Cost of raising FC by 1 ppm

[heymom1]

Well your math may be correct, but I think you can find much cheaper bleach. I routinely buy 5.25% bleach at the supermarket for $1.49/gallon which comes out to $0.01164 per ounce. I stock up when it goes on sale several times a year for $1 a bottle which is only $0.0078 per ounce!

Do you have a basement? Where do you store this bleach when you buy it ahead? Wish I could, but there's no place to put a large quantity.

6% bleach here runs about the same price. I just can't store very much at a time.

[Jeffski]

So why are we all buying bleach when the pool store chlorine is cheaper?

[KurtV]

So why are we all buying bleach when the pool store chlorine is cheaper?

1. It's not available in all locales.
2. Many people don't have a pool store located conveniently close while almost everyone has easy access to a grocery store and visits one at least weekly.
3. Relatedly, you don't have to make another trip to another store to get bleach; you can just pick it up while you're at the grocery or Wal-Mart or wherever.
3. The 12.5% stuff, because most people won't use a whole container at once, whether it's stored in carboys or jugs, requires more handling with a greater potential for spills and splashes that will damage clothing and other things.
4. The stronger stuff degrades more quickly.

[cleancloths]

Store it in the garage or the basement of my store. I don't like stuff over 10% as it degrades very quickly. Further, they require that you give them a deposit on the containers and it is just a pain. When bleach is on sale at the market it is the cheapest form to buy.