's all gone....

 

[momof3]

The pool will have been up a week this Wednesday and it is in need of a cleaning... I was wondering if I can vacuum even though all the CYA hasn't dissolved?

The pool cleaner I will be using hooks up to the skimmer and not the return so I will need to backwash during cleaning..

 

[frustratedpoolmom]

Since you used the sock method you can vacume/backwash without problems.

 

[DCAG]

I hope you mean backwash after cleaning/vacuuming? If you vacuum to backwash/waste, you'll lose about 35 gal/min, so if you vacuum the pool for 20 minutes you'll lose 700 gal of water.

Backwash after vacuuming for ~1 minute. Although if you've had the pool for only one week, you probably don't need to backwash it yet.

 

[momof3]

I do mean backwash after cleaning lmao....