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Arghh! The directions for this chemical balancing stuff are confusing. I think I'm hyperventilating!
When my new Grandee was installed, they delivered a Leisure Time Spa Care kit that was the "chlorine kit".Now I have a HS Freshwater III Ozone system installed, and they put in the Freshwater Silver Ion purifier in the filter. Apparently some Spa 56 Chlorinating granules (Sodium Dichloro -s -Triaz a something)were added along with a 2.5 oz packet of Renew which is Potassium Peroxymonosulfate.
I keep reading stuff that says I need to shock the water with more Renew after each time I use it, but the stuff with the Silver Ion says I need to add a Monopersulfate(MPS) it before I use the spa? So which is it? Is the Renew functionally the same as the MPS? Do I add it before or after? Do I still need to add the Spa56 sometimes?I feel like I just ventured into the Twilight Zone of chemical imbalance.Thanks!
Relax . It is all a little confusing at first, but don't worry -- unless you add cupfuls of chems when the directions say teaspoons or ounces , you can't really mess things up too bad. Renew is MPS. You can use it before or after a soak(I think HS prefers before), but if before -- allow 15 minutes before entering. Start with the amounts and schedule for all the chemicals that your dealer recommended and monitor your chlorine levels for awhile to get a feel for how much and how frequently you need to add dichlor (Spa 56).
Add 1/2 tsp dichlor (Spa 56) per bather AFTER using the tub. Run the clean cycle (full filtratration for 10 minutes). That's it.
Shock/MPS is an oxiderzier and should only be used weekly
I HATE it when they give you a bottle and it says "add x amount of ounces." WTF is an ounce? I swear I am midly retarded in this area ...Anyhow, I will disagree on your advice for the Shock...but I don't understand the MPS before soaking. What's the reasoning ?...Are there any DEALERS that recomend using MPS before using? Why?
...1/2 tblspoon is roughly an once for dry granualted substances? We should use grams ...What about lquid? Is there a rule of thumb for that?...