New Guy, New Pool, Already been Pool-Stored... Always happy to learn

[Watermom]

How did you add your stabilizer? It can take up to a week to dissolve. Your numbers look good! Except for that temp reading! Brrr!

[Skeet Shooter]

So I read online somewhere about how it takes a long time to get it to dissolve, but somewhere they said add it to a bunch of socks and squeeze it continuously to get it to froth out in milky white. Which it did... So while I was in the pool, I just stood in front of the skimmer and return jet and continuously for about 10-20 minutes squeezed the socks that i put it into and got it all to come out.

I thought that was a pretty fun idea... plus i was able to make some crude jokes at my fiance's expense. lol

[Watermom]

Yes, you can hang it in an old sock in front of a return jet and squeeze the sock to help it dissolve faster.

(But, for the sake of other people who may be reading this thread, let me clarify ---- if you add the CYA to your skimmer, you should keep your pump running 24/7 for the next four or five days and don't backwash during that time to give the CYA time to dissolve.)

[Skeet Shooter]

Thanks for the clarification... I did indeed run the pump 24hrs a day for the past 2 days and now its on a 5 hour schedule... I don't backwash as I have a cartridge filter. Glad I havnt screwed up everything just yet.

[Watermom]

Glad I havnt screwed up everything just yet.

Nah, you're doing good!