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This is my second spa and the first one was very high maintenance - cleaning the filter often, adding stain and scale stuff, managing pH and TA - it was just a pain in the neck. Of course, at the time I thought it was normal. Now that I have a Sundance, maintenance is non-existant - Susan
Anne, I did live in a different area and the water wasn't from the same source as where I am now. It was a new spa but it had a different filtration system and I started off using Pristine Blue, which was a good system, but it required some work. Plus I was using MPS and that always seemed to make my TA low, which in turn screwed up my pH. I never would have believed that different spas could make such a difference, but I'm glad that I bought the Sundance instead of buying the same brand that I had before. The difference is like day and night!!! Just the fact that I never have to clean the filter in my Sundance makes it worth the extra I spent!!!Susan
This is my second spa and the first one was very high maintenance - cleaning the filter often, adding stain and scale stuff, managing pH and TA - it was just a pain in the neck. Of course, at the time I thought it was normal. Now that I have a Sundance, maintenance is non-existant - after startup just add dichlor daily and adjust pH every week or two as needed, change the water every 4 months. Much more enjoyable!!!!Susan
Thanks for the replies so far. Should have mentioned that I also plan to leave the circ pump and ozonator running 24/7. Not that that would change my chemical approach that much...Question regarding how to add the "daily" dichlor -- should I just dump it into the water all at once, or is it better to sprinkle it in slowly? And should the main jet pumps be running when I do this? Same question for the weekly shock...