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Definitely can rest on that. My story is in the blog but basically it is that I learned that traditional purge frequencies may not be sufficient , that new spas can arrive contaminated and that biofilms are crazy smart contaminants
Quote from: dlleno on July 31, 2016, 12:24:21 pmDefinitely can rest on that. My story is in the blog but basically it is that I learned that traditional purge frequencies may not be sufficient , that new spas can arrive contaminated and that biofilms are crazy smart contaminantsNot all new spas arrive contaminated. Not all people need to purge.
Everyone's water and how they take care of it requires different care.
Most tubs are never purged and they are fine and healthy.
Your experience applies to you and you alone
Those who read my story carefully note that:1. we have scientific evidence that biofilms can be chlorine resistant and self-heal and self-regenerate2. nasties can be in there even when you have well-maintained water that looks and you believe is healthy
Quote from: dlleno on August 01, 2016, 11:28:21 amThose who read my story carefully note that:1. we have scientific evidence that biofilms can be chlorine resistant and self-heal and self-regenerate2. nasties can be in there even when you have well-maintained water that looks and you believe is healthyWho is "we" in the scientific evidence?... If you could first answer this one question, are you affiliated with a particular product? Then we could understand better the statement "we" have scientific evidence that bio-films "can" be chlorine resistant.
And please clarify "nasties" Because bio-film is not necessarily nasty. It's a natural/necessary part of all watersheds.
And those of us who have been around a while know the difference between clear water and "well balanced, sanitized, clean water" Bio-films or not.
By all means if you feel your water needs purging ever or often, do it. But millions of people swim in bio-film every day and they are still alive and healthy.
Please don't rest, we are here to learn and teach. We try not to sell though.
Just an opposing view dlleno. I know there are some very bad strains of bio-film. Unlikely in a properly sanitized hot tub but.......You are allowed to be the doomsday predictor. But some of us don't have to be.