More Snake Oil

[karmabiker]

I found myself in the fortunate situation of having LOW (~20) CYA upon getting the pool rolling, probably due to the constant deluge we have had this winter in Houston. In any event I was browsing the Lowes site trying to find something cheaper than the $25 bucket of CYA at leslies and ran across this:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_450727-1772...L=?Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&facetInfo=

I have no idea whats in it ... don't really care. I do however suspect that it will be in the next wave of snake oil we have to talk folks out of.

Just bizarre.

 

[jblizzle]

Wow, the website offers no insight into what it is ...

Goodbye Dry! contains a proprietary ingredient which is different than other products currently on the market for swimming pools. This unique ingredient works to create softer feeling water and is the first product of its kind which allows the softening effects to be felt not just during, but after swimming as well.

I can not find any MSDS for it either.

Just pour some laundry softener in the pool ... that is what the bottle looks like

 

[YippeeSkippy]

You can't find CYA in smaller jugs than 25 pound buckets? I think I've picked up 4 or 5 pound jugs at Lowe's before. I sure wouldn't want 25 pounds sitting underfoot, oy!

 

[jblizzle]

Walmart sells smaller quantities as well.

 

[Smykowski]

I have no idea whats in it ... don't really care. I do however suspect that it will be in the next wave of snake oil we have to talk folks out of.

Glad you recognize it for what it is. Couple of threads on it here already....

http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/58450-Goodbye-Dry

http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/58862-Silky-Swim-Goodbye-DRY

jb beat me to it, but here are more gems from the Silky Swim website:


How does Goodbye DRY! work?

Goodbye DRY! uses a proprietary technology to create a swimming pool experience for the swimmer like no other product available on the market. The result is water that feels softer on the skin during and after swimming, and leaves hair tangle-free.

What are the active ingredients in Goodbye DRY!?

Goodbye Dry! contains a proprietary ingredient which is different than other products currently on the market for swimming pools. This unique ingredient works to create softer feeling water and is the first product of its kind which allows the softening effects to be felt not just during, but after swimming as well.


I looked for the MSDS and came up empty too. That should be the biggest red flag of them all.

If I remember, next time I go to Lowe's I'll take a look at the label and see if there's anything on there that can shed some insight.

 

[karmabiker]

Found a decent size jug of CYA at lowes. Going to fill the sock and hang it in the morning.

I just can believe some of the **** people will buy.

 

[Patrick_B]

Seems there is no answer for this yet. I looked at the other threads and couldn't find anything on a Google search either. For now it's still top secret I guess.

But agree, its snake oil and If I don't know what it is or what it does, I won't be in my pool.

 

[Bama Rambler]

I did some searching and can't find an SDS for it either. It's apparently made by Biolabs and they're notorious for not being forthcoming with info.

P.S. For future info. MSDS's are changing to SDS's. It's a government change trying to align us with the rest of the world!

 

[Butterfly]

I did some searching and can't find an SDS for it either. It's apparently made by Biolabs and they're notorious for not being forthcoming with info.

P.S. For future info. MSDS's are changing to SDS's. It's a government change trying to align us with the rest of the world!

Thanks for the update

 

[Patrick_B]

I did some searching and can't find an SDS for it either. It's apparently made by Biolabs and they're notorious for not being forthcoming with info.

P.S. For future info. MSDS's are changing to SDS's. It's a government change trying to align us with the rest of the world!

Yep, I guess you took the required assimilation...I mean training in December too eh?

 

[Bama Rambler]

Yeah did! Resistance is futile!

 

[rcy]

Doesn't reveal much.

http://sds.biolabinc.com/msd/consum...SN=1554&P_REP=00000000000000000002&P_RES=1598

*edit* Hmm..link expires after a while....here it is in a text document, as the pdf is too large..

 

[JasonLion]

Thanks for finding that rcy, of course it doesn't actually tell us anything.

 

[AprilNC]

I'm so glad I found this site before I set up our first ever pool ... although it does make swimming anywhere else a somewhat frightening experience! ** No snake oil for me! **