a question for the "puck gurus"

[CarlD]

Dave,
Yeah, floaters are cheap--an adjustable one is $10-$15. Get one. I don't advise handling wet pucks. The fumes and the acidity could hurt you. With a floater, you can lift the WHOLE thing out, but have a safe place to put it as it can bleach a circle on your deck!

[duraleigh]

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm getting the picture.

Bear and Carl, How do you prevent the floater from drifting to the edge of your pool and super-chlorinating the liner in that area?

Sorry, but I'm obviously floater-challenged!

CARL...3000 posts!!!! Congratulations!!!

Ben will double your salary! (maybe triple...quadruple...)

[CarlD]

1) The top of the floater is ALWAYS a lot wider than the puck area for bouyancy, so it doesn't flow directly down the pool wall
2) They have slits in the sides, not the bottom, so the chlorine sort of trickles out, pre-dissolve in the water in the floater.
3) adjustable ones allow you to dial down the slit size
4) It just doesn't seem to be a problem
5) The REAL problem is keeping them from going to the skimmer opening and sticking there!

(PS: I rarely use puck either )

[duraleigh]

Carl,

I edited my post above....re-read!

[waterbear]

5) The REAL problem is keeping them from going to the skimmer opening and sticking there!

If you have a ladder then tie a string around the floater and to the ladder, sort of like those floating thermometers have. If you don't have a ladder then find something else not near the skimmer to tie it to. I used to do this in my portable hot tub when I used bromine tabs in it to keep the floater from 'going crazy' when I turned on the bubblers.