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[CountryBoy19]

So what you're saying is, as long as you know the concentration differences, and you account for them. It doesn't matter, but Calcium hypochlorite may be a better choice because it will yield more chlorine. And the calcium won't hurt a thing!

[Sailor]

Walmart's is 52% Cal Hyp, and 47% other? Wonder what the other is, dont think I want to drink it but good for disinfection.

[rhino]

Originally Posted by CountryBoy19

So what you're saying is, as long as you know the concentration differences, and you account for them. It doesn't matter, but Calcium hypochlorite may be a better choice because it will yield more chlorine. And the calcium won't hurt a thing!

Probably not, because we're talking small concentrations. The amount of calcium would be dwarfed by what you get in milk or a chunck of broccoli.

I'd be moreconcerned about what the rest of the crystalline substance is. That could be something that is toxic in minute amounts, and could render the solid version in question useless for drinking water sanitation.

This is one reason why swimming pool water is not a good choice for a source of drinking water unless you distill it or have a reverse osmosis filter. You really don't know what's in it because some of the chemicals have things other than just simple hypochlorite salts.