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Normally when something is banned for health reasons there is some data of people getting sick and dieing from it. I read the first 10 pages that came up when I googled this and nothing supporting the claim that I could find. I can’t wait for the ads on TV saying, “If you ever owned or soaked in a hot tub in Canada you may have a claim! Call our law firm and we will get money for you.” This is so much baloney and I hope and pray the United States never goes this far. I sadly think we are moving in that direction.
Quote from: bud16415 on January 30, 2020, 05:22:26 pmNormally when something is banned for health reasons there is some data of people getting sick and dieing from it. I read the first 10 pages that came up when I googled this and nothing supporting the claim that I could find. I can’t wait for the ads on TV saying, “If you ever owned or soaked in a hot tub in Canada you may have a claim! Call our law firm and we will get money for you.” This is so much baloney and I hope and pray the United States never goes this far. I sadly think we are moving in that direction. Curious as to your reasoning. This comes from a yearning to learn more and is not at all challenge to your thoughts / stance. I have a cognitive dissonance on this topic as there has got to be both logical and scientific reasoning behind it for Canada to enact this but at the same time we don't have any real data provided. There has to be a measured, public safety-concerned reason for this, no? (I also did some digging and sort of gave up as I couldn't really find the hard info as to the "why," hence the cognitive dissonance.)
I too have been searching for more plane language on the ban of sodium bromide without much luck (or being able to understand the technical science mumbo jumbo stuff when I do find information..lol). As a Canadian Tech it is something my spa owner/customers are likely going to have to deal with in the near future. I am already noticing "Discontinued" on a lot of the Canadian spa product web sites that offer Sodium Bromide. I also found a tech offering a decommission package so there may be an upside for my service business. I have never liked or promoted "Salt" systems and as a tech I see the long term costs and aftermath all the time. During my recent searching I found this page and the video attached on it explains "Salt" systems and the "why not" to a T. See below.If anyone finds more plain language on the "Why" sodium bromide has been banned please share. Also have not found any information on if spa owners will be able to order from the US and bring it into Canada.https://hottubuniversity.com/salt-systems-on-hot-tubs/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=393&v=q8KRKGZrMfE&feature=emb_logo
As I live on the bank of Lake Erie it is just a 30 mile short boat ride to Canada. During prohibition the Canadian bootleggers brought across booze and had a lucrative business. Maybe I need to buy a boat and bootleg Spa supplies to return the favor. Then again Canada will then have to build a 30 foot high wall along the whole boarder.
Quote from: bud16415 on January 31, 2020, 01:00:54 pmAs I live on the bank of Lake Erie it is just a 30 mile short boat ride to Canada. During prohibition the Canadian bootleggers brought across booze and had a lucrative business. Maybe I need to buy a boat and bootleg Spa supplies to return the favor. Then again Canada will then have to build a 30 foot high wall along the whole boarder.bud's gonna be making runs across the border with a boat full of 50lb bags of sodium bromide
lol so much bad information here it's quite comical....then again a lot of what Mr Hot Tub Univ. says is good for a few laughs so not surprising
Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on January 31, 2020, 06:45:29 pmlol so much bad information here it's quite comical....then again a lot of what Mr Hot Tub Univ. says is good for a few laughs so not surprisingWhat is it you find comical? please enlighten me
I too have been searching for more plane language on the ban of sodium bromide without much luck (or being able to understand the technical science mumbo jumbo stuff when I do find information..lol). As a Canadian Tech it is something my spa owner/customers are likely going to have to deal with in the near future.If anyone finds more plain language on the "Why" sodium bromide has been banned please share.