Hi I just bought a used bullfrog 662 from 2009, I love it
We set it up last week, and I've been trying to balance it with bromine pucks and chemicals as needed.
On monday I tested and my bromine was low and my alkalinity was low, so I added zap, some part a and part b type bromine, some bromine pucks in the brominator and some alk+.
Now I just got my water digitally tested by the dealer. It says:
My bromine is at .2ppm and it should be between 3-5 ppm
My alk is at 189 ppm and it should be between 100-150
My ph is at 8.3 and it should be between 7.4 and 7..6
The instructions from the dealer were to add:
250ml of alk - (did that)
1 pouch of zap (did that)
9 g of easy brome (I told her I was using pucks, so what I did was top off my bromine pucks in the brominator and added the suggested amount of part a and part b bromine -- 80 ml of part a and 80 grams of part b )
I added the above, ran the hot tub for 30 minutes to mix the stuff up, and now I am noticing it a little bit of bubbles foaming on the edge of the tub.
Questions:
-is my water safe to use tonight? (should I worry that is has a little bit of bubbles and it had low bromine? Water is about 6 days old)
-why does the sheet from the dealer say to put in zap because my bromine is low, I thought zap doesn't effect bromine levels? (I have added two pouches of zap now this week).
-is what i am doing with the brominator and the Part A Part B bromine mix sufficient? Should I try something else? My friends tell me once the brominator is going it is an easy way to regulate the chemicals...
Thanks for your replies!