I'll be draining my pool next week for tile cleaning and also due to "off the chart CYA". I'll have a few days to kill before I get started and was wondering if I could start the CYA dissolving process in a 5 gallon bucket 3-4 days before I'll be refilling the pool? Has anyone tried this with any success?
Fast way to dissolve CYA Conditioner ?
- Thread starter JM7
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,952
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No need. Put it in a sock and drop in the skimmer basket with pump running. After an hour or so go out and squeeze it out.
I used a Rubbermaid storage tub knowing the 20lbs I needed in my new pool would take forever to dissolve in the cool water. After a couple days it did not noticeably dissolve and was as hard as cement.
It needs the running water from the return to help.
Attempt 2 was using a Tshirt instead of many socks and that worked great, it just took a day with cool water. There's no rush for the first day besides our impatience.
It needs the running water from the return to help.
Attempt 2 was using a Tshirt instead of many socks and that worked great, it just took a day with cool water. There's no rush for the first day besides our impatience.
Pre-dissolve CYA in a bucket?
I need to add CYA to my pool to get it ready for spring/summer. I've seen many posts about the sock method and sure it works just fine, but my family thinks I'm weird enough without me trying to explain why I've tied a sock to my brush pole and go outside to squeeze it every so often. Is...
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You can get Instant Conditioner, which is Sodium cyanurate, but it is much more expensive.
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