Pool Chlorine

Project inputs

Project
Location
ZIP affects labor only. Blank uses the national average.

Calculated result

Ready to calculate
6.2 oz
of 65% cal-hypo by weight
Raises 15,000 gallons by 2 ppm

National labor multiplier: 1.000×. Enter a ZIP to match a metro or state wage factor.

Calculation record

Baseline date2026-01-01
Baseline provenancemodeled estimate, not directly sourced
Material indexWPUIP2300001 · 6.78%
Labor indexCES2000000003 · 2.29%
Data statusCost model and index data updated automatically on 2026-08-15.

material = baseline material rate × quantity × index change × quality
labor = baseline labor rate × quantity × index change × ZIP wage multiplier
subtotal = material + labor + permit + disposal

Sources used for this estimate

Every baseline number and its provenance

Numeric inputs used by the default model
InputPublished valueSource or derivation
Default quantity1.5 10,000 gal treatmenthct-default-scenario-v1
User-editable starting quantity selected for the static worked example.
Material base rate$7.50 / 10,000 gal treatmenthct-legacy-baseline-v1
Locked base-period material input. Current material = input × quantity × verified material-index ratio × selected quality factor.
Labor base rate$0.00 / 10,000 gal treatmenthct-legacy-baseline-v1
Locked base-period labor input. Current labor = input × quantity × verified labor-index ratio × regional wage multiplier × selected quality factor.
Permit allowance$0.00hct-legacy-baseline-v1
Locked national planning allowance added once; an applicable local fee schedule supersedes it.
Disposal base rate$0.00 / 10,000 gal treatmenthct-legacy-baseline-v1
Locked base-period removal and disposal allowance multiplied by project quantity.
Low range factor1.00×hct-variance-model-v1
Disclosed low planning factor applied to the calculated subtotal.
High range factor1.00×hct-variance-model-v1
Disclosed high planning factor applied to the calculated subtotal.

The public datasets above support wage selection, index movement, and plausibility validation. They do not claim to publish each exact locked legacy baseline. Compare all public baseline records.

Index escalation tracks the direction of input costs, not a local market price. Actual quotes vary with labor availability, permit requirements, site conditions, and local competition. Read the full methodology.

Powered by HomeCostTotals Pool Chlorine