Chlorine tablets - Trouble Free Pool
WEBApr 15, 2017. #1. I have been using Leslie's Chlorinator tablets in a floater in my 20,000 gal pool. They keep the chlorine at a level where I only sometimes have to add some liquid chlorine. But the pH gradually drops to where I have to add base (soda ash) to bring the pH back into the 7.4-7.6 range. If I then take the floater out of the pool ...
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.
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.
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.
Cost of Bleach versus Chlorine Tablets - Trouble Free Pool
WEBMar 29, 2007 · Many of get bleach much cheaper...and some of us pay more than was estimated. I get 1 full gallon of 6% for $0.79 and 12% for $1.80 per gallon. It always helps to shop around to ensure your getting your 6% or 12% for the best prices in town! dan. Report.
Warning about non-EPA labeled chlorinating products
WEBMar 31, 2023 · Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15) Mar 31, 2023. #1. This evening I received this interesting email from In The Swim warned warning about non-EPA labeled chlorinating products: “Dear Valued In The Swim Customers, We wanted to make you aware of recent consumer product safety news related to chlorine pool tablets sold on Amazon and other …
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.
Should I switch from liquid Chlorine to Tablets...Seems more …
WEBAug 14, 2017 · Each tablet would supply 2.6 ppm FC and add 1.6 CYA to your pool. Based on your liquid chlorine use you need about 8 ppm of FC (that is low) per week in your pool. So you would need about 3 1/2 tablets per week. That would add about 6 ppm CYA per week. Based on your statement, you would need to drain half your pool about every 6 …
SLAM - Shock Level and Maintain - Trouble Free Pool
WEBSep 25, 2023 · SLAMing an outdoor pool is most effective when CYA is around 30 to 40. Below 30 you lose too much chlorine to sunlight. As CYA goes up, SLAMing requires more and more chlorine, which starts to get impractical around 80 or 90. With CYA above 90 we recommend replacing water to decrease CYA before you start the SLAM process.
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.