New CYA Reducer on the Market....Be Careful!

[kelemvor]

This should probably be moved to china shop as it's likely to incite arguments..

That said, it sounds like it might work. Many people report CYA disappear during winter if they close a green pool. It's been speculated by a few folks here that the biologicals eat the CYA.

$100 might not be a bad deal if you're living in Arizona or something and you have to pay an arm and a leg for trucked in fill water.

[SunnyOptimism]

This should probably be moved to china shop as it's likely to incite arguments..

That said, it sounds like it might work. Many people report CYA disappear during winter if they close a green pool. It's been speculated by a few folks here that the biologicals eat the CYA.

$100 might not be a bad deal if you're living in Arizona or something and you have to pay an arm and a leg for trucked in fill water.

I'm totally ok with moving the thread but I hope it doesn't incite any arguments, I was trying to be informational.

As for out here in Arizona, water rates are not unreasonable and certainly we're in better shape than CA is in terms of water usage. That said, in my own pool, I'm not sure this treatment at $90 would be worth it. If I drain a third of my pool water, it would only cost me ~$100 for a 33% reduction in CYA. Reverse osmosis is available and costs ~$300 for a full treatment and chemical re-balance that would reduce CYA levels by almost 80-90% (as well as salt, calcium, metals, etc). RO would still incur a water charge as even the best high pressure RO systems reject about 10-20% of the input water as waste so you'd have to figure in another $30-$50 in water replacement. Bio-Active's product costs ~90-$100 but I can't say what reduction in CYA you'd see.

So the only situation I see this product being a viable alternative is in the current CA situation where water rationing is now prohibiting drain & refill for pool water. Not only are the tiered water rates higher, but usage over a certain CCF level will trigger monetary fines making the cost of the replacement water skyrocket.

Time will tell, I suppose, as more people try out this product and there is better data on actual CYA reduction values as opposed to what's promised in product sales literature.