What Is Trichlor or TCCA?

Trichlor—or“Trichloro-S-Triazinetrione”if you’re feeling adventurous—is a type of chlorine that’s commonly used in swimming pools.

• Comes in tablet (most common) or granular form

• Both forms have a pH of around 3

• Contains around 90% active chlorine

• Contains pool stabilizer (cyanuric acid)

How Does Trichlor Chlorine Work?

Trichlor sanitizes your pool water the same way other chlorine types do.

Once dissolved and released into the water, it turns into hydrochloric acid that combines with microorganisms and other nasties, breaking down their cell walls and disrupting their chemical structures.

This “combined chlorine” is also referred to as chloramines, and chloramines are pretty harmless until they build up too much in the water — but that’s where regularly shocking your pool comes in.

The Advantage of using Trichlor

It’s very strong, so you’ll need to use less product to reach the required level of free chlorine in your pool, which is around 3 parts per million (ppm).

It’s “set and forget” since they’re slow-dissolving tablets, meaning you don’t have to manually add chlorine to your pool everyday unlike when using liquid chlorine.

It’s fairly easy to transport as it comes in varying sizes of containers. Buying them locally isn’t too difficult, and shipping costs are reasonable too.

It has a long shelf life, so you can stock up and get your chlorine tablets from the same batch season after season, without having to worry about potency issues.

It’s very affordable. In fact, it’s one of the cheapest types of chlorine you can buy after sodium hypochlorite (liquid chlorine), alongside Calcium Hypochlorite.

About AquaClear:

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