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Is there any labeling on the bottles that say the ingredients? Yes you need acid to get your PH down. (Spa Down) There's alternatives to Spa Down but they are far trickier to handle. Oxidized, MPS (peroxymonopersulfate.....spelling) Enhanced shock usually has MPS and chlorine in it. Total Maintenence Water Care likely dichlor/bromine? (chlorine) Labels? Or MSDS.You didn't mention your Total Alkalinity? (TA) or the Hardness of your water?
Well couldn't add pic: the chemicals are Hot Tub Serum - Total Maint watercare & SpaGuard Oxidizer - Enhanced Shock for spas/hot tubs.We got our hot tub delivered this week and the dealer provided these chemicals and said to add 2 capfulls of each and that's it. Said to add 2 caps of each once a week. So we added and tested the water the next morning using Taylor K2005 kit. Our chlorine levels didn't even register; water was clear. The PH was off the scale in darkness. So I added an additional cap of serum and waited another 6hrs. Same result! My father-in-law has a pool and he checked it with his test kit (different brand and looked much simplier) and some test strips he had. At least now we had something registering on free chlorine but WAY high and Ph was between 8-8.5; He said we needed to add acid and once we got the Ph straight the chlorine would straighten out. Note... both his kits and strips were showing relatively same numbers.Trying to find faith in this system our dealer swears by but something doesn't make sense. And where is the chlorine coming from? Just the shock? I searched the forum and only found this reference of it with Ahh Some: http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,19278.msg195261.html#msg195261 Anyone used this stuff and suggestions one way or the other on what to do?Thanks in advanceChris
As stated before all the sales BS took over, get you PH down and be sure to sanitize what ever you choose to sanitize with.
Hot Tub Serum is a wonderful alternative to other higher priced maintenance hot tub chemical programs that are nothing more than Borate and Metasilicate. These higher priced alternative programs are high profit centers for their retailers.
So let the consumer decide. Hot Tub Serum is what? How much does it cost?
Quote from: Tman122 on March 23, 2016, 06:13:38 amSo let the consumer decide. Hot Tub Serum is what? How much does it cost?Nobody got nothing?