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Thanks Vinny,I'm not sure how much the hydrogen peroxide is going to cost us. I recently bought 5 gallons of 29% hydrogen peroxide for $50. I suppose I'll only know the true cost when I learn how long the 5 gallons lasts.
Thanks Chem Geek so much for your response. I was really hoping to hear from you on this. From what you are saying, I think I will try and find the half strength Muriatic Acid. That sounds like it would be best for our application.
Quote from: Quickbeam on May 28, 2014, 04:40:44 pmThanks Chem Geek so much for your response. I was really hoping to hear from you on this. From what you are saying, I think I will try and find the half strength Muriatic Acid. That sounds like it would be best for our application. If you use half strength acid, it will take twice as much to lower the pH. The human eyeball has a pH of 7.5, so you are shooting for a pH of 7.2 to 7.8 for balanced water. First you balance the water, then you add the sanitizer. The sanitizer you choose will affect the water balance. Having the taylor test kit is very important. If you've read the thread about hot tub rash, "close enough" with test strips doesn't cut the cheese in my mind.
I prefer a more accurate test kit. I read about test strips vs. a test kit on another forum, and that's where I got my information.