Cyanuric Acid Pool

Cyanuric acid is a chemical that improves the longevity and effectiveness of chlorine in an outdoor pool.

Cyanuric acid pool.

That s why minimal cya is orenda s fourth pillar of proactive pool care. The world health organization recommends an upper limit of 100 parts per million ppm of cyanuric acid in a swimming pool. They arrived at this number based on the assumption that children will likely swallow some water while swimming and if they ingest too much cya it can make them sick. Cyanuric acid technically is an acid but is dissimilar to muriatic acid which the pool industry uses to manage and adjust pool ph levels.

And yet we encounter many people that are hesitant to drain or even dilute their pool to reduce cya levels. That s just a fancy way of saying it protects your pool s chlorine from the effects of sunlight. It is sold as a standalone product or can be purchased as a convenient additive to chlorine tablets. Perhaps there are valid reasons costs structural risks labor environmental concerns.

Working almost like a sunblock for the chlorine it protects the chlorine from becoming diluted and helps keep your pool cleaner for longer. It is able to dissolve in water and has little overall effect on ph alkalinity or hardness.