well sheesh, no muriatic acid in the local small town, Ace or wallyworld.

[Pv2]

last week there was no liquid chlorine at the pool store in Tucson, though I found plenty at Ace and wallyworld. what is going on?

 

[jmastron]

A quick check of the Home Depot site shows many stores with high inventory (80-100+ per store) of the 2-gallon MA packs, so that's where I'd go. They don't show the inventory count of liquid chlorine, just say to check at the store, so I can't help there.

I haven't read anything about a muriatic acid shortage (except a couple questions here) -- are there places where it's hard to find at places like Lowes/HD that show their inventory? I wonder if some pool stores aren't getting consistent deliveries because it normally comes on the same truck as the liquid chlorine, and those deliveries are being disrupted?

 

[Pv2]

no idea what the problem is, they said they'd have it in August. doubt it all went to pool owners but who know? I will find some next time I go to Tucson, or one of the kids is headed that way. not a big deal, just kind of strange. they DID have plenty of chlorine.

 

[NCMike]

my wally word keeps the 2 gallon packs of kem-tek MA outside in the garden section on a rack beside the potting soil. Only reason I looked there today was because that's where they move all pool stuff too during the off season. They were out of Pool Essentials liquid chlorine and have been for a while along with lowes and HD.

 

[AK-]

I mention on another thread. Seems the supply chain is all messed up. Some stores are out of few things and others have a large inventory of same product. Not exactly a shortage, but does look like.