bleach and cancer

[VOLDADDY]

You know, I have never thought of using Ben's kit to test my tap water. I probably wouldn't want to see the results. We always use a Pur water filter on the kitchen sink, and our fridge has a filter in it as well. I will tell you this, there is a HUGE difference in the taste of plain tap water and the filtered water. I can't drink plain tap water now after using the filter.

[DavidD]

We must be dead already here in middle Tennessee because I've tested my tap water as high as 3ppm FC! Why the heck did I bother to quit smoking?????

[PoolDoc]

I went to a pool store for something and mentioned that I use bleach in my pool. The owner almost went into a rage and told me that bleach causes cancer and that he definitely would not let his children swim in my pool. He even said I could talk to his friend who worked at the local university in the environmental department to confirm this "fact".

A not uncommon reaction -- over the years, I've heard accounts of pool dealers going ballistic, of claims of bleach 'melting' liners or pipes, of poison gases coming from the pool (but not the washing machine!), and so on. The bottom line is simple: bleach hurts pool dealer profits!

The claims of some unspecified expert is not uncommon, either. Of course the article / expert / book is never immediately available.

Since you've already P.O.d your dealer*, why don't you ask him for name and number of the expert, and PM me with that info. I'll call him / her, and report back.

Ben

* For the past few years, I have ALWAYS recommended that PoolForum / PoolSolutions users NOT mention that info, or the methods taught here, to their dealer. You may not need chemicals from your dealer, but you will need parts and other odds and ends over the years. It's much easier to get good service from someone who doesn't foam at the mouth when you enter their store. Odds are "Scoots" is now going to need to find a new dealer.