Why all the pump up for bleach?

[Hawk]

I read a ton of threads here about people using bleach. I have yet to find ANY company selling concentrated bleach anywhere close to what I can buy 12.5% chlorine for at my mom and pop chlorine store.

What am I missing? Is it just because many you do not have liquid chlorine available nearby?
Seriously, I've tried to figure it out and can't.

 

[woodyp]

You hit it on the head. Total lack of access in my area. Umm........I removed your link.

See here please.
site-rules-forum-etiquette-t10814.html

 

[Bama Rambler]

You did figure it out, partially. A lot of places don't have stores that carry high concentration bleach. And some places 6% or 8.25% bleach is cheaper than 12.5% bleach.

 

[jblizzle]

We also often use the terms "bleach" and "liquid chlorine" interchangeably to mean the same thing.

 

[Hawk]

Thanks guys, I feel for you then.
My guy has fresh stuff delivered daily. He doesn't even move it inside until the end of the day because he sells so much. $3.25 for a gallon in returnable bottles.

 

[duraleigh]

I'm lucky to have a source nearby as well. I get it in 5 -gal containers for $12.95

 

[Charlie_R]

I guess that's what I get for living in podunkville. Best I can do is the local hardware store's "liquid shock" 10% for $6.95/gal.

 

[tcat]

Glad I have a Target nearby, $2.25 per almost a gallon of 8.25% (for another 3 weeks)... It's all chlorine. Highest % I've found in Texas is 10% at way higher cost. Yes, this belongs in the 2013 bleach thread.

 

[Isaac-1]

Another thing to keep in mind the higher the chlorine concentration the shorter the half life before it degrades, around here the few places that sell liquid chlorine that is over 10% have likely had it on the shelf long enough where it is no stronger than the often resupplied 8.25% bleach I can get at Wal-Mart. You are in southern California where it seems every other house has a swimming pool and there are probably pool stores on every corner, for curiosity sake I just checked some online real estate listing form my zip code, there are currently just under 200 houses on the market and only 6 are listed as having pools as a feature.

 

[Speedo]

Where I buy 10%, it rings up as "Pool Bleach," but on the box it's labeled Pool Sanitizer. I thought that was cool the first time I noticed.

The answer is; buy the cheapest stuff, it's all sodium hypochlorite. Name doesn't matter, the only importance is that it doesn't have anything else added.

 

[tcat]

...and that it doesn't have a lot of dust on top :-D

The answer is; buy the cheapest stuff, it's all sodium hypochlorite. Name doesn't matter, the only importance is that it doesn't have anything else added.

 

[FamilyGuy]

The price diff for me in oz is pennies between 12% at the pool store and 8.25% at my grocery store. The grocery store is closer by about 10 miles so i buy bleach