What Is The Cheapest Chlorine Option For Pools?
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2023
- From www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... this video talks about how to get chlorine to cheapest possible way for your pool. In most cases using high quality and fresh liquid chlorine would be the most economical option. Liquid chlorine is commonly used as a loss leader with retail pool stores to bring in customers into the store for something that they absolutely will need - chlorine. The hope is you will also spend money while you are there in the store getting chlorine. No pool stores are getting rich from liquid chlorine sales. So a savvy pool owner can take advantage of this loss leader, as well as promotional offers like buy 10 jugs of chlorine and get the 11th one free.
Some people might argue that a salt chlorine generator will cost less over time, but I do not agree with this. Yes there is some savings but with a salt system you still require external chlorine sometimes, plus the installation costs of the salt system are high enough that if you buy and use chlorine economically, like liquid chlorine, then it is likely you would spend less on liquid chlorine than the salt system installation over a 3 to 5 years span, which is the anticipated lifetime of the salt cell.
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I agree liquid chlorine makes the most sense, but: 1) I have to add a dose almost every day and 2) I have to don my chlorine-stained clothes...I have found it almost impossible to add it over and over and not get a splash on my clothes. Pucks are certainly more convenient and I have yielded to the convenience this summer in North Texas. However, I will now have to drain about 5000 gallons to get the CYA back into range. It is a never-ending "catch 22".
This is great advice. Thank you!
I use a HASA Liquid Feeder to get Liquid chlorine. into my pool. It works pretty decent and is a lot more efficient than walking around pouring chlorine into your pool, and works automatically. If you don't have a HASA Liquid Feeder, you can always take a 5/16 line, hook it to your suction side and using an adjustable valve, have it suck chlorine slowly from a jug. It's a lot more efficient than dumping it in. The chlorine mixes nicely with the pool water. When not in use just close the valve.
My salt generator cost per year so far works out to under $190 if I assume the current cell lasts 5 years, which is typical in our area. Totally reliable so far and zero trips to the store 😊. Of course if you're starting from scratch you need to amortize the initial costs. Out house came with the setup.
I have a salt generator, shock with 10 litres or 2.6 US gallons every week as needed. Keep an eye on the PH with cyanuric acid. Run the 1 hp pump and salt gen at 30% most days for 8 hours,Easiest I have found to keep my 80f Pool. The hayward salt system and cell over 10 years old. No problems.
Good morning Swimming Pool Steve. I am a new subscriber. Can you cover Main Drain issues. for example if you buy a house and the Main Drain is plugged with Concrete. What would be good alternatives when the Main Drain is plugged?
Hi Steve, great information. How does liquid compare to cal hypo for value? Cal hypo is easier to deal with and use on a regular basis. The residual is a problem, but not a serious one, or is it? Liquid chlorine is a chore because it is heavy, easy to spill etc. Your thoughts?
I really like the convenience of a tablet auto chlorinator but the continuous cyanuric acid build up is a concern. If in the long run liquid chlorine is less costly and I wanted to go with that how/when would it be dispensed into the pool to be the most convenient to me as the owner/maintenance guy.😎👍
I have a 10k gallon pool. I only use liquid chlorine. Only other chemicals i have put in is muriatic acid for ph and conditioner. I have used about 28 gallons since beginning of may. We have had some real crazy hot days though. I pay $16 for a four gallon pack. So just a bit over $100 so far. My water has never been cloudy or green.
I started using liquid chlorine this year and I’ve had to use muriatic acid after each chlorine add which seems to be the norm?
@@Ryan-Chicago I only add it once in a while. Only have used a gallon this whole season.
Where in the world can you purchase a four gallon pack of liquid chlorine for $16??
@@strongspear1918 Woodmans. It's a Wisconsin based grocery store.
@@engage2895 LOL - Well that explains it. A regional grocery store in the midwest. I tell you something. There's no place in the hot southwest USA where you can get such a price for pool chlorine.
PinchAPenny near me charges 20% more than the PinchAPenny across town. So there's a nice margin at least at some stores! The one near me has an employee thats "had pools since the 80s" and insists that a) you must use pucks, liquid, and liquid stabilizer always and b) borates in your pool will kill children.
I use liquid all season long! Maybe one day I’ll convert to salt, the cost of those setup is insane these days compared to pre Covid and I just can’t justify it.
Liquid is actually quite easy to do once you get to know your pools daily consumption.
How much do you add per day (or week) and how large is your pool?
@@justinhaupt7436 on average my pool uses about 1 Litre per day (Roughly the same as Quarts if you’re American) to maintain 2-4ppm. 23,000 gallon pool….16’ x 32’ with an 8’ deep end
That can vary though depending on usage and weather. I have kids…so if there’s a pile of kids using the pool on a weekend that’ll consume a lot of chlorine.
There’s an awesome app called Pool Math which tells me how much I need to put it
Have you ever send a (residential) pool pump without a filter basket: pipe straight to impeller? I wonder if having the filter basket 5x+ pipe diameters from the impeller would have any effect on flow or pump longevity.
