Need some CYA & FC, thinking about buying pucks or granules

[richierich]

Hi Everyone - Been using the TFP method for years and I know that pucks and granules are not recommended. However by me, liquid chlorine is over $6 a gallon. I can get a nice sale on some trichlor and I need FC and I need CYA.

Would you guys recommend using the trichlor pucks and a chlorine floater OR using chlorine granules with the sock method.

I did the pool math and 1 puck adds about 5.5 FC and 3 CYA which is good for me.

I couldn't figure out the granules amount on pool math, is it the same as the trichlor pucks just a different method?

Once my CYA hits 60 I was going to stop and go back to liquid chlorine.

Thank you for any advice and feedback as I have never used pucks/granular chlorine!!

 

[Texas Splash]

If your CYA is low enough to allow for growth, certainly. Feel free to use stabilized products like powders or tablets. Of course once you hit your CYA goal, go back to liquid.

 

[richierich]

Thanks

Would you recommend pucks in a floater or granules with the sock method. Also are pucks trichlor and granules are dichlor? I'm totally in the dark for these methods lol

 

[Texas Splash]

Would you recommend pucks in a floater or granules with the sock method.

Pre-stabilized products usually just get broadcast spread in the deep end and any residual stuff brushed around. Of course tabs/pucks go in a floater if you don't have an inline feeder at the equipment pad. We use the sock method to pre-soak granule stabilizer for about 30 minutes before squeezing it all out. As for pucks specifically, most are of a trichlor/dichlor mixture. The ingredients label on the bucket should specify.