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I have had hot tub for 3 months now...use about 1-2x per week if lucky. We used it heavily on New Years Eve and about 5 days later lifted cover to fine pale green smelly water. I shocked and corrected problem although water is not as clear as I think it should be, or perhaps one cannot expect it to be crystal clear after 3 months of usuage? I treat weekly with chlorine and ph+- or chlorinate prior to using tub. A friend of mine said bromine is a better choice because chlorine tends to dissipate quicker in hot water...Is this true? Is there a tried and recommended method to cleaning filters/How often is needed? Thanks for any help out there.
I have Tri-X filters in my Vanguard. I run them thru my DW using only hot water and they come out very clean. I asked the HS dealer if I ever needed to use any kind of degreaser on them and his response was, "No, that would be defeating the purpose of having those filters."However, now that 6 mos have passed (I wash them monthly), I noticed that there is a growing buildup of a nearly hard yellowish substance on the blue plastic end of the filter. I scraped some off with a knife and it almost seems to be like solidified body oils. I don't know what solidified body oil looks like, but I can't imagine anything else it could be. Does anyone know what this might be?If it's what I think, then I'm going to have to bathe the filters in a degreasing solution. Do any of you folks with Tri-X filters use a degreaser?