Bleach as Chlorine

[gonefishin]

I was talking to a guy at the pool store, and he agreed that bleach can be used as chlorine but that it has many other additives in it that you don't want in your pool. He also stated that it would bleach my liner over time where the chlorine I can purchase from them would not.

Are these true statements ?

Thanks

Bleach IS Chlorine.

They are both sodium Hypochlorite. Pool Chlorine is usually 10% or 12% while bleach is 6%. Either can "bleach" your liner if they aren't used correctly. But bleach is the milder of the two, by quite a bit.

take care,
dan

[Spensar]

Kind of funny that your pool guy says that grocery store bleach, and the store's wouldn't since pool stores usually sell a strong liquid chlorine.

As stated, there is 5.25% to 6% sodium hypochloride in what is labelled as "bleach" and usually 10% in the pool stores "liquid chlorine". If anything, the pool store produce has the greater risk of bleaching. If you add it slowly in the deep end in front of an outlet, there shouldn't be any problem.

I tend to put some in the pool, then put the jug under the water and top it up with water so it is more diluted.

[GraceByDesign]

I tend to put some in the pool, then put the jug under the water and top it up with water so it is more diluted.

Then how do you know how much actual bleach/chlorine you are adding to the pool??

[Spensar]

Then how do you know how much actual bleach/chlorine you are adding to the pool??

Didn't mean to be confusing. It's when I'm adding a full bottle of bleach.

[GraceByDesign]

ok, yes, my q was confusing also...

after you put "some" bleach into the pool, and top it off with water, how do you know what the concentration of the chlorine in the bottle is? I mean, if you put 1qt of water into the 3qt jug (let's say of 6%) that is significantly stronger than if you put 1.5qt water into the samg jug (4% vs 3%) So the next time you use that watered down jug, how do you know how much chlorine you are really adding?

OHHH, I just read it all again to see if I was missing something. . . you are using the entire jug, but you are just diluting it so you can pour with less fear of damaging liner DUH!

[tagprod]

ok, yes, my q was confusing also...

after you put "some" bleach into the pool, and top it off with water, how do you know what the concentration of the chlorine in the bottle is? I mean, if you put 1qt of water into the 3qt jug (let's say of 6%) that is significantly stronger than if you put 1.5qt water into the samg jug (4% vs 3%) So the next time you use that watered down jug, how do you know how much chlorine you are really adding?

OHHH, I just read it all again to see if I was missing something. . . you are using the entire jug, but you are just diluting it so you can pour with less fear of damaging liner DUH!

I think I saw a lightbulb turn on! I have one or two moments like that a day.

[Jakebear]

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