pucks?

[Poolidiot]

No pucks here, bleach only

[MaryLee]

I use pucks in my chlorinator if I'm going to be out of town for a few days. I also use them for a few weeks at the beginning of the season when my CYA needs a boost (from draining, etc.).

95% of the time it's strictly bleach.

[ksturge]

I use pucks in my chlorinator - is this OK? If not, what is the harm? If it is OK, what number should I set the chlorinator to?

What is CYA?

[Tomcat]

I keep using them in the chlorinator, but set on low for a maintenance "security" dose. Otherwise, I add bleach and calhypo. Just keep monitoring all chems, use 60% poly as a algae preventative, keep the CL up, and enjoy!

[aylad]

Pucks in a chlorinator are not necessarily a bad thing, IF you take care to not let your pH get too low, and not to let your CYA (stabilizer) get too high, which is the usual problem. As your CYA level increases, your chlorine becomes less effective against "stuff" in your water, so your minimum Cl level must also increase to compensate. See Ben's Best Guess Chart for a guideline that a lot of us use to calculate necessary Cl levels for a given CYA.

Janet