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Western Canada here, prairies. I check my water every Sun and Wed. Is it too much?.
You need to test your water better than you are. After that you need to have routine on your water care. It sounds difficult but once you get the hang of it it is fairly easy. What you should be shooting for is 3 PPM free chlorine 20 minutes after adding the chlorine ... at this point you need to be shocking the tub with chlorine to get the water clear. You also need to know what your pH is as well as some other parameters; you need a test kit. Most people recommend either the Taylor K-2005 or the Taylor K-2006 as far as test kits; the K-2006 is more accurate.Start with water testing, maybe pick up a spare set of filters to be able to swap them out.
Thanks for the input guys.I have an Artesian Grand Bahama 450glThe only water testing that the dealer instructed me on is with test strips (CAPO CHLORINE AND BROMINE TEST STRIPS)it tests the Chlorine , Alkalinity, and pH of the hot tub water. I compare the color and its between what the test strips say is ideal.First time I hear of Taylor, at $60 that will lasts for a year sounds like a better deal than the $12 for 50 strips.Its not brown but but it is not as clear as the first week, and I've literally used this less than 5 times and we have doubly clean before stepping in to this tub. no cosmetics, lotion etc. I'm just concerned and I don't think it should be this unclear after a month and 5 time usage.And by the way did I read somewhere that it is okay to put clorox bleach?I also bought SpaClear and Defoamer both by SpaBoss from the dealer but even these he said I really wouldn't need as long as i maintain the water properly with Lithium and SpaShock both also from SpaBoss.Again I have yet to Swap out the filters, I'm imagining its just a matter of unscrewing them and replacing with a new one one by one. The dealer recommended putting it in a dishwasher cycle.I want to maintain this water as best and as low maintenance as possible. I'm very new at this. Need help and advice
Did you not get the Crystal ProPure system on it? if not, too bad. That system is fantastic.
Late response. i had to look it up. The dealer insisting that the ozonator it will come with is better.Its APG-U Advanced Plasma GapDel OzoneAdvance Sanitation SolutionsHopefully, somebody familiar with this would chime in.