Confused: better to use liquid chlorine or chlorine tabs
WEBTucson, AZ. Apr 21, 2013. #2. Hit the button at the upper right of the page for Pool School. That will teach you the difference. Basically liquid chlorine only adds FC and a little salt. All solid forms of chlorine add either CYA or CH with the FC. The FC is consumed and the CYA or CH builds up both of which are bad if they get too high.
Pool service guy using chlorine tabs on my salt water pool
WEBJul 12, 2017 · The LCD should read 2.8 gpl*.*. While still holding the two front board test buttons press the ‘Pool Temperature’ key (‘D’). It* should read 75° F or 24° C.*. Next, press and hold the board ‘H-Temp’ test button, and at the same time press the ‘Salinity’ key (‘C’) together with the ‘Chlorine Production Rate’ arrow down ...
Leslie's claim of 1% CYA in pucks? | Trouble Free Pool
WEBJul 27, 2013 · Leslie’s 3-inch chlorine tabs are made up of 99% trichloro-s-triazinetrione, which provides 90% available chlorine, the highest available chlorine of any chlorine compound. Our tabs are also stabilized with cyanuric acid. So yes, it's …
1 inch chlorine tabs - Trouble Free Pool
WEBJun 14, 2017. #7. For sanitizing pool water, the Trouble Free Pool water maintenance plan strongly favors bleach/liquid chlorine over chlorinating tablets. There are situations where tablets are OK for brief usage, but many pool owners get into trouble using tablets indiscriminately for too long of a time -- this leads to algae blooms.
Can I use Chlorine Tabs?? - Trouble Free Pool
WEBMay 14, 2013 · You'd be better off to base your decision on your test results. You can just save the tabs for when you need the CYA. The Chlorine CYA Chart shows you the effects of high CYA. In our recommended CYA range, you shock your pool at about 15ppm of chlorine. At 100ppm CYA, the shock level increases to 39ppm of chlorine.
Foaming problem in a chlorine (tablets) pool - Trouble Free Pool
WEBMar 8, 2010 · The precise value (50% of shock level) is not as important as much as just getting enough chlorine in the pool to start consuming whatever is causing the foaming. Probably a couple of days holding the FC at that level will be required. Keeping holding FC at a constant level until the foaming stops.
Is it okay to put chlorine tablet in skimmer basket?
WEBJul 16, 2023. #2. Don’t put chlorine tablets (or really anything else) in your skimmer they are acidic & it’s bad for your equipment. For a quick chlorine boost use liquid chlorine. You need an adequate kit so you can test all your parameters accurately & often.
how to dispose of half used chlorine tabs | Trouble Free Pool
WEBMay 10, 2018 · 44000. Surface. Plaster. Chlorine. Salt Water Generator. May 10, 2018. #2. You can save them for later use, just as you said, let them dry and put them in a container to contain the smell. They keep real well.
2023 pool season chlorine supply: should I buy now or wait until …
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · Chlorine. Liquid Chlorine. Apr 6, 2023. #5. We usually buy 10% chlorine from Home Depot or Lowes but we are up to about $9 per gallon in Central FL so we finally have to switch over to jug lugging (as someone said above). 2.5 gallon jugs (10%) at my neighborhood pool store (independently owned) are …
The Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Relationship
WEBJan 18, 2019 · One cornerstone of TFPC is understanding the relationship between stabilizer and free chlorine. Stabilizer or cyanuric acid (CYA) protects your free chlorine (FC) from the sun. With no CYA stabilizer in your pool, FC will be quickly consumed by sun exposure instead of doing its job to oxidize organic material like bacteria and algae.
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