Hesitant to say anything as I’ve been known to not carry decimal places properly, but I THINK the bleach price calculator on the app is off.
If you reverse the math for one gallon of 10% LC that costs $5.67 at my local Walmart . . .
128 oz x .443 = $56.70 (ouch!)
Shouldn’t it be .0443/oz?
128 oz x .0443 = $5.67
Also, didn’t the calculator previously include options to calculate prices for other types of sanitizer (ie Cal Hypo at 53%, 78%; trichlor, dichlor, etc.)
I understand the reasons for only encouraging LC for new users, but for those who understand the ramifications (and want them) for using other types of sanitizers, it would be useful. (Maybe have a slider in the calculator for advanced users?)
Example:
Our pool snacks on calcium so it might be advantageous to use Cal Hypo.
I ran across 18 lbs of 53% for $60.
With CYA at 40, to go from 0 to 4 ppm of FC I’d need:
243 oz of 10% LC.
5.57/gal (128 oz) = $.0443/oz = $10.77
48 oz of 53% Cal Hypo.
$60/18 lb (288 oz) = $.0882 = $10.51
Only a .26 cent difference for this particular scenario. But depending on how well my water handles cal hypo, it could prevent me from having to buy ice melt (averaging 100 lb /yr = $100/yr plus the time in looking for it during summer in the South.)
Likewise, maybe I need to bring up my CYA from 40 to 50 and I’m going on vaca for a week next month. A container of tri chlor pucks might be a good idea.
If you reverse the math for one gallon of 10% LC that costs $5.67 at my local Walmart . . .
128 oz x .443 = $56.70 (ouch!)
Shouldn’t it be .0443/oz?
128 oz x .0443 = $5.67
Also, didn’t the calculator previously include options to calculate prices for other types of sanitizer (ie Cal Hypo at 53%, 78%; trichlor, dichlor, etc.)
I understand the reasons for only encouraging LC for new users, but for those who understand the ramifications (and want them) for using other types of sanitizers, it would be useful. (Maybe have a slider in the calculator for advanced users?)
Example:
Our pool snacks on calcium so it might be advantageous to use Cal Hypo.
I ran across 18 lbs of 53% for $60.
With CYA at 40, to go from 0 to 4 ppm of FC I’d need:
243 oz of 10% LC.
5.57/gal (128 oz) = $.0443/oz = $10.77
48 oz of 53% Cal Hypo.
$60/18 lb (288 oz) = $.0882 = $10.51
Only a .26 cent difference for this particular scenario. But depending on how well my water handles cal hypo, it could prevent me from having to buy ice melt (averaging 100 lb /yr = $100/yr plus the time in looking for it during summer in the South.)
Likewise, maybe I need to bring up my CYA from 40 to 50 and I’m going on vaca for a week next month. A container of tri chlor pucks might be a good idea.
