10% chlorine vs 5.25% / 6% bleach

[OddJob]

I thought I replied but I don't see it, so I'm trying again.

Making sure I understand:

We are buying the 5.25% just because it is cheaper (if we can't find 10-15% in bulk).

But, don't we have to use twice as much of the 5.25?

[CarlD]

You are making it harder to understand that it is!

It's all the same stuff, just different "proof" as it were.

6% ultra bleach will add half as much chlorine, gallon for gallon as 12% chlorine.

My rule of thumb is if the gallon of12.5% costs MORE than 2 gallons of 6% it's not a good price. If it's less then it's cheaper.

Where you get the carboys mattters. I go to one store that turns it over rapidly--today they had 13 palattes. Whenever I test it, it's usually 14%--stronger than it's sold as.

You'll want to invest in a spigot for the carboys--$4 or $5 but it makes life easy and SAFE! I fill up a gallon jug halfway to add chlorine--to my 20K pool it adds just over 3ppm. If I need to shock, I fill the gallon jug at least twice which adds (drum roll) 12.5 ppm! (unless it's testing a t 14% then it adds 14ppm),

The carboys may be blue but they are "greener" You pay a deposit once and then exchange them. The deposit was like $6 but I just exchange them when I buy new ones and have had 3 for years. They get reused. Plus there's less trash. I have 3 carboys--that like have 30 gallon jugs of 6% bleach!

[OddJob]

Thank you. I was finding better deals (summer special maybe) at the pool store for the 10% than the gallon of 5.25%.

I'll have to find out where to buy the bleach in bulk. I'm not sure they allow that in California :lol /sarcasm

Off to find a good deal ...

[peekaboo]

The cheapest place I know in New England to buy LC is 2.99 gallon everyday @ Ocean State Job Lots for 12%.

[aylad]

In Louisiana you can't get it at all

Janet