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Thanks PotomacG....I need all the luck I can get!
See....this is where I get all frustrated....last time I shocked with dichlor, I made the mistake of going into the tub a day or 2 later WITHOUT testing, and I got what I guess is a chemical burn...was like a mild sunburn on my legs. So I read everything I could here, and bought MPS. I shocked with that, and my readings went very high and lasted for a looong time. So this time I thought I'd try the diclor again, and again, readings are off the chart. I do fine between this darn shocking stuff. I have a 2005 Jetsetter...I don't even know if it has ozone or not. I have a cartridge in the filter....whatever it is that Hotsprings sells. I feel like such a dumb blonde here, and I guess I am when it comes to this stuff. I just didn't think it would be this hard...sighI just went and tested it again..48 hours after shocking...and the total chlorine is way darker than the 10 on my test strip. Same with the free chlorine...no color dark enough to match it. PH and Alk read good. I took off the cover and am letting the jets rip. This is stressing me out...now I NEED my hot tub!!! Thanks to all you helpful people!
When you shock, how much MPS are you using?If you have a constant stream of bubbles coming from the fitting on the floor (drain), you have ozone.The cartridge (AG+) in your filter should be changed every 4 months, when you drain and refill.