Liquid Chlorine cost per gallon?

[Geordie]

Hello all-

Been out of the pool loop for 15 years and am starting up a new above ground pool this week. I hate getting pool stored but wouldn’t know a good price for liquid chlorine these days if it slapped me upside the head. I was at our Ace Hardware here and they had HTH brand CYA 4 lb bag- so I grabbed one. They also had a stack of cartons inside the store, of 10% (allegedly) liquid chlorine for 4.09 a gallon. What is a decent price now? I take it from reading that finding basic clorox without nasty additives is difficult now?

Any input is helpful. Thanks,

G

 

[Oly]

That is a decent price for 10% these days, check the date code to make sure it was not made last year.
$10 for 2 gallons at Home Depot in CA.

 

[IceShadow]

I can get 4 gallons of 12.5% for $15 here, up from $10 for the same last year. Stuff is expensive.

 

[Geordie]

That is a decent price for 10% these days, check the date code to make sure it was not made last year.
$10 for 2 gallons at Home Depot in CA.

Good point. I should have mentioned it was a fresh batch.

 

[Geordie]

I can get 4 gallons of 12.5% for $15 here, up from $10 for the same last year. Stuff is expensive.

Thank you. I will probably find 12.5 at the pool store when they try to tell me what Crud to put in to ruin my water. I see you are in Wisconsin. I am in eastern Iowa. The stores here push algaecide pretty hard. I am immune to pushing, but have to tolerate it to get the chemical credit that is part of the overall pool package. I will let them test my water and see how it compares to my own test.

 

[Katygreys]

$11 and change after tax for 2.5 gal of 12.5% here in Katy (West Houston)

 

[WS-money pit]

Anyone sourcing LC in northern New Jersey, other than big box stores. I'm getting 12.5% at local pool store for a 4 gal case at $34 /case.

 

[PoolStored]

Your best bet is Menards, usually under $4 a gallon for 12.5%

 

[AK-]

No Menards around here…

This weekend I saw 12.5% 4 gal $19.99 at BJs.
You may want to check Ocean Job Lots and Ace. The reason I went with a SWG was to avoid that maddening search for LC.