Liquid Chlorine Gone From Shelves...

[LGLDSR73]

I've been using Pool Essentials Liquid Chlorine (12%) but it's all be disappeared. I assume I can use off the shelf Clorox Bleach, non-scented? I believe it's 10%. Any keywords to avoid such as 'Now with Extra Whiteners", etc? Should I expect any difference in impact on CYA, pH, T/A from what I've been using?

As always, thanks.

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[mknauss]

Not Clorox. It has Cloromax -- polymers.

Find plain generic bleach. Most likely 6%.

 

[LGLDSR73]

Thanks. Walmart's Great Value?

 

[Lilypad]

Yes, that works fine. Plain, ol' bleach. Walmart has their Pool Essentials as a seasonal item. You can find liquid chlorine at Lowes. It's their Kemtek brand.

 

[crabboy]

I use Walmart's unscented bleach when I have to add liquid chlorine.

 

[BowserB]

Don't know about Boston, but Houston area Leslie's has four gallon containers in a box. 12.5% for $15.99. That's the cheapest per oz of chlorine I've found here.

 

[LGLDSR73]

Thanks Bowser but the pool is only going to be up for another 3 weeks and 4 gallons will be overkill (~5,000 gal). Before I found this fantastic Forum I was using pool shock so in between last year and early this year I have eight gallons of that to get rid of when the landfill has a Hazmat day.
Best,
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[mknauss]

If the pool 'shock' is liquid, it is sodium hypochlorite. Use it, though it has most likely degraded quite a bit.

 

[LGLDSR73]

Exactly, and I'd like to use Bleach. Any specific brands? I never knew about polymers, thanks for the heads up.

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[DorsalSpine]

Liquid pool shock and bleach are the same thing assuming they both say sodium hypochlorite. The concentration is different but they are both bleach.

 

[Demegrad9]

There are a few Ocean State Job Lots stores around Boston. They stock 12% 'Liquid Shock' around me for ~$3/gallon. It's the same as bleach, just more concentrated so you have to use less.

 

[LGLDSR73]

Great! Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!

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[skimmerswimmer]

There are a few Ocean State Job Lots stores around Boston. They stock 12% 'Liquid Shock' around me for ~$3/gallon. It's the same as bleach, just more concentrated so you have to use less.

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[rocker93]

If you're still stuck, I "second" the Lowe's suggestion if you have one near you. My Wal-Mart cleared all the Pool Essentials chlorine to make room for back to school stuff, but fortunately yesterday I found the very same Pool Essentials liquid at our Lowe's.

 

[LGLDSR73]

Hi Rocker93,
Lowes is where I have been buying it they are all out, despite what their online inventory says......

Thanks!
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