I am no "Professional Pool Man", but I have been maintaining our swimming pool for the last 8 years; consequently in some professions I would considered a Expert! All the pool chemicals increased exponentially over inflation! I was "Shocked" when I learned that liquid chlorine's ingredients is identical to granular shock: liquid chlorine's advantage over granular chock is that it is in liquid form and effective quicker. Consequently, for the past three-(3) years I have been using granular shock because it was cheaper to purchase in bulk than the liquid chlorine. I periodically purchase liquid chlorine when the stores out of stock in the granular shock. I did some financial calculations and conducted some tests. When the swimming pool gets yellowish/greenish I discovered it is best to backwash & rinse a couple of rounds and each round is approximately 5-to-10 minutes. I still purchase a few other chemicals, but every time I went to the pool shops to test the water - I was always advised to buy, buy, buy! Sometimes I think it is a SCAM!
Agreed, I am with granular. IMO, it is easier to handle, and I can purchase and store a whole season's worth easily. It is a pain to mix and dissolve before adding it to the pool but I don't mind a little extra work to save some money. :)
Just to clarify, granular shock is calcium hypochlorite, while bleach (liquid chlorine) is sodium hypochlorite. Pool grade bleach is about 2x as concentrated as Clorox and runs $5-6 a gallon in my area.
One gallon of pool bleach equals about one pound of granular shock. Certainly exceptions, but we pool guys prefer granular to bleach. One 100# bucket of shock, in a 21" x 14" pail, is the same as 100 gallons of bleach.
@@danb4376 Hmm, I wonder if mixing the granular shock is better than just tossing the granular shock in the swimming pool? I am currently adding calcium to the swimming pool water and the instructions state get a bucket fill the bucket with pool water, mix the calcium with the bucket of pool water and after mixing dump in the swimming pool.
10% is $9.00 gallon here in Kerrville Texas. It was $4.00 a couple years ago.
$10.50 for 2.5 gallon at PinchAPenny in Miami
Agree, the cost is the cost for liquid. Nothing you can do about it. Save money somewhere else in your life.
Liquid Chlorine is a very USA centric answer and doesn’t necessarily apply to other countries. NZ and Australia for example, Liquid Chlorine is crazy expensive in comparison to other forms available.
Steve is in Canada. Not USA
I am looking for the cheapest and easiest way to maintain a small 1018gallon above ground pool.
Have to replace the Pentair IC 40 that the prior homeowner had that’s not working. Stuck making a decision between the Circupool UL40, RJ45 or the Apex P15. Need input please.
What did you decide?, I have had 2 ic40s in past 10yrs but I just ordered a rj45. The ic40 salt cell cost as much as the complete rj45 system
A salt system is not just not having to buy chlorine but the convenience of auto chlorination. When I'm away, no worries. It's also nicer on your skin, despite what you say!
How much liquid chlorine do you add at one time? A gallon?
Depends on what your CYA levels are at, and depends on the size of your pool.
But assuming your CYA is between 30-50ppm, you want to keep chlorine at 2-4ppm. So for example if I test my chlorine tonight and I’m at 2ppm, I’ll use the pool math app which tells me I need 1.2 Litres to get to 4ppm
First, use separate stabilizer, which is cyanuric acid, and set the level to 30 ppm. Now you can learn how much chlorine to add. Put in one gallon at sunset for a 30,000 gallon pool. Next sunset measure your chlorine level. You want it to be about 7.5% of your CYA level . So about 2-1/2 ppm for a CYA of 30. Based on your sunset reading, you can start to figure out if you need more or less than a gallon. After a week or two you will nail it down.
You can always tell when customer keep chlorine in their sheds. Everything from lawn mowers to salt system circuit boards have rust.
What? We have high humidity and think that is the main cause of rust/corrosion.
@@PappyNet01 chlorine gas
Anybody use Sams Club 3" tablets? I find plastic filler in them. It looks like the same plastic that the tablets are wrapped in. I find little shreds of this plastic in my tablet floater all the time
Don’t use tablets. You can’t control your stabilizer level.
Depends where folks are at…tabs make the most sense and do the best job in certain locales
@@poolmonkey7479 in what locale do tabs not constantly increase the cyanuric acid level?
What???
SWCG is by far the cheapest method of chlorination. (Also massively convenient.)
For a SWCG you have to lay out $2,000 up front. Acid wash the cells regularly. Then every 4 years buy a new cell for $800. Liquid chlorine is a bargain in comparison
@@drdrew3 It's true that you "buy your chlorine upfront", but you're not going to the store to buy expensive chlorine. If you take care of your water chemistry, you never need to clean the cell. Acid washing is a last resort since it shortens the life of the cell. I expect my cell to last ~8 years and replacement costs ~$1200. Aside from the cost benefit, you don't have to drive to the store, hunt for fresh LC (which may be out of stock), store and dose, etc.. The cost, time, and effort saved with a SWCG is massive.
N one word...Lowes has the best chlorine deal ..about 80 bucks
copper ionizer cheaper, and healthier.