Cheap Bleach?

[HillBoy]

WaterMom makes a good point. The bleach sold by WalMart & the Chlorox at Sam's Club is 6% as is the bleach sold by DollarTree. The bleach sold by Dollar General & Family Dollar is 5.25%. I have to say that I was skeptical at first that using bleach would actually work but after giving it a try I am completely sold. It completely killed off the algae and turned my pool water sparkling clear and blue.

[CarlD]

I have to say that I was skeptical at first that using bleach would actually work but after giving it a try I am completely sold. It completely killed off the algae and turned my pool water sparkling clear and blue.

Laundry bleach is merely one way of packaging Sodium Hypochlorite solution. A local pool store sells 6% (ultra bleach) in gallon jugs labled "Liquid Chlorine". They sell 12% gallon jugs of the stuff labled "Liquid Shock".

Re-labeling stuff to make it look like more than it is is nothing really new--think about people spending 2-3$ for a bottle of water, just because it says "Evian"--talk about a license to print money!!!!

The Moral: Judge by the ingredients and the amount, not by the fancy hyping label. I don't care if it says "Mustard Algaecide", "Black Algaecide" or "Algaecide"--if the ingredients are "60 % Poly...<something unpronounceable>...." then it's PolyQuat and I will buy it--if it's no more than $15/quart. If it contains anything else, it stays on the shelf.