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Quick question though for Steve. My neighbour got an obus-spa a week ago and said the dealer told him that with a new spa you should change the water after the first month. Any thoughts?
Thanks Steve. My dealers' been a peach and has encouraged me to take her in a sample at least once a week for the first few months. At first my water was just a little cloudy, but I put a puck dispenser in a few weeks ago and the water has been crystal clear ever since. Other than that no problems. ..well, almost.
I had my first big BBQ last weekend and I can't believe how much foam I've got now. I put in some spa perfect yesterday, but I think I'm going to take a sample in tomorrow.
The thing is, I can test for chlorine, PH and carefree, but in addition to Carefree, Boost, PH plus and PH minus, I've got bottles of Soft, Resist, Protect and Eliminate...not to mention bottles of stuff to soak my filters in (thank goodness the dealer included it all in the price). Seems like a lot of chemicals....
What I want to know is how am I ever supposed to learn to know when I need to add this stuff?
What exactly constitutes "micromanaging your water" and is getting your water tested once a month enough. I don't want to shorten the life of my tub through neglect nor do I want my young daughter climbing into unsafe water, but I don't want to drive my dealer nuts either by going in all the time. She's been great at giving me info, but her bottom line is.."if you're not sure, just bring in a sample." My problem is, I'm never really sure about anything outside of adding Boost.
I expect I'm probably overthinking this a little bit, but like most newbies, I'm trying to get handle on it all - and there's a little more to it than I expected. Just for curiosity's sake, when does a newbie stop being a newbie?