Is this possible?

[mccato]

Thanks to both of you. I wrote to In The Swim and asked for the ingredients, but they say "I cannot divulge the ingredients in the product because the manufacturer does not provide them at this time." I also asked if it's guaranteed to lower CYA, and they said No! So I guess I'll get the Silage Bags and get to work!

[fcfrey]

Silage Bags aren't cheap ---- Maybe you can find a farmer with some leftover. I noticed my neighbor filling his silo today -- next will come the big tubes (he makes 3 or 4 about 12' Diameter by 80' feet long. He said each one cost about $25. He buys bulk (5000' for $175.00). The other alternative is individual bags they put the big bales in --- they come flat but again in a box of 500.

[doggie]

Mccato, have you checked online for plastic sheeting? For instance check this site. They have all sorts of sizes and shapes and don't seem that expensive. Maybe you could find it locally too.

http://www.hectorshardware.biz/shop/...01&sku=104272&

[chem geek]

The In The Swim page for the Cyanuric Acid Remover shows the brand name on the bottle of Clormor. The www.chlormor.com web page is under construction and also says "Zyme Pool & Spa Chemicals". However, this cached web page shows that the chlormor domain was transferred from allchem.com and this company claims they are a distributor of pool chemical products yet their product list does not show the Cyanuric Acid Remover product. So I can't find the original manufacturer source, but agree with others that this is just melamine.

Richard

[Simmons99]

I've heard that the "remover" turns your pool milky white by precipitating the CYA out and then you have to hope your filter can clear up the water - I would refill.

[mccato]

Thanks to all of you! I appreciate the link to the sheeting - I had meant to look for some and kept forgetting. I think that will work better for me than big bucks for bags! I'm not touching that "remover" - sounds like a lot of money for nothing; or trouble.

I have a Jacuzzi sand filter - should I drain using the drain setting? And if I do that, I need to stop up the skimmer, right? Or should I do as I've seen others here do and drain through the vacuum hose?

Thanks again to everyone!

[cschnurr]

In the winter, I make a skating rink on the grass in our yard.
I usually pick up a 30x50' tarp in the paint section of Home Depot.
Last year it cost about $80 Cdn.

I drop it into a wood frame and fill it up like an ice cube tray.