Pucks

[NWMNMom]

There is a cal hypo product in a different form that does not have cya but its not used the same way as the trichlor pucks and you CANNOT mix trichlor with cal hypo - yikes.

If I am going on vacation for a longer time without someone to babysit the pool, I will clean well, superchlorinate/shock, cover and set my pump timer to run longer than usual. I have never had issues.

[jrv331]

I use bleach while at home, but Im going on vacation and have no one that can care for the pool. I want to put some tablets in my chlorinator so I can atleast have some chlorine level while away.I will leave th pump on low 24/7 while gone. My current cya is 70 and I dont want to raise it. I thought there was a form of non stablized chlorine that came in tablet form.
Thanks
John

[NWMNMom]

Yep, nothing out there. How long will you be gone? Maybe just shock, cover and run the pump. Hope for the best if you can't get someone to come over. If its short term, my guess is the pool won't suffer much except lower chem levels when you return. Keeping debris out of the pool with the cover on will help.

[steveinaz]

Yep, nothing out there. How long will you be gone? Maybe just shock, cover and run the pump. Hope for the best if you can't get someone to come over. If its short term, my guess is the pool won't suffer much except lower chem levels when you return. Keeping debris out of the pool with the cover on will help.

That's what I do, a 1.5 gallon jug of Clorox and I'm good for 7-9 days.

[CarlD]

There are two types of Cal-hypo tablets that do not add CYA to your water and are supposedly slow-dissolving. Both are sometimes called "Duration".

One is wrapped a plastic capsule that you then dispose of. Get this type.

The other is not and will dissolve in a skimmer in a matter of hours, and block the skimmer...Guess how I know! Don't waste your time or money.

HTH used to make the plastic type but now makes the caplet. There is a sister brand that I can never remember the name of that makes the plastic capsule.

Again, that's what you want, that plastic-wrapped Cal-Hypo capsule.

[jrv331]

Looks like I'll have try this method, Im going to be gone for 8 days so if I do nothing I will definately be at 0 colorine by the time I get home. Im leaving my solor cover on to keep out as much crap as possible.

Back to the Tablets - I should know this, but whats the difference between dichlor and trichlor? I thought one was not stablized and the other was?

Thats the reason I like the BBB method - simple and easy to understand.
Thanks for all the help
John

[NWMNMom]

Almost all the tabs are Trichlor now AND just recently a lot of them have copper in them as well. The dichlor tabs are around some places but not anywhere I have looked recently (and I HAVE looked) The difference? Ummm...I know this one but it escapes me. Two vs. three (di vs tri) chemical compounds/active ingredients - the chlorine, buffer (cya) and other ingredients like copper (to act as an algaecide) not counting the inactive filler crap some have. Thats my best guess off the top of my head, but I bet if we look it up on the site, its here somewhere. Chemgeek?

[giroup01]

I use bleach while at home, but Im going on vacation and have no one that can care for the pool. I want to put some tablets in my chlorinator so I can atleast have some chlorine level while away.I will leave th pump on low 24/7 while gone. My current cya is 70 and I dont want to raise it. I thought there was a form of non stablized chlorine that came in tablet form.
Thanks
John

Try piercing a tiny tiny hole in a jug (or a few) filled with bleach and leave it floating. It may dispense enough to get you through.