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    Default Re: Closing chemistry recommendation

    For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) added by Dichlor, it also increases the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) by 9 ppm.
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    Kinda makes you wonder why more people don't use dichlor to raise CYA instead of the slow-dissolving sock treatment!
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    Quote Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser View Post
    Kinda makes you wonder why more people don't use dichlor to raise CYA instead of the slow-dissolving sock treatment!
    One advantage of using the straight CYA instead of dichlor is that is easier to know right off the bat the dose needed to get to a desired CYA level.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
    One advantage of using the straight CYA instead of dichlor is that is easier to know right off the bat the dose needed to get to a desired CYA level.
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    I'm one of those who prefer to use straight CYA.
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    I have never used it. This was my first year even having CYA and I used dichlor. It was very easy. Straight CYA just sounds like a pain... Squeezing a dangling sock, waiting around a week to verify results. Hmmm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser View Post
    I have never used it. This was my first year even having CYA and I used dichlor. It was very easy. Straight CYA just sounds like a pain... Squeezing a dangling sock, waiting around a week to verify results. Hmmm.
    I don't use the sock method. Also doesn't take a week to verify results. At least that's been my experience with my pool.
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