Best Way to Add CYA

[anixon7]

Thought that might be the trick, but wasn't sure. And, no green water. Luckily my water is crystal clear this year since I had to have the pool drained to fix a leak. Just working to get everything reintroduced and balanced back out. Thanks Waterbear.

[fog80]

I'm clearing a green pool and need to add cya. Pantyhose method?

The water is to the point where I can almost see the bottom, but I haven't turned the filter on yet. I need some time to clean the de "fingers" and prepare to back wash like every hour.

[Watermom]

I'd clear up the pool and then add CYA if it were my pool. If your pump/filter are not yet running, you're not really going to be able to get it dissolved and into the water.

Glad to see you back around the forum for another season!

[fog80]

Thanks. Got the filter going now, FC is holding....I'll vacuum up and then add cya

[paigemetoo]

I have diclor. Will that help raise my cya? I have a 22,000 gallon in ground vinyl lined pool and my cya is at 0. Everything else is good. If I cant use the diclor what should I use and how much do I need to add?

[Watermom]

You can use dichlor since it does have CYA in it, but it will take some time for your CYA level to increase. After you get the CYA level up to around 50 or so, you'll want to discontinue dichlor and only use bleach or liquid chlorine.

Now -- before you put the dichlor in, give us the package ingredients. Some places sell dichlor that is blended with some stuff that you do NOT want to be put into your pool. Also give us the Brand and product name.

[paigemetoo]

Brand is Aqua Zone
Ingredients
Sodium dichioao-S triazinetrione hydrate......... 99%
other ingredience(thats exatly what it says).....1%
Available chlorine.......................................... ..55.5%
If I can use it how much and how offten do I test?
THANKS!

sorry spelled dichioao-S wrong should be dichioro-S

oh and my chlorine is at 10 ppm. Since it is in a good range I really don't need to add any so what should I use to raise my cya? Last year was my first year using the BBB method, trying to clean up a big mess the pool store made of my pool and it was at 70 so I didn't have to add. The last thing I want to do is ask the pool store for a stabilizer and end up back where I started.