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Iggy, Newtotubbing;You are both using silver/ionizer as a sanitizer.If the results are good don't sweat it.Chlorine and bromine can both be used as sanitizers and oxidizers, it depends on the ppm. Either sanitizer can an oxider once "breakpoint" level is acheived ie.12-15ppm.Remember, if it ain't broke.........HTM
How I do it is as simple as it gets, I get out of my tub and I throw about a TEASP00N of Enhanced shock in, that way I don't have a set day that I have to sanitize, I sanitize as I use the spa! If you do this my guess is that you will find your water stays clean and your using less stuff. Remember, I make money to sell more chemicals however I will not tell anyone to add more things to their spa, I'm a huge proponent of less is better....BTW, Shocking with regular MPS once a week while running the jets with the cover open is a good thing....It helps the tub "breath" and oxygenates the water thereby burning off organics...
Stuart, I appreciate you sharing your simple approach to water management. Now maybe you can help me with my wife...just kidding! Actually, I did have a couple of follow up questions. 1. You said you put in a teaspoon of Enhanced shock after each use. Do you just put it in the filter compartment close up and go inside or do you run the jets?2. Would concentrated chlorine in lieu of MPS work as the once a week “breathing” treatment?Thanks and have a great holiday.
Adding that much chlorine/use may or may not be too much.I think the answer depends on the number of bathers and the amount of time spent in the tub.Presuming that you are not using an ionizer, I would recommend the following:1/2 TEASP00N of chlorine or spa shock/person/20 minutes and another TEASP00N upon exit. Thats what I would recommend, many will have their own variation. Bottom line, each bather (150-170 lbs) will use 1ppm of sanitizer per 15 minutes.