How to add CYA on a refill

[Modawg2k]

I'm helping my buddy out w/ his refill today. I know that when I add CYA to my pool, I put it in socks and into the skimmer. What should we do for his pool since it's a fresh fill and contains no CYA? Still put it in socks to let it dissolve over a week or throw in enough based off the calculator to get it to appropriate levels?

 

[Charlie_R]

Sock method. It doesn't matter that it is a fresh fill, or adding a maintenance dose.

You don't want to broadcast and have it sitting on the bottom of the pool.

 

[pwrstrk]

Put the CYA in a sock and hang it in front of the return. Give it a squeeze every once in awhile to help it dissolve quicker. Wait to test for a week. ?

 

[Leebo]

Keep in mind, you don't need to allow the CYA to dissolve for a week. Once it's dissolved from the sock, you can remove the sock. It just takes up to a week to show on the CYA test.

Also, if you "toss into the skimmer," make sure pump is running the entire time the Sock is in the skimmer. Also, don't back flush for a week or so.

 

[Modawg2k]

Oh that's something I'm not doing. I've been leaving my sock in 24/7 even though my pump runs only 8 hours a day. Thanks for the advice

 

[Leebo]

Anytime there are ever chemicals in the skimmer, the pump should be left running. By leaving the CYA in the skimmer with no water circulation you are allowing the pH to lower in the skimmer.....risking damage. When you first turn on the pump, you also flow low pH water into the pump, risking damaging the pumps seals.

Often the majority of our CYA is dissolved after a few hours and we'll remove it. Then we leave the pump running for 24hours.....just in case.

 

[Modawg2k]

Cool thanks!

 

[newguyjosh]

So are you guys meaning like a regular old sock or some kind of special sock designed for pool chemicals

 

[pwrstrk]

Just a regular sock or a nylon knee high. I've used both. ?

 

[barbaradomanski]

What about using the liquid stabilizer or conditioner used it last year just walked around poured In after dissolving in bucket is this not an ok way?


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[jblizzle]

That is fine. Just costs a lot more money than the solid form of CYA for no real gain.

 

[Smykowski]

Plain cheap knee high nylons. Less than $1/pair at Wally World.

 

[sargent]

You know how when you take socks out of the dryer, and it seems like you are always missing one? That is so you will have a sock to put CYA in.


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