Looking for cheap bleach

[pratzert]

I don't know if you have these stores near you... but "NAMCO" has 5 gallon jugs of 12% concentration for $17.00.

You pay a refundable $6.00 deposit on the jug.

A couple gallons of 12% and *WOW*... it clears up the pool in a jiffy !

[jhm]

This is one thing I still buy from a pool store for two reasons. It is a bit more expensive (about $0.25/gal), but I need fewer jugs because it is 12%. That is much more convenient for me. The bottles also pour much nicer, and are naturally recycled. Plus they sell muriatic acid that is a lot stronger than home depot (the home depot acid dropped in strength about 2 years ago, but not in price), so I pick it all up at one time.

The pool store also claims their chlorine is "fresher" than bleach or home depot chlorine. I'm skeptical on this, any thoughts?

[pratzert]

Chlorine DOES have a shelf life.

So it may make sense that a pool stores Bleach "may" be "Fresher" since they would likely have a quicker turnover of their stock.

And I said I used the 5 gallon jugs of 12% from NAMCO, but I should also add that buying it in a 5 gallon jug is cheaper than buying it in gallon jugs, but it is less convenient.

I have to pour it into a smaller pail first since it's tough to lift a full 5 gallon jug up to the side of an AG pool. But I ALWAYS wear goggles and do my best not to splash it at all.

Oh... did I mention that I ALWAYS wear goggles when I mess with liquid bleach.

Bleach (especially 12%) will start to brun your corneas immediately.... so please be safe and wear goggles when handling Bleach.

This is one thing I still buy from a pool store for two reasons. It is a bit more expensive (about $0.25/gal), but I need fewer jugs because it is 12%. That is much more convenient for me. The bottles also pour much nicer, and are naturally recycled. Plus they sell muriatic acid that is a lot stronger than home depot (the home depot acid dropped in strength about 2 years ago, but not in price), so I pick it all up at one time.

The pool store also claims their chlorine is "fresher" than bleach or home depot chlorine. I'm skeptical on this, any thoughts?

[Cardiac]

We have "Dollar General" stores here in NW Indiana that also sell 6% jugs for $1.00. We don't have anything around here that sells any higher concentrations.....

BTW, I am a new user here, but have read almost every post on the forum (Seems like it anyway), as we are new pool owners this summer. I adopted the BBB method right off the bat, and our pool's chemistry is spot on. Which was no easy task since we have really crappy well water.

Thanks for all the tips!!

Bob

[aylad]

Welcome to the forum, Cardiac....

I'll have to recheck our Dollar General stores again around here, but the last time I checked for bleach they had it for $1 but it was only 3%. If they've started selling the 6% that would beat WalMart's price tremendously!

Janet

[dcotejr]

Ditto - I've been buying from Walmart, but the Dollar General deal sounds better...

[CarlD]

In NJ, Branch Brook Pools (Namco) just had an unadvertised sale on gallons of 12.5% for $3.50 each. That's like $1.68 for a gallon of 6% bleach.

I don't know how long the sale runs.

[Heavyhook]

I went looking for some deals on bleach today. Some stores did not list strength on their house brands. Its probably safe to assume its 3% bleach when not indicated on the label. At Lowe's 10% strength on one gallon size was $4.78. At Big Lots strength not listed(3%) 3 quart size $1.48. Dollar General was the only place I found 6% strength. The 142 oz. size which is 1 gallon-14 ounces was $2.00. Their 3 quart 6% strength size was $1.00. At Dollar Tree a real one gallon size strength not listed(3%?) was $1.00. In summary make sure of the size the container when comparing prices. In just the 4 stores I visited three different sizes were available 3qt(96oz), 1 gallon(128oz) and 142oz

[bkmcd]

Since my local Save-A-Lot closed (96 oz, 6% bleach for $1.00), I did a quick survey in my local area (Arlington, TX) to find a substitute source. Here's what I found (oz/$/%):

Walgreens (96/1.99/6)
Aldi (96/0.99/6)
Dollar Tree (96/1.00/?) "So White" brand
Dollar General (128/1.00/?) "Top Job" brand
Big Lots (96/1.50/6)
Big Lots (128/1.50/?) "Top Job" brand
Family Dollar (96/1.50/6)
Family Dollar (174/2.50/6)

At just over 1 cent per oz. of 6% bleach, I will be buying from Aldi (you have to pay cash, though.)

[Sue225]

Hi Bob,
I am also from NW Indiana and this is my first year with BBB. American Sales in Merrillville has 4 Gal. of 12% liquid chlorine for a little under 10.00. That is 16 qts of 12% for 10.00 as opposed to 30 qts of 6% for same price. Since you only use 1/2 the amt of 12% I thought it was a better deal. Just wanted to share this info with you.