How do I add CYA? Having trouble...

[waterbear]

pour it into the skimmer, run the pump for the first 24 to 48 hours and DO NOT CLEAN OR BACKWASH YOUR FILTER FOR ONE WEEK! The CYA will collect in the filter and takes about a week to slowly dissolve. With the Aquarite you want 60-80 ppm CYA so for a 13,000 pool that would be 8 lbs to get you to just under 80 ppm. Don't overdose and test the level about a week after you add it. You might want to add 7 lbs, wait a week and test, then add more if needed. & lbs will certainly get you in range. I am assuming that there is NO CYA in your water right now from any pucks that might have been used before your SWG went online. If stabilzied chlorine was used in your pool you need to test the CYA level before adding any so you don't overdose! The amonts I gave you are for 0 ppm CYA initially!

[Aviendha]

Thanks for your help! I will definitely add a little at a time since it sounds like a pain if your levels get too high.

They did use a chlorine puck or two in the skimmer initially, but I used Ben's test kit and there was no CYA registering. I will test again before adding any, just in case.

So, from the way it sounds the CYA comes only in powder form since it has to dissolve? Wow, 7-8 lbs. sounds like a lot. I had no idea I'd need that much!

I had my hands on a small canister (I think the brand was Aqua Chem) in Walmart the other night. I almost bought it but decided to check here first since I wasn't sure if CYA was the same, regardless of the brand. Do they have better products at the pool store, or is it all the same?

Sorry for all of the questions... I'm slowly learning.

[waterbear]

cya is cya...walmart is NOT always the cheapest place. Check around at home depot, lowes, kmart, target, Ace Hardware (many of them have pool departments), and the pool stores!

[Phillbo]

Last time I added it I poured it into a sock and set the sock in the skimmer basket and let the pump run until it was fully disolved.

[Aviendha]

Thanks for all of the info and suggestions!!!