laprjns said:
That is where I used to get mine as well. Unfortunately my Namco store went out of business and is closing on 7/7
Bleach prices 2013
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That is where I used to get mine as well. Unfortunately my Namco store went out of business and is closing on 7/7
just picked up a 3 pack box of walmart great value bleach 8.25% (3X121oz) for $6.00. it's usually $7.98 so I don't know if this bleach is older or what.
brg88tx said:
The Walmart G. Value I get usually has a manufactured date, in small print, on the bottle. Some times on bottom sometimes on side. The one I have today looks like this 13 122 11:41 tx:?? the ?? is smudged but it was made in TX on the 122 day (May 2) just before noon.
brg88tx said:
There's a trick I found elsewhere on this forum for determining the age of consumer-grade bleach. This works for Clorox, and possibly other brands as well.
Above the label, there is a number stamped into the bottle that looks something like:
A83105XXXX
Here's how to identify the useful information:
A83105
A8: The plant the bleach was manufactured at
3: The last digit of the year it was manufactured (eg, 2013 = 3)
105: The day of the year it was manufactured (eg, 105th day of 2013, or April 15, 2013)
- Jul 16, 2012
- 7,212
- Pool Size
- 27000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
- May 25, 2013
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JasonK
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I work a part time job at Lowe's. I bought a pallet, 60 - 182oz jugs of Red Max Bleach for 81.00. Soooo this summer my Bleach is not quite a penny an ounce. Pretty good score.
- Jul 16, 2012
- 7,212
- Pool Size
- 27000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
... Daddy - I think you may have forgotten to multiply by the percent of the bleach. Your price will still be very good regardless of the percent (6 to 12) but more like 6 to 12 cents per oz of actual chlorine.
JasonK
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Gotcha, this is 6%, I'm okay with that. Last year I used 6% if I remember correctly. I have noticed that everything is going concentrated which is 8.25 or so.
(81.00/60)/(182*0.06)= $0.124/oz of NaClO...that is a good price. However we generally don't recommend storing too much bleach since it looses concentration over time. Make sure you keep what you got cool as possible (dont' freeze it though) and out of the sun. Also be aware that some of the cheaper brand of bleaches have more lye and instead of bleach being ph neutral, makes it net basic.cortlinsdaddy said:
Linen, I've seen that before, is there a way to test your bleach for that? Other than just the effect it has on your pool which could be hard to isolate to just the bleach.
FYI - per the MSDS that Red Max (182 oz) is between 1 and 6% and has a max PH max of 12.5
while the Red Max 180 oz (outdoor) runs 4.5 to 5.5% and a ph 12.5 to 13.5
This MSDS link may be of use to TFP members for research.
http://kik.chemtel.net/results.php
while the Red Max 180 oz (outdoor) runs 4.5 to 5.5% and a ph 12.5 to 13.5
This MSDS link may be of use to TFP members for research.
http://kik.chemtel.net/results.php
That is a good question that I do not know the answer to. I think one could measure the ph of it as chem geek indicates here, but I am not entirely sure what would be good or bad.msgtdan said:
So looking at that you want the bleach to stay under 12 PH, anything over would have excess lye. The Tandil I've been using has 12.31 ph so is probably contributing to ph rise. After I use up my current batch I'll try Clorox and see how much less acid I have to use. Then see if it's worth worrying about the cost difference.
Re CLOROX see this http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/downloads/msds/bleach/cloroxregularbleach0809_.pdf for the msds it reports PH about 11.9
