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I use the tub almost every day. 45 min average, but longer on the weekends. Have it set at the factory defaults which is two 2 hour filter cycles per day plus a 1 hour cycle that starts 30 minutes after the jet pumps shut down.The one thing that bothers me is how cloudy the water gets when the jet pumps are on. It is really just millions of tiny bubbles entrained in the water (think alka-seltzer) that dissipate once the pumps shut down. It does not do this when the water is new, starts doing this in a few weeks and only gets worse. I've tried clarifiers, but they don't make the water any more clear and they seem to cause foam. I've also tried the "I'm not putting anything in here but bromine and shock" approach. AKA the "let's not make soup" method.Is this normal, or do I have a problem? Am I just too OCD about it? Going to get the water tested later today for TDS and then decide whether to drain or not. What is the limit on TDS?Thanks again.txwillie
Tri-Chlor contains cynaric acid to stabilize it in sunlight and prevent dissapation. Cynaric acid can be caustic at higher temps which makes it a bad sanitizer in a spa!