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Chlorine shortage could make it harder to keep pools sanitized this summer Ron Hurtibise, South Florida Sun Sentinel April 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A dip in the pool might be more expensive or even impossible this summer.SABOR Keeping your pool clean and inviting this summer could become more challenging than ever, as market forces have converged to reduce chlorine supplies and drive up prices. And that’s not something anyone wants to contemplate at the beginning of a long sticky summer. “It’s probably going to be in short supply this summer,” predicted Pat Allman, general manag...

There are only two domestic manufacturers of chlorine tablets.

. “You’re going to go to your local pool store, and they’re going to be out for a day or two. It’s not going to be all gloom and doom. You just might not shock or clean or kill all of the algae as much as you want to.” Odyssey Manufacturing makes more than 40 percent of liquid chlorine sold in Florida. The shortage was exasperated last summer after a chemical plant was destroyed in a fire caused by Hurricane Laura. Louisiana-based BioLab was one of just three companies that manufactures trichlor tablets, which are used to keep pool water clean and sanitized. The company said it hop...

. “You’re going to go to your local pool store, and they’re going to be out for a day or two. It’s not going to be all gloom and doom. You just might not shock or clean or kill all of the algae as much as you want to.” Odyssey Manufacturing makes more than 40 percent of liquid chlorine sold in Florida. The shortage was exasperated last summer after a chemical plant was destroyed in a fire caused by Hurricane Laura. Louisiana-based BioLab was one of just three companies that manufactures trichlor tablets, which are used to keep pool water clean and sanitized. The company said it hop...

. “You’re going to go to your local pool store, and they’re going to be out for a day or two. It’s not going to be all gloom and doom. You just might not shock or clean or kill all of the algae as much as you want to.” Odyssey Manufacturing makes more than 40 percent of liquid chlorine sold in Florida. The shortage was exasperated last summer after a chemical plant was destroyed in a fire caused by Hurricane Laura. Louisiana-based BioLab was one of just three companies that manufactures trichlor tablets, which are used to keep pool water clean and sanitized. The company said it hop...