Pool Shock

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davidbraley
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Pool Shock

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It's been discussed on another forum about using "Pool Shock" as a de-gasser for aluminum. The most concern mentioned about this product is that it has a tendency to attract and hold water. My questions:

Is this water molecularly held? Or can it be driven off before use with some heat?

Thanks in advance,

David
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Re: Pool Shock

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I would say the best thing to do is just keep it dry. I dont use pool shock but I do use crushed degassing tablets that could soak up water. I keep it in a zip lock bag but a nice tupperware container would probably be more convenient, just have to catch the wife not looking.

I do know that a molecular bond is broken when using plaster investments using heat but the heat is pretty high and I wouldnt want to be cooking a large amount of pool shock seeing as how it is pretty cheap to begin with.
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Re: Pool Shock

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Calcium hypochloride is supposed to be the active ingredient in pool shock, and according this page it is not hygroscopic and decomposes at 170C...

so I would just try to keep it dry and keep it in a sealed container, then you should be fine...
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