My CYA is at 20 and I am finding that I am losing a lot of chlorine during the day. About 4 to 5 ppm. I would like to get my CYA up to around 40. Which type of stabilizer should I use, liquid or dry and what is a good brand to use ? Thanks
Raising CYA levels
- Thread starter Jbat9466
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,649
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You can use either liquid or dry. Liquid is about 3-4X the cost.
You can get dry CYA at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Pool stores, Amazon, etc.
You can get dry CYA at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Pool stores, Amazon, etc.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,649
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Katodude
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- Aug 22, 2017
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- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
- May 3, 2014
- 58,649
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Add the CYA by using what we call the sock method. Get an old sock (no holes) and put the measured amount of CYA you need. Tie the sock closed and either suspend it in front of a return (hang it from your brush pole works with something weighted on the deck) OR if it still allows flow thru the skimmer, place the sock in the skimmer. Every 15/20 minutes give the sock a squeeze to speed up the process. Please DO NOT follow the directions on the container of CYA to just pour it into the skimmer and don't just toss the sock in the pool as the CYA is acidic and can bleach/stain pool finishes.
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