Storing chemicals in extreme heat / sun

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Agrabah

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Las Vegas, NV
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Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
My understanding is you can pretty much store all chems except for MA in your garage. Most just put it outside. My understanding is the heat isn’t necessarily a problem but direct exposure to sunlight can be. I was planning on storing the MA on the side of the house and during winter we have low radiation here but in the midst of summer it will have 10+ hours of extreme direct sunlight. Some people throw them in a storage bin but not sure how that will affect anything. Alternatively we have a covered patio and I could mount a small shelf and put the bottles there. Any issues with metal corrosion while outside? Shelf mounting would be metal and the patio cover is as well.
 
Agrabah said:
My understanding is you can pretty much store all chems except for MA in your garage. Most just put it outside. My understanding is the heat isn’t necessarily a problem but direct exposure to sunlight can be. I was planning on storing the MA on the side of the house and during winter we have low radiation here but in the midst of summer it will have 10+ hours of extreme direct sunlight. Some people throw them in a storage bin but not sure how that will affect anything. Alternatively we have a covered patio and I could mount a small shelf and put the bottles there. Any issues with metal corrosion while outside? Shelf mounting would be metal and the patio cover is as well.
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This should help.

Chemical Storage and Safety - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com www.troublefreepool.com
 
Agrabah said:
Unfortunately it really didn’t. I read that first. It even mentions no direct sunlight and around 95f. It’s regularly 110-115f in the Summer. If contents are stored in a locked container it could exceed 140f+ easily
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If you are talking about muriatic acid sunlight and temperature does not effect it.
 
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I store my muriatic acid in a black/yellow Costco tote, in my side yard. Year round. It gets a little sun, but like probably 80% shade because it's shoved up against a fence. It'll be fine.
 
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