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Heavy bather loads --what does this actually mean? Anyone over 200 pounds is considered a 'heavy bather.'shock after use -- what if I plan to use two or three times a day , do I shock in between or wait till the end of the day.That depends. If the shock is: "honey, I'm pregnant," then you might want to wait. If it's just something like, "Dad I dented the door of your Jeep..." then in between is fine.Please continue this thread by answering and adding your own questions.
Tiniman,As wwht said, more bathers/session or just more sessions in a given period constitutes a higher bather load. Â Obviously this puts more demand on sanitizer and has to be taken into consideration when consdering addition of sanitizer. Â You would certainly put more sanitizer in your tub in one day if 8 people soaked during the day than you would if only 1 person soaked during the day.Shocking after a soak is not the routine I use. Â I prefer adding sanitizer after a soak and shocking only when necessary...normally every 2 weeks or so...once again depending on bather load for the week. Â As far as adding sanitizer after each session in a multi-session day, if you were in by yourself in the a.m., you probably would have added some after that soak. Â If you soaked again say around sunset, then you may have added some more or not, depending on the FC available after your 2nd soak. Â You could measure it or, more likely in my case, just add a little more or not. Â I usually add 2 tsp of dichlor after a normal soak by myself or with one other person. Â I might only add 1 tsp after the second soak. Â Then, if 3 or 4 guests came over to soak later in the evening, you would probably want to add a couple of tsp more...it all depends on bather load. Â I'm more likely to add rather than not just because I feel a little too much is better than a little too little. Â YMMV
"Shock after use..."MPS does a good job of shocking, without the chlorine fumes, but you have to have a baseline of chlorine before you do an MPS shock. 8-)
Not necessarily true if using Nature 2 with ozone. Â I set 90% of my customers up with Proclear (nat2) and some do shock after use MPS only, add chlorine weekly or less depends on load. I like chlorine as mentioned after use, but have also shocked with just MPS after use, and it works fine when using Nat2. Â I still do hit it hard with chlorine once in awhile. Like you said they are many arguments on which is best, fact is. They all work well with a common denominator of chlorine.
Dog, didnt mean shocking after soak , but as you said adding sanitizer after, what if after you add sanitizer someone wants to get in , how long should they wait ?