How much liquid chlorine do you keep on hand in terms of days?

[s_vidden]

Hi

How much liquid chlorine do you folks like to keep on hand in terms of days or emergency SLAM applications? Is a month and half worth of LC too much?

I found a sale at a local Fleet&Farm for the 4 Pack of 1 gallon 12.5% liquid chlorine. Liquid Shock its called. Knowing that liquid chlorine has a shelf life, and it's strength does where off over time, I still picked up about a 1.5 months worth during the sale. I was getting 4 gallons of the stuff for $9.99, so the sale was decent.

Right now I have about a 4 weeks worth of LC left. I use between 20 and 40oz a day depending on activity. I also have some Hypo-Chlor (no stabilizer) on hand for emergency SLAM treatments. The powder seems to keep longer throughout the summer. I had bought the Hypo-Chlor earlier in the year and switch to LC after learning about TFP.

Thanks in advance!

 

[mknauss]

As long as you keep the LC in a climate controlled area (basement, laundry room) it will degrade slower due to lower temperatures. If kept outside, it will degrade fairly rapidly.

Be sure to use it all in about 2 months.

Take care.

 

[schatz]

I am no expert, but, I usually buy 5 boxes of 3 gallon jugs of Chlorox bleach 8.5% at a time and they last a couple weeks in the summer. They should last a bit longer, however my pool loves this stuff.

 

[Holydoc]

I keep about 2 weeks on hand. I think this is about the max time I would feel comfortable keeping it since I store mine outside in a box near my pool. With days reaching temperatures near 100 deg, I think keeping it any longer would just degrade it too much to be useful.

 

[Mark R]

Two-three gallons of 10% a week.. it's been brutally hot and sunny this year. Pool temp 91

 

[Husky25]

If the pool is under proper TFP care, there is no such thing as an emergency SLAM. Alas, vacations happen and life sometimes gets in the way of daily dosing.

I'll typically have a weeks worth on hand. This means 2-3 cases of 4 1 gallon 12.5% jugs at start up and winterizing and 1 case/week during the season. If I have any left over after closing, I store the jugs in the original corrugated box in my garage over the winter. If there is any degradation, it doesn't seem to be significant.

 

[s_vidden]

If the pool is under proper TFP care, there is no such thing as an emergency SLAM. Alas, vacations happen and life sometimes gets in the way of daily dosing.

I'll typically have a weeks worth on hand. This means 2-3 cases of 4 1 gallon 12.5% jugs at start up and winterizing and 1 case/week during the season. If I have any left over after closing, I store the jugs in the original corrugated box in my garage over the winter. If there is any degradation, it doesn't seem to be significant.

I agree about my emergency SLAM quote. I keep the Hypo-Chlor on hand for vacations etc. I have friends lined up to add FC, but if they see something "not right" I have SLAM treatment on hand to try and tackle the issue early. I can have my friends SLAM early vs coming home to potentially bigger mess. Mainly just trying to be prepared for vacations etc.

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As long as you keep the LC in a climate controlled area (basement, laundry room) it will degrade slower due to lower temperatures. If kept outside, it will degrade fairly rapidly.

Be sure to use it all in about 2 months.

Take care.

I have the LC in the garage, but the garage does reach up to 83 degrees occasionally. I will move my supply to the laundry room. Makes sense.

 

[borjis]

I buy 6 gallons at a time.

When there are 2 left, I buy more.