Hey everyone,
I just got an email from Swim University about a fire at a pool chemical factory in Georgia. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but it might cause a chlorine shortage next year. They’re comparing it to the 2021 shortage when prices for trichlor tablets went way up.
Swim University recommends stocking up on chlorine now before prices rise. Anyone else heard about this?
I wonder if the liquid will rise as well. The pallet they sell nearby is $1 per gallon, but I don’t have anywhere to store it that would keep it out of the weather.
@Terryanne The half-life of Cl2 is around 6 months.
@Terryanne I have a lot of old liquid in my immediate vicinity. Since liquid degrades so quickly, I would verify the expiration dates of any discounted items that are still resting on a pallet.
Oh, I guess. Except that it’s not a large chemical facility; according to latest EPA numbers, some of them in Michigan and Louisiana don’t produce a lot of product annually, so this won’t have an impact on the chlorine market. Instead, they’re employing a panic purchase tactic.
Intensify the the flames of Panic Buying… No thanks.
Next year, I’ll continue to purchase my fluids. People will panic and buy liquid in case of shortage, but by the next spring, it will lose 1/2 to 3/4 of its efficacy from lying on the shelf.