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MPS with Dichlor every use? I don't think so. MPS works great, but it really adds to TDS, so after every use and with Dichlor, doesn 't sound good to me.
A simple discription would be that it burns off orgainic waste left from sanitizer killing bacteria and helps activate or maximize the sanitizers.....
Ok....so now I am totally confused pH - 7.4Tot Alk - 109Tot Hardness - 144and Zero all the other stuff like copper/iron/mag/algea etc....
Or am I just overanalyzing everything....like a spa newbie ??
mhra,As with many other things in life, there are many ways to "skin the cat" (apologies to cat lovers--I have three and all still have their pelts intact though there are times......) Here's my routine for my 450 gal. tub which uses ozone and mineral filters:After soaking: 1-3 tsp. dichlor--volume used depends on bather loadOnce a week:3 tbsp. unbuffered MPS + 1 tbsp. dichlor OR3 tbsp. dichlorThere are 2 factors that help me determine whether to use MPS+dichlor or straight dichlor during the weekly shock: time alloted for the next soak after shock and pH/TA readings before shock. If the next soak will be within 24 hrs., I use MPS. If the pH/TA are high, I use MPS, which will drop pH/TA more so than dichlor. If pH/TA are within range and no soaks are expected within 24 hrs., I use dichlor.Hope this helps.
I agree with this, one addition, if the water is slightly cloudy I will use MPS. It seems to me based, on nothing scientific, that MPS clears cloudy water faster.
Thanks all - I think I got it now. Not going to put in Spa Shock oxidizer(mps) - in after every use just going put in 1 tblsp of Chlorinating Concentrate sanitizer(dichlor) - give or take after every use. Then maybe 3 times per week - will use the Spa shock along with the dichlor.Then once a week or so - hit it with 1.5 oz Enhanced Shock - Instead of the other stuff.Hows that sound I did notice that many of you are only using the Enhanced shock for daily dosage....my dealer said to only use that after heavy usage or having a couple friends over...also said to make sure when I use it...to leave the cover off for at least 20 mins ??D