Bleach vs Chlorine price

[chem geek]

Clorox isn't usually the cheapest bleach. Off-brand Ultra bleaches from Wal-Mart and elsewhere are usually priced at around $1.20 or sometimes less ($1) on sale for a 96-ounce (3/4 gallon) jug. $4.50 for 320 ounces (2-1/2 gallons) is a great price for 10.5% chlorinating liquid and would be the same as $0.79 for 96-ounce 6% bleach (using 6.17% which is it's "trade %" that is the unit used for chlorinating liquid). My 12.5% chlorinating liquid at my local pool store costs me $3.50 per gallon so is roughly equivalent to $1.30 for 6% bleach.

You've found an outstanding source for chlorinating liquid so be sure to thank your pool store for offering the product at a very reasonable price.

[aylad]

Yeah--for offering it at all!! You can't buy liquid chlorine in Louisiana, so that's not even an option for me unless I buy it in bleach form!