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Kabbak, Looks like I got the Excel for a few bucks more: I'm in California, San Francisco area, and it does not snow here, either. This April 2013, I also found Scotwood's Excel deicer sold at a distributor called Fastenal: http://www.fastenal.com No shipping if delivered to the store! I...

DIYconvert, this is a great summary. I'm in California, San Francisco area, and it does not snow here, either. This April 2013, I also found Scotwood's Excel deicer sold at a distributor called Fastenal: http://www.fastenal.com No shipping if delivered to the store! I was able to find...

Thanks to all the knowledgable admins and moderators in this forum. I recently re-supplied for the new pool season, and look forward to another year of trouble-free enjoyment of our pool! :party: Karen

Re: 1" pucks -- how much Chlorine and CYA? and other puck in Thanks, Dave! I'm enjoying my T-100 kit. Very well organized. Karen

Re: 1" pucks -- how much Chlorine and CYA? and other puck in Thank you! My summary for anyone researching this post in the future: Pucks can come in different sizes (like 1 " or 3 " diameter) and different composition (like Trichlor or CalHypo or other). Be sure to read the package. In the...

Thanks for all the help. My 1" puck is a TriChlor puck. 1" is about 0.5 oz. The pool calc is great.

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Baba Rambler and UnderWaterVaya, I found the Pool Calculator, thanks! But the Effects of Adding Chemicals have a choice for Trichlor. Is that the same as almost the same as pucks, assuming most of the weight of the pucks is Trichlor and not the other constituents, like CYA (cyanuric...

Re: 1" pucks -- how much Chlorine and CYA? and other puck in Thanks! You said "For 10k water each will add .3fc and .2cya. " Is that for 3 inch puck or 1 inch puck?

How much CYA can you expect from a puck? or FC, for that matter. Is there a table somewhere in the forum? Thanks!

Hello, Pool is running clear, but I'm getting tired of adding bleach every other day. I want to raise my CYA. (my readings below) I have a small pool, and would like to try 1" pucks. How much FC and CYA can I expect from 1" pucks? (as in ppm per 10,000 gal per puck) Is their composition...

Thanks, Linen and Richard. I will not add anything more, except bleach to keep my FC up, until I get proper test readings. Pool School is certainly keeping me busy. Karen

Here's a shot of our pool. It makes a nice place to talk, in the summertime. BTW, my cloudiness cleared up overnight, and my pH adjusted back up to 7.8 b/c I added soda ash (super washing soda). My TA went from 0-40 to 40-80. Great, but I think I need it higher. I cannot wait for my TFT-100...

Excited to be here, and learning a lot. Today, I learned how to make my pool cloudy, by adding Soda Ash directly to a plaster pool that is already got plenty of calcium. That was cool. Tomorrow, I'll learn how to clear it up, I'm sure. Glad to be here!