Where is the date code?
- Thread starter justeastofapple
- Start date
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,064
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I'm sure someone with comment on the specifics for that brand, but I do not see it in your pictures. It is usually printed on the box/bottle during the bottling process so the font is not as professional looking as the box/label itself (just like expiration dates or best by dates you will see on milk and other food items).
If it's not printed on the box then you have to open it to check the bottles. Yes the whole box is printed but it should look like said box then went through your PC printer. This one would be the 021st day of 2021.
On the jug it looks the same way. I like JJ's mill jug comparison. Lol. Day 023 of 2025
On the jug it looks the same way. I like JJ's mill jug comparison. Lol. Day 023 of 2025
Pool Chlorinating Liquid - Kem-Tek
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WRITE US AT:
KIK Pool Additives Inc.
5160 E. Airport Drive
Ontario, CA 91761
Corporate phones: 1-800-745-4536 or
1-909-390-9912
Corporate fax: 1-909-390-9911
WRITE US AT:
KIK Pool Additives Inc.
5160 E. Airport Drive
Ontario, CA 91761
Corporate phones: 1-800-745-4536 or
1-909-390-9912
Corporate fax: 1-909-390-9911
OK, I opened one of the boxes and checked the jugs inside. Still no date code. I checked the bottom of the jug but did not take a photo. I can imagine some packaging problem where the date code did not get printed on the outside of the box. Since the date code is also not printed on the jugs inside, this seems more like a deliberate decision to not mark the date code.
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Contact Kem-Tek and let them know that we are not happy with this malfeasance.
They better have some good answers.
They better have some good answers.
Thanks for not taking a pic of the bottom.
The cap probably would have held, but if the universe had nothing better to do today than mess with you.......
I'm pretty sure they do it for themselves to identify the batch it was part of, and we simply benefit from it. If you has a problem, let's just say it was acid by accident, they'd want to know exactly where/when it came from. I'd find a different brand until the #s reappear.
I'd use it and if it's even close to full strength it wouldn't have been worth my time to return it.
The cap probably would have held, but if the universe had nothing better to do today than mess with you.......
I'm pretty sure they do it for themselves to identify the batch it was part of, and we simply benefit from it. If you has a problem, let's just say it was acid by accident, they'd want to know exactly where/when it came from. I'd find a different brand until the #s reappear.
I'd use it and if it's even close to full strength it wouldn't have been worth my time to return it.
The KemTek liquid chlorine 2-pack I found at Albertsons is 7-8 months old. So these should be significantly less effective by now even if stored at room temperature? Lowes have them too, so I will look if they have a more recent batch.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,058
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Yup, in my experience, it probably lost about 1/3 of its potency. 10% is about 6-7%.
Breakdown of Bleach Over Time by Storage Temp - Further Reading
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