Concentration of bleach

[Brendon]

Good morning! I am having a hard time finding the concentration of bleach in any store. Can anyone tell me how you determine this? Is it possible that the concentration is listed on the bottle in the US, but not in Canada?

Thanks!

 

[woodyp]

Experience tells me that if it isn't listed on the bottle (store brands mostly) it ain't what you're lookin' for. Usually 3% for cleaning chicken coops and such!

 

[pabeader]

Canada doesn't require it to be listed. We have had other discover the same thing. Do some searching around the site and I'm sure you'll find good info. Maybe look at the thread called Bleach prices 2015.

 

[Brendon]

Thanks for the responses!

 

[Agent99]

If all else fails, call the manufacturers and see if you can get it out of them. If that fails, you'll need to do the bucket method and test it for yourself to figure it out. Fill up a bucket with a known amount of chlorine-free water and add a known amount of your bleach and then test it with your kit. You'll want to do the FAS-DPD (Chlorine Drop Test) test for high accuracy.

 

[Mr Bruce]

I used the tub one time out of curiosity. C/P:

I found a gallon jug and timed how long it took to fill. 8 seconds. At first I was going for 50 gallons but my tub wasn't big enough. So I halved everything to 25 gallons.

8 x 25 / 60 = 3.33 minutes or 3:20 to get 25 gallons in the tub.

Pool math said add 0.3 oz of 12.5 bleach for FC of 10, 11, 12, and 13 so I figured 12 was close enough to the middle to avoid rounding error. Using the TFT vials I eyeballed 8.8 ml (.3oz) of bleach, did the test and got 22 drops (11 FC)

 

[tim5055]

Well, I've only been north of the border a couple of times, but everyone says you can get everything at Canadian Tire. From reading posts here, that includes liquid pool shock, AKA higher % pool chlorine.

Check them out and see if they still have it.

 

[EVChargeGuy]

Well, I've only been north of the border a couple of times, but everyone says you can get everything at Canadian Tire. From reading posts here, that includes liquid pool shock, AKA higher % pool chlorine.

Check them out and see if they still have it.

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They have 10.8%
Aquarius Liquid Chlorine, 5 L | Canadian Tire