Can I use Chlorine Tabs?? - Trouble Free Pool
May 14, 2013 · This will kill off some algae that may get started and is what many pool services do when Trichlor pucks/tabs are used in between visits (shock levels for such pool services are usually 10-15 ppm, not the shock values found in the Chlorine/CYA chart), but this approach only works for a while and at some point the CYA gets so high that algae ...
1 inch chlorine tabs - Trouble Free Pool
Jun 14, 2017 · You pour the bleach/chlorine in the pool in front of the return water from your pump in the pool. Wait about 15 minutes and it is safe to swim. The addition of chlorine is a daily item -- it is consumed by the sun each day. You need to have stabilizer (CYA) in the water to moderate the FC loss. Take care.
Using Chlorine Tabs - Good idea vs. Bad idea - Trouble Free Pool
Jul 24, 2016 · To raise my FC level I use Drytec Calcium Hypochlorite Granular -- 68% strength. I have also been using 3" tabs to stabilize the chlorine. My initial understanding is that chlorine can be depleted very quickly by the sun (and we get plenty here in FL!), so some stabilization is needed. I'd like to reconsider this approach in light of the TFPC .
Wet chlorine tabs - Trouble Free Pool
Jun 13, 2019 · My chlorine tabs got wet. I saw other threads that said the tabs can be fished out/dried out. I’m not sure how long they have been wet, but it could be from last season. Is it still ok to dry out and use them? What about all the standing water? Is it safe to dump in gravel? There’s almost a full 10 lb container of water/ tabs (mostly water).
Yellow Chlorine Tabs - Trouble Free Pool
Aug 30, 2019 · So I stopped using chlorine tabs since I started the TFP methodology, however I did keep a small bucket in case we were out of town or gone for an extended amount of time. I left the bucket outside for a month and moisture got in there. When I was tidying up the pump area I decided to bring them inside and it smelled like strong chlorine.
Leslie's 3" (3-inch) Jumbo Chlorine Tabs | Trouble Free Pool
Jun 29, 2021 · Typically, Leslie's 3" Jumbo Chlorine Tabs contain 99% trichlor active ingredient with 90% available chlorine. Active Ingredient = Trichloro-s-triazinetrione (Tri-Chlor) Active Ingredient (99%) *As of Saturday, September 3, 2022, Leslie's website states the following: "Along with our perfected chlorine tab manufacturing process, we ensure the ...
Last year's chlorine tabs turned yellow | Trouble Free Pool
Jun 17, 2009 · I have a bucket of aquachem chlorine tabs left over from last season that have turned yellow. I opened the lid and everything inside the bucket is yellow. Does this mean the tablets have gone bad? If I cannot use them anymore how should I dispose of them properly?
Can't keep Chlorine (tabs in chlorinator) | Trouble Free Pool
Aug 6, 2018 · After increasing the chlorine to a 4, w/ Dichlor, I took a sample to the pool store. All the numbers were great. That was Saturday, today (Monday) I am down to zero chlorine again. (1) Shouldn't there be chlorine in the pool if there are 3-4 tabs (of decent size) in the chlorinator? Or could it still be going to 0-.5?
TIL- Chlorine pucks/tabs go bad - Trouble Free Pool
Jun 9, 2021 · Tabs aren’t really recommended here for daily chlorination due to the likelihood of high cya build up as well as the effects they can have on ph & subsequently TA. Most try to reserve their use to vacations etc. & use liquid chlorine or a swg for daily chlorination.
Chlorine tablets not dissolving in floater - Trouble Free Pool
May 11, 2016 · My chlorine tablets weren't dissolving and since my CYA was so high any liquid chlorine I put in didn't do much. Of course the pool store didn't have much to say other than to keep off the tablets for a few weeks(as if that would solve the …