Pool Store Results, What Now?

[fullhouse]

you don't want to use clorox, you should use a generic brand. clorox has extras in it to mess up your pool.
any old pair of nylons, or an old knee high will work just fine for holding the cya in the pool. you do not need to add it to the skimmer, just hang the old knee high near where the water comes back into the pool and it will dissolve.

[NCMOMTO3]

Thank you fullhouse for your reply.. ok I wont go put the clorox in I will wait til i get back from walmart and use generic.

I dont get the stocking idea, I did find an old post about it.. sorry if I sound stupid, so once i get the cya i put it in the skimmer... i put the stocking where? and what is it going to show me?
Thanks for taking the time to explain things to me!!!

[Watermom]

It is fine to use Clorox as long as it is plain, unscented. I think what Carl was trying to say was it is more expensive than generic bleach. Nothing wrong with using Clorox. As far as the cya - you can put it directly in the skimmer. That is what I always do. Then, it will take about a week to dissolve in the skimmer, so don't retest for it or add more for at least a week. Also, don't backwash during that time or you'll just be throwing it out. The stocking option - just take an old knee hi or whatever and put cya in it and then tie it off someplace in your pool and let it dissolve. Some people (I think?) place the stocking in the skimmer basket to dissolve. Again, I just dump it in the skimmer. One thing that apparently Carl and I do differently -- he says not to turn off your pump for a week. I don't worry about that. While my cya is dissolving, I just keep my pump on its regular run schedule and have never had any problems. Hope this helps.

[p.p.h.]

i think what they're saying is that the stocking is used to put the cya in to so it slowly dissolves. Instead of dumping the entire amount in the skimmer.

[tmmort]

you don't want to use clorox, you should use a generic brand. clorox has extras in it to mess up your pool.

I'm wondering if that is really true. Looking at the clorox Regular bleach faq, it says, "The new formula incorporates an ingredient, sodium polyacrylate, that binds to certian minerals that are in the water supply preventing them from depositing on your clothes."

Sodium polyacrylate is the stuff they use in disposable diapers to absorb the liquid. Couldn't find any info on the web about it's use in a pool, and what it might do in there. But, there is info that clearly states it's non-toxic; and, "Clorox Regular Ultra" is still approved for use as a drinking water disinfectant.

Finally, I sent an email to Clorox customer service, asking if "Regular Ultra" was o.k. for swimming pools. The reply I got was this:

"Using our product to chlorinate pools is one of our recommended uses. When used correctly it is safe to use in pools."

[CarlD]

That's the FIRST time the company has answered the question about the new whitener. It has been very unclear whether it would have a positive or negative effect.

But if I needed to add chlorine and all I had was the new Chlorox, I'd use it, at least on a short term basis.

By stocking I meant lady's hose. My wife regularly has one that gets a run in it if I need it.