Why doesn Arizona Pool Pros use liquid chlorine?
We don’t use liquid chlorine for a few reasons. First, liquid chlorine breaks down quickly when exposed to sunlight and high temperatures. Second, the percentage of available chlorine varies greatly, basically you never know exactly what you’re buying. And finally it has a very short shelf life. This summer you may see other pool service companies driving around with stacks of yellow crates filled with white bottles (liquid Chlorine) in the back of their trucks. If the chlorine has been in the back of their truck for more than two days it’s pretty safe to say that the chlorine has broken down and is useless, especially since most of the wholesale pool supply distributors (where pool guys buy stuff) keep their liquid chlorine inventory outside stacked on pallets. Twice a year the Arizona Department of Agriculture spends a week sampling chlorine and having it tested to determine if you’re getting what you pay for.
