Still waiting for our pool installation; it's a couple of months away. Meanwhile, I'm learning all I can about water quality maintenance, chemistry, etc. I've covered pretty much everything, and read this knowledge bases here as well.
Tell me if I'm understanding this about CYA correctly:
CYA acts as a "sunblock" for your chlorine. CYA stays pretty constant in your water; that is, it doesn't "evaporate out" or become inactive, but can actually accumulate over time until it becomes excessive, then you have the headache of partially draining your pool and starting over with balancing.
Stabilized chlorine tablets contain CYA. Using stabilized tablets for a long period of time can cause CYA to accumulate above correct levels. Therefore, once CYA reaches the correct level, you should switch to unstabilized tablets, and just monitor your chlorine/CYA after that point.
Am I right?
Tell me if I'm understanding this about CYA correctly:
CYA acts as a "sunblock" for your chlorine. CYA stays pretty constant in your water; that is, it doesn't "evaporate out" or become inactive, but can actually accumulate over time until it becomes excessive, then you have the headache of partially draining your pool and starting over with balancing.
Stabilized chlorine tablets contain CYA. Using stabilized tablets for a long period of time can cause CYA to accumulate above correct levels. Therefore, once CYA reaches the correct level, you should switch to unstabilized tablets, and just monitor your chlorine/CYA after that point.
Am I right?