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Hi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??
Quote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 02:17:12 pmHi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??It's getting used up. Wait for the MPS to burn off then add more and check it.
Quote from: Tman122 on November 02, 2017, 04:35:59 pmQuote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 02:17:12 pmHi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??It's getting used up. Wait for the MPS to burn off then add more and check it. How could it get used up when I haven’t even been in the tub yet?
Quote from: Tman122 on November 02, 2017, 04:35:59 pmQuote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 02:17:12 pmHi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??It's getting used up. Wait for the MPS to burn off then add more and check it.Just went outside and once against shocked with MPS and tested a few minutes later and still no bromine readout.
Quote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 07:12:07 pmQuote from: Tman122 on November 02, 2017, 04:35:59 pmQuote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 02:17:12 pmHi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??It's getting used up. Wait for the MPS to burn off then add more and check it.Just went outside and once against shocked with MPS and tested a few minutes later and still no bromine readout.The MPS is burning off (oxidizing) the bromine. Stop shocking. Use only bromine to sanitize.
Quote from: Tman122 on November 02, 2017, 07:30:22 pmQuote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 07:12:07 pmQuote from: Tman122 on November 02, 2017, 04:35:59 pmQuote from: bradleyabell on November 02, 2017, 02:17:12 pmHi All...I had a big issue with my tubs water, most likely caused by a lack of sanitizer...read on), so I purged it, drained it, cleaned it, and refilled it. I balanced the chemicals, added sodium bromide (along with a bromine tablet floater)...Am also using a frog mineral floater. I followed the directions and shocked it with MPS and yet I am not getting any sort of bromine readout on any of my test strips (I've tried multiple brands now). Any idea as to what is going on or why I am unable to maintain a level of bromine in my tub??It's getting used up. Wait for the MPS to burn off then add more and check it.Just went outside and once against shocked with MPS and tested a few minutes later and still no bromine readout.The MPS is burning off (oxidizing) the bromine. Stop shocking. Use only bromine to sanitize.How do I get a bromine readout then? I've read it takes weeks for just a floater to show a reading.
I messed around with bromine for a year before I threw in the towel as well. I know many people have great success with bromine I just haven’t met one in person. My tub came with the inline frog feeder before @ease cartridges were available and they also sent a frog floater with the tub. The dealer told me to throw the floater away. I ended up using both and eventually I could get the level to come up. The problem then became trying to keep the level stable as the bank would build and after shocking I would get a super high level.When I gave up I first went with dichlor and then eventually the dichlor switching to Clorox method once my stabilizer was at the level I wanted. I liked the immediate feed back with this method. I add the dichlor or Clorox and run the clean cycle for a couple minutes and I see the result on my test strip. At first there is a learning curve for a week or so I was going thru test strip pretty fast as I wanted to know what the level was before getting in and after treating after getting out. After a week it became clear how much product to add and what the result would be and now I might only test 2 or 3 times a week. My tub is 400 gallons and 1 tablespoon of dichlor or one Dixie cup of Clorox is what it takes per day if the two of us use it every day. If we have company or extra heavy usage of the tub I might go one and a half or even double if we don’t use it for a day I mostly feel free in skipping a day. The method is simple and cheap but the draw back is it is not automatic. You have to keep a close eye on the tub and adjust PH and such anyway so I figured I might as well go this way.