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Which brings up the question of chlorine. Obviously, we are a couple of young hippies, and would prefer to use as little chemicals as possible, but my research seems to lean towards the natural hot tub products [and copper and whatnot] being not sufficient...which is sad, but not the end of the world. For people who are a bit sensitive skin wise and nostril wise to chemicals, what would you recommend for an indoor hot tub?
You can use a Sun Sorb instead of clarifier to catch oils, soap scum, etc. They are little foam floats that absorb scum. They seem to work amazing well, much better than you would think from looking at them. I had friends over to use the hot tub and they had just washed their bathing suits (that was why they came a bit late), so I knew there would probably be some foaming, and there was. I bought one of those little Sun Sorbs the next day, tossed it in the still foamy water, closed the cover and went inside. A few hours later I came out to use the tub and the foam was gone. I squeezed out the Sun Sorb, tossed it back in and it has been working great ever since.As for other chemicals, I use pH Down as needed, a mildly scented Non chlorine shock about once a week, liquid 6% Clorox after each soak (starting after a month of Dichlor to build up CYA), Nature2 and my hot tub has Ozone.I use my tub almost an hour daily. I just had my water tested and TDS, total dissolved solids, had risen to 1200 after about 3 months, where 1500 is about the range for a water change so I'm due soon, but the water still looks great.
Quote from: vangoghsear on September 24, 2012, 06:12:43 pmYou can use a Sun Sorb instead of clarifier to catch oils, soap scum, etc. They are little foam floats that absorb scum. They seem to work amazing well, much better than you would think from looking at them. I had friends over to use the hot tub and they had just washed their bathing suits (that was why they came a bit late), so I knew there would probably be some foaming, and there was. I bought one of those little Sun Sorbs the next day, tossed it in the still foamy water, closed the cover and went inside. A few hours later I came out to use the tub and the foam was gone. I squeezed out the Sun Sorb, tossed it back in and it has been working great ever since.As for other chemicals, I use pH Down as needed, a mildly scented Non chlorine shock about once a week, liquid 6% Clorox after each soak (starting after a month of Dichlor to build up CYA), Nature2 and my hot tub has Ozone.I use my tub almost an hour daily. I just had my water tested and TDS, total dissolved solids, had risen to 1200 after about 3 months, where 1500 is about the range for a water change so I'm due soon, but the water still looks great.I'm assuming your just a spa owner (and not in the business), if so very impressive that you took the time to learn all of this...that said I have a vacation coming up I need coverage for, I'll just leave the price book and you should be fine...flat rate + commission, sorry can't cover benefits for just 1 week
One other thing I thought of is that I noticed most of the water that leaves my hot tub drips off the top when I open it and off of me when I step out. You probably need to figure out some way to wipe down the top before it drips on your floor, or catch it underneath. Another thought might be to use a floating cover under the thermal cover to keep humidity off the cover in the first place, (but the Sun Sorb won't be able to float around under the cover...oh well).