Oto Test Kit Question

[sisie5]

here is the pic of my pool water

[CarlD]

Sisie,
Y',know, you COULD chlorinate for a while with Tri-Chlor pucks....They'll add CYA and lower your pH. Whenever pH gets below 7.2, start aerating your water to raise it again...the process should bring T/A down into range. Then, when either T/A or CYA is in your target range, stop using the pucks and go back to bleach.

Or you could just add CYA, get it up to your target, then work on lowering T/A separately.

[sisie5]

Carl,what are pucks?and how do you use them?Thanks for a quick responce

[aylad]

Carl,what are pucks?and how do you use them?Thanks for a quick responce

The pucks that Carl was referring to are trichlor pucks, which have a very low pH and also contain a good bit of stabilizer. There are feeders made for them, or you can buy a floating dispenser that allows them to dissolve slowly, releasing chlorine and stabilizer into your water. Some people put them into the skimmer to dissolve, but if you do that, make sure that your pump is running all the time so your pump doesn't get a huge dose of low pH water that has built up in your skimmer overnight. Just be careful where you buy them....hth has changed its formula, so the ones at WalMart are labeled "dual action", but contain copper, which you don't want in your pool. If you decide to use the pucks, check the ingredient label and make sure that they don't contain copper.

Janet

[CarlD]

Floaters are great for pucks--they cost about $10, where an in-line chlorinator costs a lot more-- and I don't see how they are any easier to use.

And since I don't recommend perpetual use of pucks, I don't see the point of plumbing in in-line chlorinators.