Great Vacation Hot Tub Maintenance Tip

[golferm]

Not from me, but from my dealer.  I was just away for 2 weeks at Disney World Florida.  My Hot Spring dealer told me to lower the temperature to 80F, and dump in a couple of large capfuls of bromine granular.  (made by Spaguard).  Did that.  Just got home last night to perfectly clear water.  I raised the temp back up to 103F, and will put in my regular chemicals again.

This is not rocket science, I know, I've never been told this before and it worked like a charm, plus my cost of heating the tub to 80F even when the temps outside are in the 30's to 50's range, is almost nothing..

Mark

[tony]

As a chlorine user, I just add a shock dose of dichlor, lower the temp and lock it down.  Always come back to crystal clear water.

[Dr. Spa™ Ret.]

Do you normally use bromine? Or do you use chlorine and this is the first time you've put bromine in the water?

If the second, you now have a bromine sanitized hot tub and any chlorine you add to the water will simply be reactivating the bromine. The only way to get back to a chlorine sanitized spa is to drain and refill.