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OT Plumbers - Large pool chlorine tablets in toilet tanks - too much?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:15 pm
I have a large quantity of chlorine tablets with no use for them. Do you think they will work in the toilet tanks or would it be too much chlorine?
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Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:16 pm to theantiquetiger
Have to mix some brake fluid in there to make them work right
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:16 pm to theantiquetiger
It will destroy the mechanisms.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:17 pm to theantiquetiger
I've tried and it was too much. The bathroom smelled like a gas chamber.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:17 pm to theantiquetiger
I'd say way too much, you can reduce the potency of said tablets by soaking in diesel for about 30 min
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:17 pm to theantiquetiger
I have actually bought some toilet cleaners that were just that...a big damn chlorine tablet that you put in the tank.
fwiw, it worked very well...toilet stayed clean as a damn whistle. however, after a few years of it, a couple of plastic parts in the tank were degraded by using that heavy dose of chlorine.
if I were in your situation, I would wait until summer and then try to sell them to a pool owner.
fwiw, it worked very well...toilet stayed clean as a damn whistle. however, after a few years of it, a couple of plastic parts in the tank were degraded by using that heavy dose of chlorine.
if I were in your situation, I would wait until summer and then try to sell them to a pool owner.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:18 pm to theantiquetiger
Do it.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:32 pm to fr33manator
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mix some brake fluid in there to make them work right
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:42 pm to Spankum
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if I were in your situation, I would wait until summer and then try to sell them to a pool owner
Yeah, he can hang outside of a pool supply store, walk up to customers, and say, "hey man, I got some extra chlorine tabs. You interested? Real cheap."
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:47 pm to theantiquetiger
When we bought our new house we used clorox tablets in the thank. After a few months, the clorox started attacking the rubber flippy valve thing and it allowed water to escape constantly into the bowl.
I immediately quit using them since it was obvious that the clorox would kills the rubber seals in the supply tank with obvious results. Keep in mind this was a brand new house with new fixtures.
I would not recommend using those pool chlorine tablets.
I immediately quit using them since it was obvious that the clorox would kills the rubber seals in the supply tank with obvious results. Keep in mind this was a brand new house with new fixtures.
I would not recommend using those pool chlorine tablets.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:50 pm to theantiquetiger
Well those tabs are designed to sanitize 10,000 gallons of water at a time, but sure, go ahead and toss it in a 3 gallon tank.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:04 pm to theantiquetiger
Quarter them, or smaller.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:09 pm to theantiquetiger
Probably destroy the toilet and your house will reek of chlorine for days
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:31 pm to theantiquetiger
I'd be happy to take them off your hands if you decide against this toilet endeavor, I'm buying them pretty regularly.
This post was edited on 4/13/16 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:33 pm to PrivatePublic
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Well those tabs are designed to sanitize 10,000 gallons of water at a time, but sure, go ahead and toss it in a 3 gallon
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:35 pm to theantiquetiger
sell them on CL or Nextdoor or something, they will ruin any rubber in your tank. They are made to disperse in thousands of gallons, not sit in a three gallon tank. You will also have a bathroom that smells like a indoor pool.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 8:48 pm to Napoleon
I take a hammer and break them up. Place a small piece in the tank. No big deal.
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