Does anyone use the new bleach tablets?

cliffstone · Jul 17, 2013

I just noticed these last night when I was buying some 8.25% at Wal-Mart.
The bottle said it would make the equivalent of 182 oz of liquid bleach (assuming
that's 6%). It was $2.97 vs the $2.98 for the 128 oz of 8.25%. This seems
like the way to go if it really does equal 182 of 6%. Less product to handle,
store and best of all you can dump them in the skimmer basket and they will
work just like the larger tablets minus the added CYA! Thoughts?

http://www.amazon.com/Evolve-Original-C ... B008UTREHK

Richard320 · Jul 17, 2013

The MSDS says it's dichlor. So they do add CYA.

cliffstone · Jul 17, 2013

Thanks, I knew it was too good to be true.

CUTiger78 · Jul 17, 2013

I'm no chemist, but it looks like the 2 I found online have CYA in them.

EVOLVE BLEACH TABLETS
sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate: 25%-100% by weight
citric acid monohydrate: 1%-10%
sodium carbonate: 1%-10%

CLEARON
sodium dichloroiso cyanurate dihydrate: 99%-100% by weight
sodium chloride: 0%-1%

Maybe Chem Geek will be around soon to give us his assessment.

chem geek · Jul 17, 2013

Richard has the correct MSDS link for this. It's Dichlor so for every 10 ppm FC, it also increases CYA by 9 ppm.

cliffstone · Jul 21, 2013

It can still be used as a cheaper way to raise CYA. For my pool using it for about 3 days
would raise the they CYA around 10 ppm.

JamesW · Jul 21, 2013

I would not use that in a pool. It's made for laundry. Are you sure that there are no problem ingredients?
How much actual dichlor are you getting by weight and how much does it cost? Citric acid is a reducing agent.