Walmart bleach has changed

[TerriP]

We have used Walmart’s Great Value brand bleach for the last three years with success. This year there was none to be found until May 1 and then the bottles are a smaller size and supposedly more concentrated. Change from 121 oz to 81 oz at 7.5%.
Trying to slam pool and 2 hours after adding 5 bottles (405 oz) FC is at 2.5. PH is 7.8

what’s up? Should I try other brand of bleach? Or just keep pouring it in?

 

[PoolNewb2020]

They should have Pool Essentials chlorinating liquid, which is 10% in the garden section. It's usually a better deal than bleach.

 

[TerriP]

They should have Pool Essentials chlorinating liquid, which is 10% in the garden section. It's usually a better deal than bleach.

Yesterday the pool section was pretty well depleted. No pool essentials to be found. I’ll keep looking.

 

[PoolNewb2020]

Bummer, Walmart's here are hit and miss as well, but HD, Ace Hardware, Lowes, even some grocery stores do carry 10% liquid chlorine.

 

[lmartins6746]

went to walmart in my area today. not only did it change but is 2x more per oz (by concentration) then it was last year. No pool essentials available.

Does anyone have any suggestions for where to get reasonably priced bleach in greenville, sc? Our HD and Lowe's don't normally have anything fresh and they store it outside.

 

[IceShadow]

Check farm supply stores, hardware stores like Ace, etc. Call and ask if they have liquid shock / liquid chlorine for pools.

 

[TerriP]

What is this floating on the surface?
FC dropped from 6-1.5 overnight.
Going out for different liquid chlorine today.

 

[IceShadow]

It could be polymers and additives in the bleach.

Looks like the Menards in Woodstock near you has a lot of liquid chlorine. $4/gal isn’t a super price but isn’t abysmal either.

https://www.menards.com/main/storeAvailability.html?iid=1444443335285&yard=3052

 

[TerriP]

Thanks for saving me from searching! I’ll do some price comparison.

 

[IceShadow]

Cheapest I found was a local Woodman’s that had 4-packs of gallons of 12.5% at $10, so $2.50/gal. Farm and Fleet had pretty close to that price.

 

[jowenece]

Is this the bottle that you used? It was all they had at my Walmart as well, but don’t want to put it in if it isn’t safe. Bummer they stopped selling the cleaning bleach. It was a good backup.

 

[canjones]

I noticed this as well. Now Walmart is completely out and what was once 3 gallons for $9 at Lowes and Home Depot is now 2 gallons for $8. I am also confused with the labeling. It is hard to tell the dates. Please see the pic.

 

[IceShadow]

That date is 2011913:20 - 1:20pm at the 119th day of 2020, or 4/28. Pretty recent.

 

[jowenece]

Is this the bottle that you used? It was all they had at my Walmart as well, but don’t want to put it in if it isn’t safe. Bummer they stopped selling the cleaning bleach. It was a good backup. View attachment 143496

Anyone know if this is safe to use?

 

[IceShadow]

Anyone know if this is safe to use?

Not certain.

 

[unixfreak]

Does anyone know if there is a limit to the number of gallons one can purchase at Lowes?

 

[markayash]

I picture there are people with 350 rolls of TP and 24 gallons of bleach in their basement.
I had to clean my pool deck and nobody had liquid chlorine just expensive 7.5% bleach

 

[Dadofthree74]

Is this the bottle that you used? It was all they had at my Walmart as well, but don’t want to put it in if it isn’t safe. Bummer they stopped selling the cleaning bleach. It was a good backup. View attachment 143496

That’s what I used in our agp. Did not see the floaters Seen in the pictures. Our pool has been clear.

 

[joninnj]

Bumping up this thread to see if anyone else has used the bleach in the picture without any residue in the pool. This was all I could find today between Lowe's and Walmart, so I got 4 bottles...

 

[IceShadow]

Bumping up this thread to see if anyone else has used the bleach in the picture without any residue in the pool. This was all I could find today between Lowe's and Walmart, so I got 4 bottles...

Ocean State Job Lot has liquid chlorine. About 30 mins away from you in Franklin Park, NJ. At least according to their web page.