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In The Swim Calcium Hypochlorite Chlorine Granular Pool Shock - 24 X 1 Pound Bags - $95.99
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Di-chlor will also dissolve much quicker and shouldn't affect the pH levels as much as tri-chlor, but tri-chlor basically puts more chlorine into the water (higher concentration), plus is slower dissolving.
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Di-chlor will also dissolve much quicker and shouldn't affect the pH levels as much as tri-chlor, but tri-chlor basically puts more chlorine into the water (higher concentration), plus is slower dissolving.
At least that was my experience with a sunny pool. I've since switched to liquid chlorine, but it's still a pain to add almost daily during peak season. I'm switching to a salt water generator this month and can't wait. If CYA isn't an issue for you, then packets are certainly more convenient than the gallon jugs of liquid chlorine.
At least that was my experience with a sunny pool. I've since switched to liquid chlorine, but it's still a pain to add almost daily during peak season. I'm switching to a salt water generator this month and can't wait. If CYA isn't an issue for you, then packets are certainly more convenient than the gallon jugs of liquid chlorine.
It's not all wine & roses, though. Cal-hypo will be harder on plaster and your pool's underground piping, and raise your calcium hardness levels (the "cal" stands for "calcium", after all).
Liquid chlorine seems to be the most effective with the least downsides overall, but the bugnuts crazy price increases in the last few years, plus the spotty availability, means there'll be a lot of folks draining their pools in the coming years as more and more rely on pucks and bagged shock exclusively.
It's not all wine & roses, though. Cal-hypo will be harder on plaster and your pool's underground piping, and raise your calcium hardness levels (the "cal" stands for "calcium", after all).
Liquid chlorine seems to be the most effective with the least downsides overall, but the bugnuts crazy price increases in the last few years, plus the spotty availability, means there'll be a lot of folks draining their pools in the coming years as more and more rely on pucks and bagged shock exclusively.
These bags aren't "trash", nor do they contain cyanuric acid. They're decent to "shock" the pool when you get a bloom or had a period of particularly heavy use and/or high heat has eaten up all the free chlorine. But I was also informing him that there are downsides to using cal-hypo to shock the pool.
As to the rest of your screed, household bleach is anywhere from 5% to 7.5% concentration, whereas the HASA liquid chlorine is usually around 12%. So you're adding less unnecessary elements (that you'll need to mitigate or remove eventually) per bottle on average, but achieving a superior result, drop for drop.
Di-chlor will also dissolve much quicker and shouldn't affect the pH levels as much as tri-chlor, but tri-chlor basically puts more chlorine into the water (higher concentration), plus is slower dissolving.
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Out here we have a Leslie's that is notorious for having "weak" (probably watered down) HASA liquid chlorine. People are in all the time talking about having dumped 2 gallons a week and still getting algae blooms by Friday. The boxes of stuff at HD and Lowe's sit outside all day and are never rotated, so you never know what strength you're actually getting. Have to drive over 20 minutes each way to get stuff that's decent.
In CA, we also haven't been able to drain/refill for years and years. So my pool has been a friggin' nightmare to get back on an even keel. Hardness, cya, phosphates through the roof. Trying one of those solar ionizing copper tube deals now. Yes, that desperate.
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