Testing Cyanuric Acid CYA in Your Pool 

Hmmmm i’ve honestly never heard of a “liquid“ solar cover. I have done a video on pool covers and I do speak about the bubble style solar covers on that. But unfortunately I don’t have any experience with what you are describing.

I honestly don't know. I do know they make some tablets w/out CYA but they're a lot more (double or triple the price) and they dissolve faster. Just not cost effective. Also there is CalHypo tablets that usually don't have CYA in them BUT they do have calcium and if you already have hard water in your area the additional calcium can cause heavy mineral build up on your water/tile line and cause mineral deposits on the plaster of your pool.

@@PoolSchooler thank you for the reply. in your videos, you say some houses you use 6 to 9 tablets per week depending on usage during the season. how do you know bring the cya back down? I'm sure 6 to 9 tablets will raise the cya fairly quickly

@@chulcho5618 To be honest I start my fresh pools (with new water) at 30ppm for CYA and with the tablets it takes about 5-7 years before I need to replace the water. This video may help explain: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ypCS5Bch0g0.htmlfeature=shared

It's not whether it's above ground or in ground but rather is it rated for the gallonage of your pool?

It should be. It was on my above ground pool. But sometimes you do need to help even a self priming pump. Just run a hose in the pump basket sump then put the lid back on and turn the motor on that can help it prime if it sat open too long. If it does't prime it could an air leak somewhere.

If you were talking about liquid muriatic acid, I typically, carefully, pour it around the perimeter of the pool. Being careful not to splash it on the deck for myself. And if I do, I flush it with water. Also, I do this with the pump motor running to help distribute the chemical through the pool more rapidly.