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    Sumo1 is offline Registered+ Weir Watcher Sumo1 0
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    Default Re: 2-1/2lbs of CYA disappeared in 1 day. Dissolved or dispersed?

    Based on posts I've read here, dispersed would be the right word. AYLAD, one of the moderators, says not to test your CYA for a week after adding it, even if it looks to have dissolved. If you go ahead and add more right away, you may end up with a reading like 100 or more and the only way to lower it is to drain some of the pool water so that refilling will dilute the CYA. Just open a cold can of POP(pool owner patience)
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    ivyleager is offline Lifetime Member Weir Watcher ivyleager 0
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    Default Re: 2-1/2lbs of CYA disappeared in 1 day. Dissolved or dispersed?

    Don't test for at least a week, and don't backwash for several days to a week. The CYA is in the filter most likely.....is yours sand?

    Don't do what I did 2 years ago, opened to a green swamp which gobbled up my CYA, cleaned up mess, then added the appropriate amount of CYA, tested 2 days later and still no CYA. Went back to the pool store and said hey, my CYA didn't budge? They promptly sold me another jug and had me add. My CYA was 90 at the end of this process. Oh, I was still using pucks (not hockey) at the time.

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