starting over need chemical suggestions

[keithtc]

 I HAVE HOT SPRINGS ENVOY WITH NO OZONE.

I WANT TO STOP USING BAQUA SPA BRAND AND START USING SOMETHING DIFFERENT

WANT EASY BUT EFFECTIVE WAY TO TREAT WATER COST NOT MAJOR CONCERN BUT DONT WANT TO SPEND $$$$

[Vinny]

You have 2 other choices - chlorine and bromine; both have pros and cons. Both are easy and you don't need ozone.

Coming from Baqua, BOTH will be less expensive.

Chlorine (which is either dichlor or lithium - don't use anything else) is added before or after using the tub (most here use it after) to get a reading of 3 PPM 20 minutes after adding it. The chlorine will dissipate after a while (15 to 24 hours) and you add more either the next time you soak or every other day if you didn't soak.

Bromine is added with a feeder if your tub doesn't have a feeder in the filter area and the idea is to keep a residual (I think 5 PPM) all the time.

With both systems you need to shock once a week either with chlorine or something called MPS (first initials for a chemical compound).

You will need to clean the filters REALLY well as Baqua reacts to both from what I've read.

[Cola]

First I would try TURNING YOUR CAP LOCKS OFF
Next, try dichlor, I have never looked back since switching from bromine.
Steve

[Brewman]

I echo exactly what COLA said.  I've gone from Baqua to Bromine and now to dichlor.  
And it is a bit hard to read posts that are done in call caps.