HTH vs Leslie's chlorine tablets
Leslie's is cheaper: a typical $6.00/lb for plain 3" tabs against $7.03/lb for HTH, about 15% less.
HTH
- Cheapest plain 3" tabs
- $3.87/lb
- Typical plain 3" tabs
- $7.03/lb
- Products tracked
- 11
Cheapest: HTH 3" Chlorine Tablets for Pool Sanitization - 40 lb, $154.99 at Walmart
Sold at: Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Walmart
Leslie's
- Cheapest plain 3" tabs
- $4.43/lb
- Typical plain 3" tabs
- $6.00/lb
- Products tracked
- 10
Cheapest: Leslie's 3 in Jumbo Chlorine Tablets - 35 lb, $154.99 at Leslie's
Sold at: Leslie's
Also sells multi-action tabs, which carry less chlorine per pound; they're in the table below but not in these figures.
Same size, side by side
| Bucket | HTH | Leslie's | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $24.63 · $4.93/lb · Walmart | $49.99 · $10.00/lb · Leslie's | HTH |
| 15 lb | $110.49 · $7.37/lb · Lowe's | $99.99 · $6.67/lb · Leslie's | HTH |
| 35 lb | $207.73 · $5.94/lb · Home Depot | $154.99 · $4.43/lb · Leslie's | Leslie's |
"Cheaper" compares price per pound of chlorine, so a multi-action bucket is judged on the chlorine it actually contains.
Every HTH and Leslie's 3" tablet we track
All stores
All brands
$/lb chlorine is the price divided by the pounds of available chlorine in the container, so a 50 lb bucket, a 10% jug and a 12.5% jug all compare fairly.How it's calculated.
Is there a difference besides price?
Plain 3" tablets from any brand are trichlor, labelled around 99% trichloro-s-triazinetrione and 90% available chlorine, so they sanitize the same way and add the same stabilizer. Differences that do matter: multi-action lines (less chlorine per pound, plus clarifier or algaecide), individually wrapped tabs (easier handling, higher price), and how fast a brand's tablets dissolve in your feeder. Check the label before you compare.