? Peroxide After Bleach?
Posting as separate note so everyone can view replies, thinking many who may have interest probably aren't reading my too much bleach question. I'm puzzled how only a couple or a few tablespoons of...
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ScottG wrote:
It's a chemical reaction kinda thing.
I had a 550 gallon spa that had way too much chlorine in it. I could not get the chemicals right because of this. It actually measured off the chart using test strips and nothing I used would bring it down. I did a little research and tried
1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide and it neutralized the entire 550 gallon in less that 10 seconds. It didn't just bring the levels down, it killed all of it - no smell even.
Dont ask me how it works but it does indeed work.
Hydrogen peroxide is an unstable substance (breaks up by itself) (H2O2)
Household Bleach is a catalyst. (NaCIO)
Mixed together...hydrogen peroxide decomposes and oxygen is released along with salty water (NaCI + H2O + O2)
Mixing Pure Bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite NaOCI) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) together will produce Chlorine Gas (CI2) :E
