does cal hypo outgas?

[SUNOFTHEBEACH]

I have an inline chlorinator. I started adding Cal Hypo granules to the my pool through the inline chlorinator.
My thought was the Calhypo would dissolve in the water in the chlorinator and be added to the pool.

Today when I added it and closed the top I heard a poping/cracking sound.
I added the Cal Hypo when the pump was not running and I was going to wait until the timer turned the pool in an hour.

The chlorinator is air/water tight.

I assume pressure built up because Cal Hypo out gasses in water?

 

[mknauss]

Adding cal hypo to a chlorinator that has held trichlor can cause an explosion! Please do not do this!

Run you pump now and hopefully flush out the cal hypo. Stay away from that area for as long as you can to prevent personal injury in case an explosion occurs.

 

[JamesW]

I have an inline chlorinator. I started adding Cal Hypo granules to the my pool through the inline chlorinator.
My thought was the Calhypo would dissolve in the water in the chlorinator and be added to the pool.

Today when I added it and closed the top I heard a poping/cracking sound.
I added the Cal Hypo when the pump was not running and I was going to wait until the timer turned the pool in an hour.

The chlorinator is air/water tight.

I assume pressure built up because Cal Hypo out gasses in water?

This was an incredibly bad thing to do.

The chlorinator is highly likely to explode.

Keep everyone clear until it can be made safe.

The reaction of trichlor with hypochlorite can result in rapid formation of nitrogen trichloride, which at high enough concentrations will detonate spontaneously with great violence.

You might need to call the fire department and ask them to help you make this safe.

 

[JamesW]

The guy in the first video has two different chemicals in the same ziploc bag as he's showing the reporter what chemicals were mixed. The same chemicals that just exploded in his face. Makes no sense.

 

[Mdragger88]

bad things happen when u mix different types of chlorine! This one suffered the same fate. It can be a deadly mistake!

 

[mgtfp]

Does the same thing happen when Cal-Hypo and CYA get mixed?

 

[JamesW]

Does the same thing happen when Cal-Hypo and CYA get mixed?

I think that it does, but I am not sure that it does.

Calcium hypochlorite is one of the most dangerous chemicals used with pools.

Never mix calcium hypochlorite with anything.