This forum has been so helpful to me over the past decade, I figured that maybe I could return the favor.
Each year I open my pool my cyanuric acid levels are at zero. Following the advice of the forum, I typically put it in a sock and either put it in the skimmer basket or next to a jet. It is such a pain because it always turns into a rock and I have to mess with it for the next couple of days trying to get it to disperse.
I know how some people here feel about adding CYA directly to the skimmer. A couple of months ago, I bought the pouches that you can throw into the skimmer and it was really easy. I didn't have to worry about pouring it into one of my old socks and making a mess. But with all of the chemical shortage, our local pool store had no acid at all. I had to go to Home Depot and buy supplies there. I was running low on socks so I tried to find an alternative. I ended up in the paint aisle next to the strainer bags. I bought a 2 pack for about $2.50. I got home and poured my acid into the 1 gallon strainer bag and set it into my skimmer. It worked okay, not great.
Then came the aha moment. It is a paint strainer bag with elastic. I can take out the stem of the skimmer, wrap it around the outside of the skimmer basket, and just pour my CYA directly into the skimmer without having to worry about it clogging my pipes or destroying my filter. I was able to pour out the amount that I needed, and I got the full flow of the water that was going through the skimmer basket. I didn't get the hard rock lump of CYA that I normally get.
I hope this might help others that find adding CYA as big a hassle as I do.
Each year I open my pool my cyanuric acid levels are at zero. Following the advice of the forum, I typically put it in a sock and either put it in the skimmer basket or next to a jet. It is such a pain because it always turns into a rock and I have to mess with it for the next couple of days trying to get it to disperse.
I know how some people here feel about adding CYA directly to the skimmer. A couple of months ago, I bought the pouches that you can throw into the skimmer and it was really easy. I didn't have to worry about pouring it into one of my old socks and making a mess. But with all of the chemical shortage, our local pool store had no acid at all. I had to go to Home Depot and buy supplies there. I was running low on socks so I tried to find an alternative. I ended up in the paint aisle next to the strainer bags. I bought a 2 pack for about $2.50. I got home and poured my acid into the 1 gallon strainer bag and set it into my skimmer. It worked okay, not great.
Then came the aha moment. It is a paint strainer bag with elastic. I can take out the stem of the skimmer, wrap it around the outside of the skimmer basket, and just pour my CYA directly into the skimmer without having to worry about it clogging my pipes or destroying my filter. I was able to pour out the amount that I needed, and I got the full flow of the water that was going through the skimmer basket. I didn't get the hard rock lump of CYA that I normally get.
I hope this might help others that find adding CYA as big a hassle as I do.
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