Anyone else having a difficult time finding liquid chlorine during this COVID-19 pandemic?
Liquid chlorine hard to find
- Thread starter Edkop
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,576
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum!
There a number of threads on that subject in the forum.
Research Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Ocean State Job Lots, etc in your area. Most have liquid chlorine in stock.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
There a number of threads on that subject in the forum.
Research Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Ocean State Job Lots, etc in your area. Most have liquid chlorine in stock.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
- Jun 8, 2019
- 4,576
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I have seen it in every store up here so far. Pool store, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Menards, Farm and Fleet all had it for standard prices.
Different areas may vary.
Edit: this is all “liquid shock” pool chlorine. I haven’t specifically looked for bleach, but I’ve never found any that didn’t have unwanted additives anyway.
Different areas may vary.
Edit: this is all “liquid shock” pool chlorine. I haven’t specifically looked for bleach, but I’ve never found any that didn’t have unwanted additives anyway.
Nope. I see pallets of it at Home Depot every time I go. And I go a lot, because I'm using up about two gallons of bleach a week...
Puertex
Bronze Supporter
- Jan 8, 2016
- 86
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I found it at Home Depot !
Search for Chlorinating Liquid...
HDX makes it. It comes in 3 - 1 gallon boxes and has a 12% concentration. There is a discount when you purchase.
Its a lower cost than the bleach found elsewhere too.
Good luck !
Puertex
Go to Home Depot’s web site, search for chlorinating liquid, and the results will show stores in your area that have it in stock, and how much they have.
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,187
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Seems like most but definitely not all Walmart's have it in the gardening section. Look for Pool Essentials brand. Seems to be avoided by the hoarders since it doesn't have bleach on the label. I used liquid bleach for 5 years and switched about a year ago to swg... never guessed this virus shortage would be a benefit.
Chris
Chris
- Sep 1, 2011
- 545
- Pool Size
- 21000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool Universal40
Anyone have problems with the HASA liquid chlorine from Leslie's? My local HD was out of Liquid Chlorine, so I went to the Leslie's across the street and got 4 gallons of HASA LC, at 12.5% (according to the store). Put that in the tank for the stenner. Yesterday I noticed the beginnings of a Black Algae outbreak. Not sure if it's coincidence or not.
Readings from last night
FC 5
pH 7.3
TA 140
CH 410
CYA 40
Temp 81F
CSI .06
Readings from last night
FC 5
pH 7.3
TA 140
CH 410
CYA 40
Temp 81F
CSI .06
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,187
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Doubt it's coincidence. What's your cc? It seems I read more about out-dated liquid chlorine at the end of season or in winter at big box stores. HASA usually does a better job of controlling their inventory. Do you have a date code? Check to see the FC rise after adding within an hour to see if it goes up to the level Pool Math predicts.
At risk of stating the obvious it seems like you need a SLAM asap.
Chris
At risk of stating the obvious it seems like you need a SLAM asap.
Chris
Completely EMPTY shelves. No Pool Essentials Liquid CL at my local WalMart on Signal Butte 85207. 
- May 3, 2014
- 58,576
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
In the Phoenix area there are HASA dealers. Check for their locations and inventory.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet sells it the cheapest where I live at 10% concentration made by Kik. It's fresh stuff. They keep it only during the season and if I wait too late in the season, it'll be bought back and no longer in the store. In fact, Ollie's is the only place I can get the liquid kind above 6% concentration locally, and it's the cheapest anyway comparing to bleach anywhere around me. We have a Lowe's but no Home Depot. Lowe's doesn't carry pool products here except muriatic acid. Walmart has 10% but it's more expensive and more expensive than their own bleach dose for dose. The pool stores carry only cal hypo and trichlor where I live. I'm not sure what they are telling customers who come in maxed out on both CH and CYA. I don't think the "B" word ever crosses their lips. I guess they probably let them slowly build up CYA throughout the year using trichlor and then switch them over to cal hypo. But it makes one wonder about years two and beyond when their CH is built up from cal hypo and CYA is also high by mid year. I have heard them tell people not use anymore stabilized chlorine products once they're above 65 on CYA. They then turn them on to cal hypo. I guess at the point where CH is maxed out, they've got to do a drain and then start back on trichlor.
I'm in Tennessee and no Wal-Marts have it. I went to Lowe's which is my 2nd choice but the dates on it said 2018. I informed the manager who said she would get it fixed but I've not been back. I've got a Home Depot 20 miles away that has 3 boxes of the 3 pack and I think I'll drive up there this evening to get those if they're still there. I'm having a hard time finding it this year for sure.
No chlorine shortage noted at my home depot here in the central part of CA BUT has anyone noticed the price hike! I could swear I use to pay 6.98 for the 2 pack now its 8.98! ( no 3 packs at my local HD )
)We were out in south austin for about 2 weeks. Then it went under restriction for a bit, one bottle per cust. Then our local leslies started stocking it, when they weren't before. I was in our local home depot a week ago, and there was only one bottle of HDX on the shelf, but now Leslies has pallets of it. And with the price of chlorine calculator it came in cheaper than the HDX in our area. Maybe Leslie's is picking up on something. Over hear anyhow. I was getting a "good luck with that" when I told them I was using liquid bleach. Now I'm getting "how many do you need" who knows.
I needed chlorine to wash my deck and man it’s expensive and Kroger limits you to 1 gallon. Walmart prices are even double what they were last year. what are people doing with bleach?
My pool was opened yesterday and I went to Walmart to get liquid chlorine and there was 0. There were tons a few weeks ago. All the stores for miles have 0, online has 0, Home Depot has 0, Lowes has 0. What is going on??? Walmart did have bleach, but it was $4.68/gal!! I have some emergency tablets in my shed, but I really wanted to continue the TFP method. Leslies won’t sell liquid chlorine online so I couldn’t price check after hours. Hopefully I can find some liquid chlorine at a decent price this weekend. I’m kicking myself for not stocking up before.
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