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A whole gallon? You truly want him to burn his lungs permanantly dont you?BEFORE USING BLEACH- make certain what material the spa is made of as certain brands may turn yellow if the bleach content is too high. For your personal safety please dont pour a whole gallon of bleach in your spa. Mr strike is certainly the wrong person to be giving spa advice. From reading his posts it seems he follows the teachings of Gruver science.
With 9 years experience with Sundance spas and working directly with another tech that has 20 years in the spa industry and has a degree in environmental science, I feel very confident telling the poster that as long as he drains the tub no more than an hour later, that bleach will not have any lasting affect on the user or the equipment.And just how is he going to burn his lungs out if he is going to drain the spa and refill it and wait for it to heat up before using it?
Also if you use the bleach with the lemon scent that helps with the odor a little.
With 9 years experience with Sundance spas and working directly with another tech that has 20 years in the spa industry and has a degree in environmental science, QuoteIf your friend truly has a degree in environmental science HOW would he/she suggest squale dispose of this 75 to 100ppm sodium hypo solution??squale Its too late now as I can see from your post but you did not need to use that much bleach! I would have put in 1 cup, waited 5 mins and tested the water for a chlorine residual. You need to get that residual to about 25ppm only to superchlorinate the water and then let it circulate for about 1 hour. Its also much safer for the environment when you send it down the drain or won't kill your lawn if draining it that way
If your friend truly has a degree in environmental science HOW would he/she suggest squale dispose of this 75 to 100ppm sodium hypo solution??squale Its too late now as I can see from your post but you did not need to use that much bleach! I would have put in 1 cup, waited 5 mins and tested the water for a chlorine residual. You need to get that residual to about 25ppm only to superchlorinate the water and then let it circulate for about 1 hour. Its also much safer for the environment when you send it down the drain or won't kill your lawn if draining it that way