use of liquid chlorine in AG vinyl lined pool

[Darkside]

hey folks! i want to go the BBB route of keeping my pool in check, but i was told by the installer to NEVER use liquid chemicals as this could breakdown the liner and make it brittle. i mentioned this one time to the guy at leslies and he said it could make it brittle over time..... so, can i in-fact use store brand liquid bleach w/o causing damage to the vinyl liner?

untill now i have only used powder chemicals/shock and chlorine tabs from leslies but want to go BBB.

thanks in advance if you guys have mentioned this here, but the search function wont work.

[aylad]

You can, and most of us do, use store brand liquid bleach. That, and occasional trichlor tabs, are all I use. I replaced my first liner after the first 8 years my pool was in service, but the rip that started the replacement was well above the waterline, and had nothing to do with my water chemistry. Keep in mind that chlorine is chlorine is chlorine once you get it in the pool, no matter whether it's granulated, tab form, or liquid. The key is in adding the right amounts and keeping your pH where it needs to be.

If you go to a pool store and buy their "pool liquid chlorine", you're getting 12% sodium hypochlorite. Store brand bleach is 5.25 or 6% sodium hypochlorite. I've never been able yet to get a pool store employee to explain to me why the 12% is fine but the 6% will kill my liner?


Welcome to the forum!!

[Watermom]

Use the google search feature in Janet's signature above. (It is much better than the search feature that is part of the forum software.) Until your registration is complete, you'll need to logout to be able to see the search results.

[Darkside]

thanks for the replies! i recently purchased a taylor complete DPD kit from leslies, so i will run a full set of test's and post up the results. im picking up my BBB supplies tonight from walmart. ive had cloudy blue water for weeks now and dont know whats wrong, also i dont know if i need a new filter at this time.

[Watermom]

What you purchased was probably the Taylor K-2005. We suggest the Taylor K-2006. They are not the same thing. A DPD kit can only test chlorine levels to 5. A FAS-DPD (which is what the K-2006 is) can test chlorine levels up to about 50ppm. If you will pick up an add on kit called the K-1515, it will give you the FAS-DPD test that your kit does not have. See the test kit page in my signature for more about it.

[CarlD]

Pool store guys will make up all KINDS of crazy reasons why you shouldn't use bleach but spend a fortune on THEIR chlorine (even Liquid Chlorine 6% which is....bleach). Obviously, it's all about the money.