Ive hadba stock tank pool and hot tub since last season that a neighbor gave us and i had just been been storing the chemicals in a backyard shed. While preparing for this pool season, I discovered that you have to be careful with how you store these chemicals, and I'm getting conflicting answers while trying to research an appropriate storage solution .
The problem in having is finding a "cool and well ventilated" place. I wish they would define "cool" because to me, that means it has to be stored in air conditioning.
The shed Ive been using is a plastic rubbermaid, so it's pretty "weatherproof" in terms of rain or moisture. It's far from being air tight, it doesn't have built in ventilation panels or anything like that (I could drill some holes in the side of I absolutely had to). Most importantly, I'm wondering if the Texas heat is too hot for chemical storage in a black roofed plastic shed...it can get really hot in there when we are having temps in the 100s (I've not measured the temp inside, but id imagine its like the inside of a car in the sun ).
All of my chemicals are dry, I'll list them below:
Chlorine tablets
Stabilizer (Cyanuric acid hydrate)
Calcium Hardness increaser (Calcium chloride compound)
PH down (Sodium bisulfate)
Pool time 6 in 1 pool shock
Spa-guard chlorinating concentrate (sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate)
Id appreciate it if folks could help answer the following:
1. Is it safe to store these chemicals in my hot shed, assuming I ensure they don't mix with each other?
2. The Cyanuric acid, calcium, and the PH down each came in these cheap plastic stand up pouch bags that don't t seal very well. Should I put these in a double Ziploc bag or something instead?
3. If I shouldn't store them in the shed, would indoors under my staircase be okay? It's kind of like a closet under the stairs, so it doesn't have intentional ventilation...is that okay?
4. Would it be okay to store in the garage? Again, the Texas heat can be intense in the garage, but it's much cooler than the shed. Also, there is no purposeful ventilation, but it's obviously not air tight with the garage door and all.
5. Would storing in a plastic cabinet on my back porch be acceptable? It's still outdoors in Texas, but it would be much cooler being that it's out of sunlight...it probably get not much hotter than the ambient air temp.
6. Are any of these chemicals pretty tame in terms of safety (I don't really have to be too careful with how they are stored).
Thanks for the help! I usually can usually figure stuff like this out with Google, but I'm getting so much conflicting information that I need to phone a friend.
The problem in having is finding a "cool and well ventilated" place. I wish they would define "cool" because to me, that means it has to be stored in air conditioning.
The shed Ive been using is a plastic rubbermaid, so it's pretty "weatherproof" in terms of rain or moisture. It's far from being air tight, it doesn't have built in ventilation panels or anything like that (I could drill some holes in the side of I absolutely had to). Most importantly, I'm wondering if the Texas heat is too hot for chemical storage in a black roofed plastic shed...it can get really hot in there when we are having temps in the 100s (I've not measured the temp inside, but id imagine its like the inside of a car in the sun ).
All of my chemicals are dry, I'll list them below:
Chlorine tablets
Stabilizer (Cyanuric acid hydrate)
Calcium Hardness increaser (Calcium chloride compound)
PH down (Sodium bisulfate)
Pool time 6 in 1 pool shock
Spa-guard chlorinating concentrate (sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate)
Id appreciate it if folks could help answer the following:
1. Is it safe to store these chemicals in my hot shed, assuming I ensure they don't mix with each other?
2. The Cyanuric acid, calcium, and the PH down each came in these cheap plastic stand up pouch bags that don't t seal very well. Should I put these in a double Ziploc bag or something instead?
3. If I shouldn't store them in the shed, would indoors under my staircase be okay? It's kind of like a closet under the stairs, so it doesn't have intentional ventilation...is that okay?
4. Would it be okay to store in the garage? Again, the Texas heat can be intense in the garage, but it's much cooler than the shed. Also, there is no purposeful ventilation, but it's obviously not air tight with the garage door and all.
5. Would storing in a plastic cabinet on my back porch be acceptable? It's still outdoors in Texas, but it would be much cooler being that it's out of sunlight...it probably get not much hotter than the ambient air temp.
6. Are any of these chemicals pretty tame in terms of safety (I don't really have to be too careful with how they are stored).
Thanks for the help! I usually can usually figure stuff like this out with Google, but I'm getting so much conflicting information that I need to phone a friend.
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