I accidentally put 2oz. of Clorox Splash-Less bleach in my SWG spa today! Did not realize this was not regular Clorox as the label looks essentially the same. I noticed I got foaming immediately as there is a surfactant in the formula. I am assuming that a water change is in order at this point? Any comments? don't make the same mistake I did. The labels look very similar to regular Clorox.
Clorox Splash-Less
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Thanks for the reply. I cut and pasted the ingredient list below. There is a bunch of stuff in there!
Product Ingredients
Water Water, also sometimes listed on product labels as aqua, is the most widely used of all solvents. It is a colorless, odorless and flavorless liquid and serves as the base of many cleaning products.
Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium hypochlorite is an essential ingredient in bleach and a variety of cleaning products, serving different functions depending on the concentration level and product formulation. For example, in Clorox's EPA-registered disinfecting and sanitizing products, sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient that helps to kill certain germs. In laundry and cleaning products it can help clean, remove stains and whiten. In Liquid Plumr® products, it helps break down tough clogs.
Sodium Chloride Sodium chloride is also known as table salt and rock salt. It is commonly used in detergents, hand dish soaps, liquid laundry soaps and fabric softeners to thicken and stabilize formulas.
Cetyl Betaine Cetyl betaine is a surfactant used in cleaning and laundry products. Beyond its general ability to clean soils, it is used to thicken cleaning formulas and stabilize foam.
Sodium Carbonate Sodium carbonate, also known as washing soda and soda ash, is an alkalinity builder, which is added to laundry detergents to improve cleaning efficiency. It also helps remove alcohol and grease stains from clothing. Builders act like water softeners, to remove calcium, magnesium and other ions found in tap water, that can interfere with the cleaning process.
Sodium Chlorate Sodium chlorate is one of the substances that results from the natural break-down of sodium hypochlorite bleach. It further breaks down into sodium chloride (table salt) and oxygen.
Sodium Hydroxide Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, is used as a pH adjuster in cleaning products. As an alkali, it is useful in cleaning products for removing soils that are fatty, oily or acidic.
Sodium Polyacrylate Sodium polyacrylate is used in laundry detergents to prevent soils from depositing on fabrics during the laundry cycle.
Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Sodium xylene sulfonate is generally used to stabilize other ingredients in a cleaning product to maximize effectiveness of the formula. It is also useful as a co-thickener (in combination with other ingredients) in cleaning products.
Product Ingredients
Water Water, also sometimes listed on product labels as aqua, is the most widely used of all solvents. It is a colorless, odorless and flavorless liquid and serves as the base of many cleaning products.
Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium hypochlorite is an essential ingredient in bleach and a variety of cleaning products, serving different functions depending on the concentration level and product formulation. For example, in Clorox's EPA-registered disinfecting and sanitizing products, sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient that helps to kill certain germs. In laundry and cleaning products it can help clean, remove stains and whiten. In Liquid Plumr® products, it helps break down tough clogs.
Sodium Chloride Sodium chloride is also known as table salt and rock salt. It is commonly used in detergents, hand dish soaps, liquid laundry soaps and fabric softeners to thicken and stabilize formulas.
Cetyl Betaine Cetyl betaine is a surfactant used in cleaning and laundry products. Beyond its general ability to clean soils, it is used to thicken cleaning formulas and stabilize foam.
Sodium Carbonate Sodium carbonate, also known as washing soda and soda ash, is an alkalinity builder, which is added to laundry detergents to improve cleaning efficiency. It also helps remove alcohol and grease stains from clothing. Builders act like water softeners, to remove calcium, magnesium and other ions found in tap water, that can interfere with the cleaning process.
Sodium Chlorate Sodium chlorate is one of the substances that results from the natural break-down of sodium hypochlorite bleach. It further breaks down into sodium chloride (table salt) and oxygen.
Sodium Hydroxide Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, is used as a pH adjuster in cleaning products. As an alkali, it is useful in cleaning products for removing soils that are fatty, oily or acidic.
Sodium Polyacrylate Sodium polyacrylate is used in laundry detergents to prevent soils from depositing on fabrics during the laundry cycle.
Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Sodium xylene sulfonate is generally used to stabilize other ingredients in a cleaning product to maximize effectiveness of the formula. It is also useful as a co-thickener (in combination with other ingredients) in cleaning products.
Been there, done that. Like Richard said, time and regular bleach.
I usually use a Bettix 1oz squeeze bottle to dose my hot tub and keep it in a cabinet right next to it. But during a wicked cold snap a couple years ago, I moved the bleach to the laundry room indoors. Grabbed the wrong bottle to refill my squeeze bottle and didn’t seem to notice the label or the different viscosity of the splashless. Wife and I did a long soak, dosed the tub and ran inside. Came back out to put cover on a few minutes later and FOAM.
I did do a water change a couple weeks later because it was time. Bubbles only lasted 3 days if I remember correctly.
I usually use a Bettix 1oz squeeze bottle to dose my hot tub and keep it in a cabinet right next to it. But during a wicked cold snap a couple years ago, I moved the bleach to the laundry room indoors. Grabbed the wrong bottle to refill my squeeze bottle and didn’t seem to notice the label or the different viscosity of the splashless. Wife and I did a long soak, dosed the tub and ran inside. Came back out to put cover on a few minutes later and FOAM.
I did do a water change a couple weeks later because it was time. Bubbles only lasted 3 days if I remember correctly.
Oly
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It's well overdue for a water change. Its been at least a year but the chemistry and clarity of the water was perfect.
You'll be fine! I recently added a full box of boraxo to the pool and within a week or had cleared and stopped foaming. Just give it time!
Note that most "regular Clorox" these days also has additives (Chloromax). It's best not to use Clorox brand bleach any more.