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After each use or last use of the day add 2-3 Tbsp. Chlor
QuoteAfter each use or last use of the day add 2-3 Tbsp. ChlorDude,With all due respect to your knowledge as a dealer for over <please insert number here> years, your advice is spot on until this quoted statement. I use Doc's AllClear dichlor which has 62% available chlorine. Here's a statement of it's strength: "One tenth oz. (1/2 tsp.) per 500 gallons of water gives 1ppm and 1 level tbsp. Gives 6ppm of chlorine." Read the whole label here. So, if I had a 500 gal spa (mine is 450), you're suggesting I add 12-18 ppm after every soak? That's like shocking (actually over-shocking) after each soak--not recommended. You talk like a chlorine residual needs to be kept in order to maintain fresh water. This is certainly true with bromine but, unlike bromine, chlorine needs no residual to be effective. Raise the ppm from 3-5...2 teaspoons is plenty (maybe 3 after Chas' brother-in-law jumps in ) and your water will be fresh as a daisy...at least that's how mine has been using this routine for 2+ years.
Well my wife and I went to use the tub tonight and when we opened the cover, the water was very cloudy and stunk like dead bodies!! I checked and no one was laying dead on the bottom, so I knew it was the water For the first couple of weeks with the tub, I followed Hot Spring's instructions and was using MPS; 1 TBS after each use and shocking with 1 1/2 tsp of dichlor once/week. About two weeks ago I noticed the water was starting to get a little cloudy. I read some posts here and most seem to be using dichlor as their daily sanitizer, so I thought I'd try that. I used dichlor for a couple of days and the water cleared up Two days ago, I went back to the MPS and now I have a cesspool (sp?) I shocked the crap out of it with dichlor tonight and I am hoping for the best. What else should I do to bring the water back to usable again? Also, after each time I shock it, I get nasty brown gunk around the tub where it foams up. Is this normal??
Spidey - Your doing it 100% backwards! It's a few teaspoons AFTER every soak and MPS once a week (although the MPS is not really needed). I've had my tub over 4 years now and this method works fine. No need for MPS. Sounds like your process is simply funding your dealers next car... LOL.
QuoteQuoteAfter each use or last use of the day add 2-3 Tbsp. ChlorDude,With all due respect to your knowledge as a dealer for over <please insert number here> years, your advice is spot on until this quoted statement. I use Doc's AllClear dichlor which has 62% available chlorine. Here's a statement of it's strength: "One tenth oz. (1/2 tsp.) per 500 gallons of water gives 1ppm and 1 level tbsp. Gives 6ppm of chlorine." Read the whole label here. So, if I had a 500 gal spa (mine is 450), you're suggesting I add 12-18 ppm after every soak? That's like shocking (actually over-shocking) after each soak--not recommended. You talk like a chlorine residual needs to be kept in order to maintain fresh water. This is certainly true with bromine but, unlike bromine, chlorine needs no residual to be effective. Raise the ppm from 3-5...2 teaspoons is plenty (maybe 3 after Chas' brother-in-law jumps in ) and your water will be fresh as a daisy...at least that's how mine has been using this routine for 2+ years.How can you tell how much free chlorine you are going to have without knowing how much is going to be used up? I am assuming that the dosages on the bottle are going into clean, fresh water. Depending on body chemistry, people may need to add a couple Tbsps of dichlor. The thing I like about Wisoki's suggestion is that it pretty much guarantees a good level of chlorine when you are done. I would still add on that test strips/test kits should be used to make sure.
Two years now following the freshwater system as explained by my dealer without a complaint. N2 and ozoneShock with 3 tablespoons of dichlor once a week with S2 oz. scale and stain the next day.2 tablespoons of MPS before each use.filters cleaned monthly or as needed in the dishwasher.The only other thing I add is Ph- whenever I get a chance since my Ph and TA are always high.The closest that I have had to a water problem was the one time I forgot to use the freshwater in-line filter on a refill (every 4 months). Had to clean the filters every couple of weeks for a while.BTW I never measure chlorine level since it's alway 0 except after a shock.
[Not that you should change if it works for you, but if you got rid of that NatureS thingy you would have same results and save money.