Pool chemicals should be stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. Garages are generally not the best place to store pool chemicals unless they are locked in a storage bin or cabinet. Oxidizers and strong acids corrode metal and can cause heavy rusting of pool, electrical, and other equipment stored in the room.
Outdoor storage areas for pool chemicals should be situated away from anything flammable. Keep any gas-powered equipment, like your lawnmower, in a completely different location. The storage site should also be away from sources of heat, like an outdoor fire pit or grill.
Keep the chlorine tablets away from the garage or anyplace that may have exhaust fumes. The reaction of the chlorine with these fumes causes a dangerous toxic gas to appear.
"It is important to keep pool chemicals dry. Store them in separate containers with lids in a locked shed away from the house and pool." ... Last year, two people in Sharon became ill after breathing in chlorine gas after the homeowner mixed pool chemicals indoors, creating dangerous chlorine vapors.
Your pool chemicals should always be stored in a cool and dry environment, to prevent them from becoming defective or dangerous. Typically, pool owners will stash their chemicals in an outdoor shed or garage.
All pool chemicals, aside from unstabilised liquid chlorine, are good for up to three to five years as long as they're stored in a cool and dark place away from sunlight and they're packed in air-tight containers. Granular chlorine can be re-packed to extend its shelf life.
The storage site should be cool, dry and well-ventilated, such as in a basement. Never leave chlorine tablets in the direct sun, even in a covered bucket, because the heat will accelerate the degrading process of the tablet and its ingredients.
As long as the climate you live in doesn't get extremely hot in the summer, storing pool chemicals outdoors is a possibility. Just make sure they're protected from the elements including direct sunlight.
Chlorine is a common disinfectant, is widely used in swimming pools and leisure centres. Chlorine should not be stored with ammonia, acetylene, benzene, butadiene, hydrogen, any petroleum gases, sodium carbide and turpentine.
There is no harm in using liquid chlorine after storing it through the winter, but it will be less effective than when initially purchased. Pool chlorine comes in different forms with differing levels of stability.
Yes on storing outside.
The freezing point depression of a 12% Sodium Hypochlorite solution (which also has 9.4% salt due to the manufacturing process of chlorine) is 15.3C or 27F so the freezing point is -15.3C or 5F.
Chemicals should always be stored somewhere completely dry and very cool, especially in the warm summer months. Be sure to keep the storage area clean of spills to avoid possible cross-contamination. When using some chemicals which are known for oxidizing, a chemical reaction can occur if not handled properly.
Sodium Bisulfate and muriatic acid could have a 5 year shelf life, however pH decreasers are acids, and a larger shelf life concern about pH decreasers is the strength of the container. Over time, thin plastic bottles or packaging can break down from contact with acids.
Pool chemicals can cause injury if they directly contact a person's skin, eyes, or respiratory or digestive system. The chemical will immediately react when wetted by perspiration, tears, mucus, and saliva in the nose, throat, and respiratory and digestive systems.
Answer: Yes, these chemicals should be fine together. The ones to be very careful with are chlorine chemicals and acids (pH decreaser, etc) as they do not play nice with the other chemicals.
Separate Chlorine Products and Muriatic Acid
If chlorine and muriatic acid is mixed it will create toxic chlorine gas. The two chemicals should never be stored where they can possibly mix.
So if you buy liquid shock, be aware that it only lasts one to two months at the most before it starts to lose effectiveness. While many swimming pool chemicals stay good for years if stored correctly, some pool-maintenance supplies expire more quickly.
Tap water chlorine dissipates almost fully in a day, but pool chlorine takes about 4 1/2 days. (Rough orders aro too many variables.) There are compounds which are considerably slowed by catalysts that make keeping a swimming pool level stable.
Depending on how much you have added and the size of your pool, it is generally safe to wait about 4 hours after adding liquid chlorine or until levels reach 5 ppm or lower.
Seal chemicals in the original containers and keep them clearly labeled. Lock chemicals in a dry, well ventilated area away from other chemicals. Keep them out of the reach of children! Wear gloves, safety goggles, long sleeves and provide ventilation when handling chemicals.
Always store muriatic acid in the container it came in. Keep a supply of baking soda or garden lime nearby in case you need to quickly neutralize muriatic acid.