The Lowes price sound pretty cheap so check the manufacturing date code on the bottles. They may be pretty old. I found cases of 6 gal jugs at Wally this time so I bought one case of that instead of the usual 4 doubles. They had no doubles but they put lots of single bottles out.
Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine
- Thread starter JohnT
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My local Walmart is now back in stock. Grabbed 12 jugs last night. But in other news I have a Pentair Intellichlor IC-60 on the way, so my days of tracking LC prices are nearly behind me.
Here in Minnesota my best options seem to be:
Fleet Farm: $16.99/4 gallon pack, currently on sale for $14.99 or $3.75/gallon
Menards: $4.99 or $4.44/gallon after mail in rebate
Fleet Farm: $16.99/4 gallon pack, currently on sale for $14.99 or $3.75/gallon
Menards: $4.99 or $4.44/gallon after mail in rebate
Great prices. In the NE Job Lot has gallons of 12.5% for $5.99.
Here in AZ WalMart is free shipping if you order $50 worth at a time. I think 10% is around 5.25/g. I just get 20 gallons when I need it and it shows up in my driveway for free.
TracyRN
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I’ve been using Rural King CDS brand 10% so since I went liquid chlorine this summer. It’s been spot on with my estimated numbers, sometimes a little higher. It seems pretty good. They also store it inside away from any doors or windows.
I get mine from Rural King too same brand and same price. Going to get a couple more cases this next weekend to get me through rest of season. Wonder what the price will be next Spring?
Went to my local Rural King today to pick up another case of LC. They lowered the price to $14.33 a case. So I got two
. Manager said it is possible price will drop again in the coming weeks.
TracyRN
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I wish I could “stock up” but unfortunately chlorine has a Crud shelf lifeWent to my local Rural King today to pick up another case of LC. They lowered the price to $14.33 a case. So I got two
local menards had day 225 yesterday, very fresh. and inside. walmart had theirs outside in the garden section.
I have been purchasing my liquid chlorine from Home Depot for the last 6 or 7 years, and unfortunately, I have had very poor luck the last few months with the quality of their chlorine. A gallon of 10% chlorine usually raises my FC about 4PPM, but I have noticed that this hasn't been the case lately. It has ranged from 2-3 PPM per gallon over the last couple of months and this last batch that I bought (20 bottles) a gallon only raised it .75 PPM. I smelled the liquid and it barely has any smell to it. The bottles were date stamped at the 30th week of this year, which is about 4+ months old. Very disappointed. Just wanted to pass along a warning to others that get their chlorine at HD. My location is Tucson, AZ
- Feb 6, 2015
- 7,807
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
HD isn't the best place to buy LC as they store it outside in the heat. And many times, especially late in the season, you are getting old stock.
You may want to check Walmart for Pool Essentials brand LC. It's usually stored inside. Here in the PHX area, they usually stock it year-round.
Also check for Hasa dealers in Tucson - E-Konomy Pool Supply comes to mind. The Hasa 4 pk of refillable/exchange gallons is 12.5%..
Find Where You Can Buy HASA Products | HASA - be sure to select Dealer - Retail (unless you have a business license and can buy from a Distributor like SCP.
Ocean State Job Lot in South Plainfield, Clinton, and Freehold NJ (may have other locations) has 12.5% for $6. It may be less expensive for the 8.25% at other places, but one must figure this out. They used to be $3 per gallon. Welcome to Inflation!
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,809
- Pool Size
- 28000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
A few weeks ago I finally got time to set up and start my swg. Was using about .5 gal per day of 10% now I just check the FC every other day to confirm settings. Yea!! No more jug lugging. LC prices have gone through the roof and swg units have gone up also but not as much. Net, net the payout is significantly better even when you don't consider how much easier pool care is... just say'in!
*chlorine : $$$$
*swg : $$$ (for the 1st one, replacements are only $)
*not lugging 700 to 1000 jugs : priceless
*swg : $$$ (for the 1st one, replacements are only $)
*not lugging 700 to 1000 jugs : priceless
I just picked up 6 more gallons at Wally World with decent date codes to get me through the winter. They seem to be keeping it in stock.
I went to E-Konomy on Monday and picked up 4 gallons of 12.5% at $10 per gallon. A bit pricey, but better than $6 pre gallon at HD for random quality.
Last season I had good luck with 12.5% from Menards at $4.99/gallon. It was my first season as a pool owner and I always hit my Chlorine target using the Pool Math app.
thefloatqueen
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JPMorgan
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Yep.... same price in Chicago area. To my knowledge this is the best supplier.