Chemistry question

[dansdad]

If I took 10 oz. of 67% trichloro ( available chlorine 60.3%) other ingredients 33% how many gallons of bleach could I use. my bleach at home doesn't say

[Watermom]

Please clarify your question.

[dansdad]

I am trying to strengthen my bleach. The stuff I get says 3% sodium hypochlorite. I have some shock that says it is 60% chlorine and is in a 10 oz. powder forum. One bag is supposed to clean 12k gallons. I don't want to use that, but I want to put it in water and use it as a bleach. I don't know if it will work of even how much the 60% stuff would take. But if my bleach is only 3% or even the good stuff is 8%, if I were to take 1/4 of the bag which is 2.5 oz. and put it in a gallon of water, what would I have? I really don't know. Thanks for getting back Watermom, I'm sure you could easily figure it out. Really thank you no matter how this turns out Thanks Dave

[chem geek]

I think you are asking how much bleach is equivalent in Free Chlorine (FC) amount to 10 ounces of 67% Trichlor, correct? The answer is 95 fluid ounces of 6% bleach or 69 fluid ounces of 8.25% bleach. The newer Clorox bleach is now 8.25% while the older one and some off-brands are still at 6%. Instead of figuring how much bleach is like a certain amount of Trichlor, you should instead use a test kit to figure out your current FC level and then based on the FC that you want, use The Pool Calculator to calculate dosing based on your pool water volume.

[dansdad]

Thanks C Geek what I'm doing is figuring out how much bleach I can used. I've got the 2006 so I think I'll play with that....Thanks Much

[Watermom]

Thanks, Richard!