Crowbait Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hello All, Just a quick question regarding bleach. Clorox says their bleach has at least 6% sodium hypochlorite with a little sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate to help buffer the solution and help maintain the product performance for up to a year. (Read more at https://www.clorox.com/dr-laundry/bleach-101/#E5B4B0RpecGtxkbt.99) My wife bought some dollar store bleach, and it does not have the sodium hypochlorite %. I assume its weaker as it does not seem to be keeping my FC after I add the amount for 6% bleach in PoolMath. With my taylor k-2006 kit, can I determine the sodium hypochlorite %, or would that be a waste of chemicals to try? The simple answer is just buy the Clorox I know, but I am curious... Thanks, Byl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowbait Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Ok, so I think I answered my own question.. I took my FC ppm, and then added 2 cups of the dollar store bleach, and checked ppm again, and then played with the poolmath bleach % calculator until the correct % made 16oz. Using this method the dollar store bleach bought is about 2.2% sodium hypochlorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlleno Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 good work. also, as I'm sure you know but as a reminder for others: make sure you get "regular" unscented and not spash-proof bleach. the label specifications are informative, to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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