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This is why you add cyanuric acid to the pool when you're setting it up. The sun can destroy an entire pool's chlorine in a few hours, but CYA will help slow t
by rootusrootus 4y ago
This is why you add cyanuric acid to the pool when you're setting it up. The sun can destroy an entire pool's chlorine in a few hours, but CYA will help slow that process down significantly, so that you can keep up with a chlorine generator or chlorine dispenser.
- hippich 4y agoAfaik, cya also lowers chlorine ability to disinfect. So it is balancing act. And since cya does not break down, one have to be careful to not overdo tablets and such. I switched to liquid chlorine for that reason
- achenatx 4y agoand then liquid chlorine is impossible to find and doubled in price, so I ended up with salt water.
- ethbr0 4y ago30% muriatic acid? They stock it in gallons around here.
- rootusrootus 4y agoLiquid chlorine is another name for sodium hypochlorite, aka bleach. We tend to refer to it as liquid chlorine when buying it for pools and it is usually stronger than anything you'd buy in the household aisle of the supermarket. Muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) is a totally different chemical. That will reduce pH in the pool, it is not used as a disinfectant. I personally recommend getting something weaker than 31.45% however, if you're not etching concrete.