Chlorine Help

[Jkmccoy]

Good morning everyone!
I am at a loss and hoping that someone here might be able to help. I have been using bleach for the pool for about 3 years, until last year when the pandemic made bleach hard to come by. I switched to liquid chlorine "Pool Essentials" that I got from walmart and it worked great last year. Well, this year that is also very hard to come by. I have inquired with my pool service company about converting to salt, but they can't get the equipment right now. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do when I run out of liquid chlorine?

 

[IceShadow]

Liquid chlorine and bleach are the same thing, just in different concentrations. I prefer liquid chlorine because I know it won't contain any additives that are bad for pools.

Do you have any hardware stores near you? They often stock it - Menards, Ace Hardware, etc. Farm / fleet supply stores also often carry it. Even some grocery stores, like (around here) Woodman's carries it. Home Depot and Lowe's often have it as well.

 

[Jkmccoy]

I have checked Home Depot and Lowes and they have been out of stock for about a month. So is walmart. I can get some at Ace, but they are limiting it to 4 bottles. Since 4 bottles will only get me through a week or so, I was hoping for a more long term solution. I really do not want to have to go to the store to buy chlorine every week. And I am worried if they run out too. Plus they are a bit more expensive.

I would love to use bleach, but it seems that there are so many versions of bleach out there now I just don't know what I can actually use anymore.

 

[mknauss]

Can you update your Poolmath with current test results? Last test is from 2 years ago.

You may be a candidate to use Cal Hypo as you get rain and can dilute the pool some during the summer.

 

[proavia]

Menards, Ocean State Job Lots, HD, Lowes, Ace, etc.
Also check at the local janitorial supply as they may have chlorine/bleach.