How long can I store chlorine?

[ForceEdge]

So I got a great deal at Home Depot and I was going to buy several gallons of their liquid chlorine which is 10%. I was going to store it in my basement. Which is a cool dry area.
How long do you think I could keep it in there for without it going bad?

thanks!

 

[HeyEng]

It would probably last a while in a cool, dark place but I would be concerned about "venting" and rusting anything metal in that general vicinity.

 

[wireform]

You also would need to check the date from the get go.

 

[ForceEdge]

You also would need to check the date from the get go.

where is there a date on the Home Depot chlorine? Haven’t been able to locate it on the box.

 

[ForceEdge]

It would probably last a while in a cool, dark place but I would be concerned about "venting" and rusting anything metal in that general vicinity.

Okay I’ll take that into consideration. do you think it would at least last a year?

thanks again

 

[wireform]

where is there a date on the Home Depot chlorine? Haven’t been able to locate it on the box.

Should be on the individual bottles

 

[Texas Splash]

This might help you ...

Breakdown of Bleach Over Time by Storage Temp - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Texas Splash]

where is there a date on the Home Depot chlorine?

On the bottle, but I also used to see it on the outer 3-pack boxes. Look for something like "20 210" which is the Julian date for the 210th day of 2020.

 

[mknauss]

but I would be concerned about "venting" and rusting anything metal in that general vicinity.

Chlorine does not have that issue. Stored indoors in laundry rooms worldwide.

 

[Chasarms]

Okay I’ll take that into consideration. do you think it would at least last a year?

thanks again

I would not expect it to be anywhere near its original strength after a year.

 

[ForceEdge]

On the bottle, but I also used to see it on the outer 3-pack boxes. Look for something like "20 210" which is the Julian date for the 210th day of 2020.

This is what I’m seeing on the box and on the bottle

 

[mknauss]

20142 -- May 21, 2020
20156 -- June 4, 2020

 

[ForceEdge]

20142 -- May 21, 2020
20156 -- June 4, 2020

Okay so I should go with the 201

20142 -- May 21, 2020
20156 -- June 4, 2020

awesome thank you I actually see one that says 20164

so I should go with that one which is June 12th right

 

[Oly]

Works well for whites in the washing machine too.