Pool Chemicals - Online / In bulk?
06-01-2009, 02:40 PM
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Pool Chemicals - Online / In bulk?
for all you pool gurus, do you have any online stores that sell chlorine tabs and or chemicals at a cheaper price than your local pool store? i think my local pool store is a bit overpriced and came across chlorine tabs at Sam's Club over the weekend... it was a 40 lb tub for $90. much cheaper than what i get at my local pool store...
thoughts please?
thoughts please?
06-01-2009, 04:31 PM
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There should be some info online. Just that I know a couple of people who have installed pools recently (in the last 5 years) and they all went salt water. Every 3 months or so they throw in another bag of salt and that's about it.
Looks like there is a bit more to it. You have to install a chlorine generator. It converts the salt into chlorine. Up front cost is a bit higher, but seems to be cheaper in the long term.
Worth looking into, but you would have to shell out some cash to do it.
Looks like there is a bit more to it. You have to install a chlorine generator. It converts the salt into chlorine. Up front cost is a bit higher, but seems to be cheaper in the long term.
Worth looking into, but you would have to shell out some cash to do it.
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mine is above ground...
Yeah, stick to the chemicals then. I didn't realize you were above ground.
06-09-2009, 08:51 AM
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A saltwater chlorine generator costs about $1K, plus you have to drain the pool and add salt to the new water. Payback will take something like 5-10 years.
If you're really into saving money on pool chemicals, you can cut way back if you get a real testing kit (no strips, not just 2 vials). It's a minor investment of time, but you'll come to hate the BS that pool stores feed you.
If you're really into saving money on pool chemicals, you can cut way back if you get a real testing kit (no strips, not just 2 vials). It's a minor investment of time, but you'll come to hate the BS that pool stores feed you.
06-18-2009, 09:23 AM
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I don't know how much acid you guys put in your pools, but co2 is another option that many community and ymca pools use. It is safer for bathers and there is reduced corrosion and improves ph stability.
06-18-2009, 10:52 AM
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Oh and we got it on eBay for under $100 shipped...
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