Does everybody have these problems?
I drained the HS Grandee today and actually got a pretty early start on it (10 AM ish). It took until about 2 PM to totally drain. I then bypassed the water softener and refilled the tub. Wow. It takes a lot less time to fill than it does to empty!
Much to my horror, I still was very low on the total alkilinity and the Calcium hardness. I added a fair amount of Baking Soda and appear to have the alkalinity in line as well as the pH. I then put in the Spa56 and the Renew as directed.
The Calcium hardness is still low.
It appears to be about 100. I don't have anything to bring it up so it is off to the dealer tomorrow for Calcium booster. Interesting, because the dealer said County water, which I am on, is ususally fine.
I know that I bypassed the softener because I have a volume meter on it and checked it while filling the tub. No movement.
Is it common to have water that is too low in Calcium? Will it do any harm to run it for a period with low calcium?
Now I also have to wait through the frustration of it heating up again. Maybe in time for a morning soak?
BearBath