So between heavy rains, splash out, evaporation and having to add fill water, etc., my CYA dropped from 50 to 30. With all the sun and hot temperatures lately, I noticed I’ve been adding A LOT of LC each day. No algae at all, always keep my FC well above the minimum required and vacuum and brush regularly. This past week, I have been using dichlor to try to get my CYA up while also using it to chlorinate my pool. YES, I know dichlor has a higher amount of CYA than the trichlor pucks. I am ONLY using it because
A: I already have a bucket of it taking up space from when my mom bought it for me last summer and
B. I’ve been trying to steadily increase my CYA (I’ve been testing and using PoolMath.)
So I guess my question is, why does dichlor get so much hate on the forum but responsible use of trichlor pucks do not? Both are stabilized forms of chlorine. Yes, I understand dichlor has more of it which is why when my CYA was in the 40-50 range, I would NEVER use it (or trichlor tablets). For this type of use, I don’t see anything wrong with it. I normally strictly only use bleach/LC. Yesterday I finally got fed up with how sloooowly the dichlor was increasing my CYA (very small difference....the dot would just disappear a little sooner after the 30 marker than previously) and added regular stabilizer via the “sock method” and am testing my CYA this morning. I will now go back to ONLY using liquid chlorine. Is dichlor really that bad? Also, how long after adding CYA (whether through dichlor granules or stabilizer) can I test for the most accurate results? I did the sock method yesterday around 8 pm (sunset). Hoping it will be at my goal of 40 today. Thanks in advance!!
- The CYA-Deprived Float Queen
A: I already have a bucket of it taking up space from when my mom bought it for me last summer and
B. I’ve been trying to steadily increase my CYA (I’ve been testing and using PoolMath.)
So I guess my question is, why does dichlor get so much hate on the forum but responsible use of trichlor pucks do not? Both are stabilized forms of chlorine. Yes, I understand dichlor has more of it which is why when my CYA was in the 40-50 range, I would NEVER use it (or trichlor tablets). For this type of use, I don’t see anything wrong with it. I normally strictly only use bleach/LC. Yesterday I finally got fed up with how sloooowly the dichlor was increasing my CYA (very small difference....the dot would just disappear a little sooner after the 30 marker than previously) and added regular stabilizer via the “sock method” and am testing my CYA this morning. I will now go back to ONLY using liquid chlorine. Is dichlor really that bad? Also, how long after adding CYA (whether through dichlor granules or stabilizer) can I test for the most accurate results? I did the sock method yesterday around 8 pm (sunset). Hoping it will be at my goal of 40 today. Thanks in advance!!
- The CYA-Deprived Float Queen
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