Seasonal Chemical Products
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The following Pool Chemicals are available for pickup to businesses and consumers.
Chlorinating Agents:
“Liquid Chlorine” (Sodium Hypochlorite, i.e., concentrated laundry bleach)
“Shock” (same thing as liquid chlorine, but you just use more of it to achieve a “Shock”)
Available in 4 X 1 gallon cases, 5, 15, 30 and 55 gallon containers.
Salt:
Purex Salt (Sodium Chloride or table salt (non-iodine) for Salt Water Chlorine Generators or SWG)
Chlorine Neutralizer:
Hydrogen Peroxide or Sodium Thiosulfate (Removes free chlorine to reverse shock – only use if really needed.)
pH Increase:
Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate; also increases Alkalinity), or Caustic Soda (increased hazard) and Sodium Tetraborate, Pentahydrate (Borax) may be used to raise the pH without adding Alkalinity.
pH Decrease:
Muriatic Acid (NOTE: increased hazard), or Sodium Bisulfate (dry acid, safer but more expensive)
Increase Alkalinity:
Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda; acts as a pH stabilizer), or Sodium Carbonate (also increases pH)
Increase Hardness:
Calcium Chloride, Flake (generally only needed with in-ground gunite pools)
Flocking Agent:
Alum (Aluminum Sulfate)
Filter Media:
“DE” Diatomaceous Earth (Celatom FW 60)
Now available at Riverside:
AquaChek® test strips to measure: pH, Free Chlorine, Alkalinity & Stabilizer.
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