We just had our first pool built and it was finished in the spring. We have never owned a pool before so I did a LOT of research. We ended up going with the inline trichlor feeder because going the SWG route was highly discouraged, not by the builder...but by people in our neighborhood. We are required to have a 4 foot iron fence around the yard (we are on a golf course) and we were told from some people's experience that a SWG will rust the fence very quickly. I was shown some examples, so I heeded their advice.
Anyway, I am somewhat stuck with the trichlor feeder. I do my own pool cleaning, but we are away from the house for a day or two on a regular basis so I can't be there to add chlorine every day. My question is two-fold....
1. Does the CYA in the pool (lets say a level of 40) protect the chlorine in perpetuity without adding more throughout the season (assuming no splash-out or dilution for the purpose of this question)?
2. Is there ANY 3 inch chlorine product I can add to my feeder that DOESN'T contain CYA? Calcium Hypo has it's own set of problems and I don't think they are made in 3" tablets anyway.
I wish my "extensive" research included this site but, at the time, I was much more concerned about the construction aspect. I kind of thought the chemical situation was more simple...OOPS!
Anyway, I am somewhat stuck with the trichlor feeder. I do my own pool cleaning, but we are away from the house for a day or two on a regular basis so I can't be there to add chlorine every day. My question is two-fold....
1. Does the CYA in the pool (lets say a level of 40) protect the chlorine in perpetuity without adding more throughout the season (assuming no splash-out or dilution for the purpose of this question)?
2. Is there ANY 3 inch chlorine product I can add to my feeder that DOESN'T contain CYA? Calcium Hypo has it's own set of problems and I don't think they are made in 3" tablets anyway.
I wish my "extensive" research included this site but, at the time, I was much more concerned about the construction aspect. I kind of thought the chemical situation was more simple...OOPS!