Adding chlorine

[tdomres]

How can I add chlorine without raising my CYA? My CYA is too high and I cant drain right now.

 

[proavia]

Use liquid chlorine - it contains no CYA.

Suggest you read thru ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

How are you presently testing your pool water?

 

[tdomres]

I use my own test strips but also have had Leslie's testing my water.

 

[tdomres]

I figured using liquid chlorine would be the right choice. Leslie's keeps telling me to use shock which makes everything worse.

 

[Texas Splash]

Keep in mind test strips are horrible followed by free store testing. Be sure to get your own TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C test kit. That's a must. As for the shock products, if they are bagged, yes, they increase the CYA. Leslies also has their own liquid shock/chlorine which is fine (10 or 12%), but it's a little more expensive.

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