Chemical Orders: Difference between revisions

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+Pool chemical orders are tracked on this page.  Do not post costs here as they may be considered proprietary to the supplier (not public).
 == Summary ==
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+* The <b>Order</b> column contains the total number of units ordered for the entire season.  If subsequent orders or made (beyond the pre-season order), this should be noted in the notes, below.
+* The <b>Inventory</b> column contains the total number of units on-hand at the end of the season.
+* The <b>Usage</b> column contains the number of units used during the season (prior inventory plus the order minus usage).
+A "unit" refers to the package quantity (i.e. 50 lb, 1 gal, etc.).
 == Notes ==
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 === 2021 ===
-The chemical order was based upon 2016 through 2019 averages.  The end result was a planned excess of some chlorine and acid.
+The chemical order was based upon 2016 through 2019 averages.  The end result was a planned excess of some chlorine and acid.  No additional orders for chlorine and acid were made, so the pre-season discounts were fully utilized.
+However, excess purchase of sodium bicarbonate was necessary to keep the pool alkalinity in range (compared to data from 2016-2019).  The amount of stabilizer in the pool was also regularly low.
 === 2022 ===
 For 2022, there is no need to purchase calcium chloride.