I like to and I am used to a Chlorinator. The convenience of loading up the 3” disks is really nice. I have come to learn that this method increases the CYA too high over time. This website makes it sound like a good solution is liquid chlorine. Am I correct? Can I still use the chlorinator with liquid? Is it as easy to balance the water? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Keeping CYA from getting too high
- Thread starter jls152
- Start date
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Liquid chlorine is better for regular chlorination because it just adds chlorine. Solid forms of chlorine either add cya or calcium. Save those for vacations and other times when you cannot add liquid chlorine.
Yes, Liquid Chlorine is the ideal sanitizer for pool water. It doesn't contain any unwanted chemicals that pucks do (either CYA or calcium). But no, you can't use the chlorinator that you put pucks into for liquid. Liquid is added daily, poured in a thin stream into a moving water return. Or by adding a perstaltic type pump with storage for liquid chlorine to inject it on a schedule.
BUT!....best option yet is a Salt Water Chlorine Generator which takes low level salt in your pool water and thru electrolysis turns it in to chlorine. Best piece of equipment pools ever got!
Maddie
BUT!....best option yet is a Salt Water Chlorine Generator which takes low level salt in your pool water and thru electrolysis turns it in to chlorine. Best piece of equipment pools ever got!
Maddie
About how much liquid chlorine would I have to add daily to a 40000 gallon pool? Where do you buy the liquid chlorine?
First off, we always base our Free Chlorine Level against our CYA level. See-->
FC/CYA Levels
How much chlorine you need to add is based on how high your CYA level is (the stabilizer level) and your current Free Chlorine level. You input those two results into PoolMath and it will guide you.
Some buy it in refillable carboys at the Pool Stores, others buy it in gallons from Walmart in the pool section. Lowes, HD and janitorial supply stores all carry liquid chlorine. Farm stores sometimes do too.
Do you test your own water? You need a good test kit. For such a monster of a pool I'd recommend the TF-Pro which can be ordered from www.tftestkits.net. Yes, its an investment but will save you a ton of money and protect your pool and equipment.
We need to know:
FC (Free Chlorine)
CC (combined chloramines)
pH
TA (Total Alkalinity)
CH (Calcium Hardness)
CYA (Stabilizer)
Salt if applicable
Some basics --> Pool Care Basics
Maddie
FC/CYA Levels
How much chlorine you need to add is based on how high your CYA level is (the stabilizer level) and your current Free Chlorine level. You input those two results into PoolMath and it will guide you.
Some buy it in refillable carboys at the Pool Stores, others buy it in gallons from Walmart in the pool section. Lowes, HD and janitorial supply stores all carry liquid chlorine. Farm stores sometimes do too.
Do you test your own water? You need a good test kit. For such a monster of a pool I'd recommend the TF-Pro which can be ordered from www.tftestkits.net. Yes, its an investment but will save you a ton of money and protect your pool and equipment.
We need to know:
FC (Free Chlorine)
CC (combined chloramines)
pH
TA (Total Alkalinity)
CH (Calcium Hardness)
CYA (Stabilizer)
Salt if applicable
Some basics --> Pool Care Basics
Maddie
- May 3, 2014
- 62,687
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
