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We filled our new Jacuzzi J-470 on Friday night and added the chemicals suggested in the "start up" instructions: 1 tablespoon JacuzziŽ Chlorinating Granules, 4 capfuls of JacuzziŽ Stain & Scale, and 6 caps of JacuzziŽ Ultra Spa Water Conditioner, then ran the jets for 20 minutes before closing the cover.Last night, we went for our first soak (it was wonderful!) then added 1 tablespoon JacuzziŽ Chlorinating Granules and ran the jets again for 20 minutes before closing the cover.There is a weekly routine as well, with chemicals in the start up kit, and a "Zorbie" floating thing that we're supposed to tie to the front of the filter cover (we forgot to do that yet.)Would it be too soon to try out a test strip? Admittedly, I don't even know what I'd be looking for. We are going in sometime this week for "Spa School" with our sales rep to learn the ongoing maintenance routine and bring in a water sample for them to test.We have the Clear Ray system which is supposed to cut down the amount of chemicals needed.
Would it be too soon to try out a test strip?
Quote from: amy2421 on October 04, 2015, 11:04:53 amWould it be too soon to try out a test strip? Amy,To this one point, the biggest rookie mistake is to chase the proper PH reading. Most chemicals you add to either raise or lower the PH tell you to wait several hours before changing again. It takes time for those chemicals to disperse and actually change the reading, so you add more when you don't really need it and over correct. My personal policy is to not check the PH level for 36 to 48 hours after adding anything to adjust it.