Posted on 05/01/2021 4:58:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Well good !
HydrogenPeroxide is much safer and the byproducts after disinfection are water and oxygen.
Pool RX. Never buy algaecide again and cut your chlorine use by 2/3rds. Or prolong the life of your saltwater chlorinator.
Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is not compatible for swimming pool use to control algae, etc.
The cheap little bottle of first aide grade peroxide is not a good reference point for the $$$ used for pool disinfection. First of all, the peroxide concentration in that little bottle is pretty low. It would take a whole pile of bottles to get enough peroxide into a swimming pool volume of water. Expensive.
Peroxide is also a very hazardous material when you go to higher concentrations to reduce the volume of liquid needed for a task. High level PPE and expensive storage provisions are needed. Shipping is expensive at higher concentrations as peroxide’s are a DOT hazardous material thus entail lots of shipping restrictions plus a hazardous cargo endorsement to the basic CDL.
So, hydrogen peroxide is not a compatible choice for pool disinfection.
A salt water pool is a valid option but it’s not a free ride running one. Salt water pools take their own variety of daily monitoring and fussing with water chemistry balancing. That said, if I were putting in a new pool or investing in upgrading an existing pool, I’d probably go with a salt water pool.
I run a mostly liquid chlorine pool and 2020 was awful. I had to go back to tablets for last year. This season is shaping up to be “normal” for my pool needs.
I sell pool chemicals.
Stick with non stabilized chlorine.
Add stabilizer when needed. Approx 30ppm.
Keep your pH approx 7.6
The pools I maintain stay crystal clear.
Pools are a real PITA!
I’ve been dealing with mine when we bought this house back in ‘05. It was in bad shape as the bank let the pool go with the house being in foreclosure.
My instincts were to have it properly deconstructed no matter the cost. Nope, the bride decided it was best for the family to have it. I’ve been literally paying for in every way it ever since.
Are you talking about CCH tablets or liquid chlorine (I know both are non-stabilized chlorine).
CCH are non stabilized used in special feeders. Liquid chlorine is just bleach, sodium hypochlorite. Dry chlorine is calcium hypochlorite.
The price of tablets are up 35%. Granular about 10%
I’d never use the tablets anyway. Too much CYA.
Amen to that my FRiend.
Appreciate the schooling. I’ve used 35% H2O2 with a UV filter in the hot tub for years and am not yet dead but getting closer.
Been a while since I’ve read up on it and see it’s not as accepted as before.
Still not a fan of chlorine.
Will read more on salt water
Thx
Yep. When I lived in the metro plex, I burried mine. What a PITA! Slip and slides are more fun.
Screw chlorine
I used To give these away for free with the new solar system
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Glad I just bought a bucket of bromine tablets for my spa. Should be enough to get through the Summer.
We use liquid chlorine and I have enough to last the summer.
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