New Pool questions - introduction

[dmarsh70]

Hi Janet,

Thanks so much for the input. I was joking about taking out the chlorinator I am keeping it for when I do leave town. You make some good points and that helps.

I dont' want to overshoot on my CYA.

I am assuming if it's low - say 20 - then I wont technically hurt anything except burn more chrlorine. Right?

If thats the case I am going to add just 1 gallon of liquid stabilizer as it supposed to get "in there" very quick. Then I'll wait a few days and add a little more depending on where it is.

To be honest this board has kind of scared me, but in a good way. I definitly don't want my CYA over 100. I hear you on the 70 - 80 on the CYA - and we're basically in the same climate so mine probaly needs to be higher.

Because I do leave town once a month, my plan was to "save" the CYA for when I use the chrlorinator when I leave.

I suppose you can see me like a new "mom" - although I am male (ha ha) I don't nothing wrong happening to my baby. So I am probably a bit on the paranoid side..

With the waterfall and the fresh marcite I was counting on fighting PH for awhile. I know I can turn off the waterfall and all that. I plan on brushing and testing everyday especially for PH.

The builders marcite left about 6 gallons of muriatic so I put it in my garage.. I paid for it so I may as well keep it. I have a feeling i'll be using that more than the borax !!

Check back later after I get it all turned on !!

-David

[aylad]

The builders marcite left about 6 gallons of muriatic so I put it in my garage.. I paid for it so I may as well keep it. I have a feeling i'll be using that more than the borax !!

Me too!

Janet

[CarlD]

Where are you getting "Liquid Stabilizer"? We have all been waiting to see this stuff and feel like the part of the country that hasn't gotten the latest movie yet!

If you have it and it's a legitimate source of CYA, why use crystals? Meanwhile I have a stocking full of CYA hanging in my pool to get my stabilizer up from, oh, something like ZERO! (my wife donated it--the stocking, not the CYA).

[dmarsh70]

Hi CarlD

I agree if it's good i'll onlly use it.

I found it at my local store where I found the liquid bleach. They only had 1 gallon buckets but they can order 2.5 gallon buckets.

I must haver read here or on another forum that the liquid wasn't well known thats why I figured I would try a little first - and see what it does.

[Watermom]

What do the ingredients say on the label? Any other additives other than 100% cyanuric (or isocyanuric) acid? Can you tell us the brand name?

[dmarsh70]

Hi Watermom,

Here is the manufacturer and label info:
Natural Chemistry: Instant Conditioner
Monosodium cyanrate monohydrate 35%
Percentage of constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants 65%

Let me know if this is good or not. I mean it did raise my CYA from LOW up to about 25

[Watermom]

OK. We have been discussing this Instant Conditioner and apparently it's a go! Chem Geek has done some checking up on this stuff (http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=8438%22) and says it is just as good as granular cya except about twice as expensive. Most of us hadn't seen this product until this year so it now gives us another option for cya.