Adding pool stabilizer?
- Thread starter robl45
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
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- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
It's okay as long as you keep the stabilizer contained in a sock. If the stabilizer flows directly to the filter, someone might forget and try to clean the filter or do a backwash (for sand & DE) before the granules have dissolved.
Bad? No.
The best option? No.
Adding any solid chemicals to the skimmer could clog your intake pipe (very rare but it has happened here). Also how do you know when it is all dissolved? If you add it, retest a few days later and get a number lower than you expected then we will just assume there is some undissolved in your filter. Without being able to visually confirm the CYA has been dissolved in to the water we will have nothing to go by. Putting it in a sock allows you to know when the CYA is fully dissolved while also preventing possible line clogging and keeping your filter free for cleaning at any time. That is why it is the option we prefer.
The best option? No.
Adding any solid chemicals to the skimmer could clog your intake pipe (very rare but it has happened here). Also how do you know when it is all dissolved? If you add it, retest a few days later and get a number lower than you expected then we will just assume there is some undissolved in your filter. Without being able to visually confirm the CYA has been dissolved in to the water we will have nothing to go by. Putting it in a sock allows you to know when the CYA is fully dissolved while also preventing possible line clogging and keeping your filter free for cleaning at any time. That is why it is the option we prefer.
Clorox also says to keep your FC between 1-3 regardless of your CYA level and to 'shock' weekly.
I believe I just hurt myself laughing after that one!
I add stabilizer in a nylon stocking (pantyhose leg), about 3/4 of the the amount I think I need, and hang it in front of a return jet. Rarely takes more than 2 days to dissolve.
It goes in the skimmer and a lot comes out through the return pipes into the pool. I then brush it the best I can.
You might want to check your filter in a few days after all the CYA dissolves. You should not see the CYA coming through the return your filter may not be seated well or your could may have a whole in a filter.
That sounds like you may have a filter issue..... Anything that gets through a cartridge filter is too small to see with the naked eye, unless something is wrong.
Are you sure the cartridge is seated correctly? Have you checked the cartridge for rips/tears?
I haven't checked the cartrige in a long time, I been thinking of taking it out, but its quite a pain to remove and get back together. Its something like a jandy CS series filter and its impossible for me to get the oring back on. Last time I had to buy a new one.
