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Congrats Leisure Time....
« on: April 08, 2006, 07:32:58 pm »
on correcting an oversite.    Here in Columbus, the best deal on Dichlor is at the local HS dealer. They sell the Leisuretime 5 pound bottle of Dichlor for $22.  I doubt that price can be beat even online.

If you can imagine, the 5 pound container is around 12" tall and perhaps 3" in diameter. The wide mouth bottle came with a scoop to let you put in exactly one ounce of Dichlor.  The only problem was the scoop had a 1" handle so it was useful for only the first 30% of the bottle.   I just bought a new one and the scoop has about a 3" handle so it is probably useful for 80% of the bottle's usage.
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2006, 07:47:26 pm »
Wow, very good deal. I paid $18 for a 2 lb. bottle of HS dichlor at my local Hotspring dealer. I try to support my local guy.
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2006, 08:35:20 pm »
I also bought 2# at my HS dealer, I paid 16.99. You got a very good deal.

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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2006, 08:47:47 pm »
Extremely good price.  
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2006, 09:01:09 pm »
Chlorine is like coffee at a restraunt - I sell 2# for $12.50
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2006, 09:30:24 pm »
Is it the HS version for $12.50? Who makes the chemicals for Hotspring by the way? Just curious.

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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2006, 01:56:23 am »
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Is it the HS version for $12.50? Who makes the chemicals for Hotspring by the way? Just curious.


I sell Freshwater and Sun for the same price. The FW stuff actually costs a bit less. It is my understanding that Advantis, the parent company for Liesure Time makes the products for Watkins. I don't have that in writing anywhere, it's just what I have heard.

Either way, the products seem to produce the same results.
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2006, 11:16:02 am »
Here in dayton, I just bought 70# of Di-Chlor at sam's club for $100.00. I just keep refilling my old bottle when needed.

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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2006, 11:35:20 am »
Ouch, does dichlor ever go stale?
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« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2006, 08:56:36 am »
My dealer gets 2x that for the 5lb jug.

wow.
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2006, 11:02:04 am »
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Here in dayton, I just bought 70# of Di-Chlor at sam's club for $100.00. I just keep refilling my old bottle when needed.


Be careful when buying your chems at big box stores.  Sometimes you're ok, but they are not always the same, so what may seem like a good deal may not be.  

The other concern when buying dichlor in large buckets like that is that they are mostly made for pools, and very likely contain other chemicals like stabilizers (and in some cases fillers).  Make sure you read the label and know what you're looking for.

One last note, and I'm a dealer so I'm a bit biased, but buy from your local spa dealers.  You may spend a bit more here and there, but in the end, they are the ones you are going to go to if you've got problems.

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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2006, 11:04:42 am »
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Be careful when buying your chems at big box stores.  Sometimes you're ok, but they are not always the same, so what may seem like a good deal may not be.  

The other concern when buying dichlor in large buckets like that is that they are mostly made for pools, and very likely contain other chemicals like stabilizers (and in some cases fillers).  Make sure you read the label and know what you're looking for.

One last note, and I'm a dealer so I'm a bit biased, but buy from your local spa dealers.  You may spend a bit more here and there, but in the end, they are the ones you are going to go to if you've got problems.



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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2006, 03:04:30 pm »
DiChlor does go bad.  Every time you expose the drum contents to the outside world, the dichlor is degrading.  100 # drum is meant for service guy using it up quickly.

Also, if labeled for pool, techinally, you are violating federal law if using it in spa.
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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2006, 03:19:39 pm »
Now that you own that 70# tub, you should break it down into smaller, air-tight containers.

It tends to absord moisture out of the air, and that's a bad thing.

Creates chlorine gas when it gets wet.

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Re: Congrats Leisure Time....
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2006, 04:01:55 pm »
I find 5 pounds is just right for my 425 gallon spa. It has a screw on lid and I make sure if is tight each time. I think I am getting about 3 months to the container.  I'm assuming its still effective at the end of that time as I  frequently check the levels 30 minutes after throwing it in.  I've gotten to the point that I can tell how much I've thrown in by the smell.  Too little, can't smell anything. Just right, a faint barely noticable smell that I actually find pleasant probably because my high school had a pool and it remindes me of that smell.  If I add too much or shock level, it smells bad for the first hour or so and I leave the cover open.
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