HTH vs Pool Mate chlorine tablets
HTH is cheaper: a typical $7.03/lb for plain 3" tabs against $11.03/lb for Pool Mate, about 36% 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
Pool Mate
- Cheapest plain 3" tabs
- $8.00/lb
- Typical plain 3" tabs
- $11.03/lb
- Products tracked
- 5
Cheapest: Pool Mate 3 in. Chlorine Jumbo Tabs - 15 lb, $119.99 at Home Depot
Sold at: Home Depot, Walmart
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 | Pool Mate | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 lb | $110.49 · $7.37/lb · Lowe's | $119.99 · $8.00/lb · Home Depot | HTH |
| 25 lb | $117.90 · $4.72/lb · Walmart | $179.99 · $7.20/lb · Walmart | HTH |
| 35 lb | $207.73 · $5.94/lb · Home Depot | $239.99 · $6.86/lb · Home Depot | HTH |
"Cheaper" compares price per pound of chlorine, so a multi-action bucket is judged on the chlorine it actually contains.
Every HTH and Pool Mate 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.