I went to 3 stores and haven't found any chlorine for my pool. If this continues i may have a fancy decorative forage pond

I read some where that a factory that produces it burnt down. It was something like August when it happened. I work with a fella that installs pools and warned me at the beginning of the season so we stocked up.good luck finding some. When ya find it get wht ya need 4 the year.

Clorox won't work in an emergency?

I have used laundry bleach in a 1000 gallon trough kiddy pool many years ago and still use it in my "man tub"...a 150 gallon trough for outdoor cooling off on a hot day. Neither got/get much use, but the bleach is vital to keeping them clean of water bugs and algae. I would just pour it in occasionally until it had a bleach smell and the next time I would use it (a week later) the bleach smell was faint to non-existent...all was good (says I, twitching and stuttering)...lol