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Vinny - I didn't have time to read the other responses to your original post but did want to throw something out there for you to think about....You do NOT need to add chemicals to your tub every other day! UNLESS you use it every other day. In fact, on e of the best methods is adding chemical ONLY when they are needed and then the ONLY thing you really need to add is chlorine. about 3 teaspoons for a typical 400gallons tub AFTER each soak. That way, the water is free of ANY chemicals when you get into it each time. You will find yourself using your tub less and less as time goes by. When it's only used once a week, you can also add chemicals just once a week.
QuoteVinny - I didn't have time to read the other responses to your original post but did want to throw something out there for you to think about....You do NOT need to add chemicals to your tub every other day! UNLESS you use it every other day. In fact, on e of the best methods is adding chemical ONLY when they are needed and then the ONLY thing you really need to add is chlorine. about 3 teaspoons for a typical 400gallons tub AFTER each soak. That way, the water is free of ANY chemicals when you get into it each time. You will find yourself using your tub less and less as time goes by. When it's only used once a week, you can also add chemicals just once a week.The only problem I have is my water goes cloudy after 2 days. This is why I add dichlor every other day.
QuoteQuoteVinny - I didn't have time to read the other responses to your original post but did want to throw something out there for you to think about....You do NOT need to add chemicals to your tub every other day! UNLESS you use it every other day. In fact, on e of the best methods is adding chemical ONLY when they are needed and then the ONLY thing you really need to add is chlorine. about 3 teaspoons for a typical 400gallons tub AFTER each soak. That way, the water is free of ANY chemicals when you get into it each time. You will find yourself using your tub less and less as time goes by. When it's only used once a week, you can also add chemicals just once a week.The only problem I have is my water goes cloudy after 2 days. This is why I add dichlor every other day.Hmm, I've never had any cloudiness issues. my water is clear as a bell for a long term 7-10 days, no problems (If I wanted to let it go like that). But the turth is that I "know" when the water needs treating even if it is perfectly clear. I wonder what is causing yours to cloud?
It could be me!As far as wearing anything on my body, I do wear deodorant but that's it. Nothing in my hair or body. I am a basic man. I will say I don't shower before going into the tub unless I became really sweaty during the day.My belief is that if I have to shower before using the tub ... screw that!!! That's what chlorine is for! And I'm sure others don't shower either.I started using 3 PPM when I first got the tub and I had the same results as I do with 1.5 PPM. I am upping it back to 3 PPM after soaking just to see if it makes a difference but based on my previous experience, probably not.I have been using the same suit for months and only use it for pool and spa so I know there ain't no suds in them. Speaking of suds, I do get foam whenever my wife or my son's friends go into the tub since their wearing washed suits.But that brings me to believing that it's not detergent or body lotion since when my tub does get stuff in it even a lot of chlorine doesn't stop it from clouding up and foaming. If I use 1.5 PPM every other day then my tub stays clear! I truely believe it's bacteria ... and I do shock the tub occasionally with 6 or more PPM of chlorine and just recently when I went on vacation I hit the tub with about 11 PPM.On a side note there was a period of about 3 weeks to a month that my tub developed chlorine lock. I could put in 3 PPM and it would last for days and my tub stayed clear!I could let it drive me nuts but I need to go with the flow. I usually open up the tub as I let the dog out in the morning and add a teaspoon to the water and run the pumps. I just thought I could prolong the mornings that I needed to do it!
nobody here has mentioned Baqua. have any of you any opinions about it? we were advised to try it first with our new spa so we did. we have no comparisons to know the difference between it and the others.any feedback on baqua? thanks.