I'm sure that this is covered elsewhere - and I have searched a bit to find a straight ahead discussion - but .... still a bit in the dark
I was about to stock up on bleach prior to Covid and failed to act quickly enough.
I've balanced w/ bleach for years and years
Was able to get two large containers of cal hypo pucks so I jumped on the deal and got them
Have been using to keep FC up since then (march 20)
The pool place sold me a floating tab thing - however, in my reading, it seems that a floater isn't really what one needs for cal hypo??
I've also done several in the skimmer and they seem to dissolve fine in there.... similar to trichlor tabs I used in the distant past.
So - for the foreseeable future, I won't be able to get bleach of any sort with any frequency at all.... So, i'm gonna try to push ahead w/ cal hypo
I am aware of the issue w/ calcium buildup / and, haven't even checked my calcium yet (!) - awaiting new TFT100 presently (I tossed the calcium test from the previous season kit to save room!)
So
My real question is this:
Is cal hypo a decent alternative for proper FC maintenance? (calcium issues taken into consideration)
AND
Is applying in skimmer with pucks an acceptable method of using the tabs???
thanks in advance!
INground 20K vinyl
TA 80
FC 7
CYA 45
pH 7.4
CC ZERO
I was about to stock up on bleach prior to Covid and failed to act quickly enough.
I've balanced w/ bleach for years and years
Was able to get two large containers of cal hypo pucks so I jumped on the deal and got them
Have been using to keep FC up since then (march 20)
The pool place sold me a floating tab thing - however, in my reading, it seems that a floater isn't really what one needs for cal hypo??
I've also done several in the skimmer and they seem to dissolve fine in there.... similar to trichlor tabs I used in the distant past.
So - for the foreseeable future, I won't be able to get bleach of any sort with any frequency at all.... So, i'm gonna try to push ahead w/ cal hypo
I am aware of the issue w/ calcium buildup / and, haven't even checked my calcium yet (!) - awaiting new TFT100 presently (I tossed the calcium test from the previous season kit to save room!)
So
My real question is this:
Is cal hypo a decent alternative for proper FC maintenance? (calcium issues taken into consideration)
AND
Is applying in skimmer with pucks an acceptable method of using the tabs???
thanks in advance!
INground 20K vinyl
TA 80
FC 7
CYA 45
pH 7.4
CC ZERO