We use the typical open box of baking soda in the fridge each month to absorb odors, and then toss it. I found myself this morning wondering if it could be used in the pool to raise TA even though it's been open in the fridge for a month? Just idle curiosity, really, but what are your thoughts?
Also, we're headed out for vacation in August for nine days. We've had the pool three years and have never put anything other than bleach in it, so I'm totally clueless about how floaters and pucks work. My sister normally puts bleach in for us, but she won't be available. From talking to one of the pool store peeps, it sounds like I would need maybe 3 -4 trichlor pucks, either in skimmer or floater. We have a cartridge filter, 18' round about 7600 gallons. We leave the pump on low 24/7 in the summer, and would just leave it on the same way while we're gone.
1) Can I put them in the skimmer? If no, how does a floater work?
2) Is there any place that may sell them individually, rather than in a bucket that I'll never finish using?
Also, we're headed out for vacation in August for nine days. We've had the pool three years and have never put anything other than bleach in it, so I'm totally clueless about how floaters and pucks work. My sister normally puts bleach in for us, but she won't be available. From talking to one of the pool store peeps, it sounds like I would need maybe 3 -4 trichlor pucks, either in skimmer or floater. We have a cartridge filter, 18' round about 7600 gallons. We leave the pump on low 24/7 in the summer, and would just leave it on the same way while we're gone.
1) Can I put them in the skimmer? If no, how does a floater work?
2) Is there any place that may sell them individually, rather than in a bucket that I'll never finish using?