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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2006, 11:55:26 am »
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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2006, 11:55:26 am »

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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2006, 12:07:10 pm »
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Isn't human urine in a healthy person sterile?


It is, even in an unhealthy person. But it'll use up a lot of chlorine oxidizing it.
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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2006, 12:24:17 pm »
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Isn't human urine in a healthy person sterile?


It is, even in an unhealthy person. But it'll use up a lot of chlorine oxidizing it.


Not if the person has a UTI, or hep B.
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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2006, 05:19:20 pm »
True to the first (UTI), I hadent thought of that. Although, you could say that the urine actually is sterile, it just picks up contaminants "on the way out"  ;D. But then there's a bladder infection. The second, hepB I hadn't even considered. What about A & C?
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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2006, 05:57:25 pm »
You'll be fine.  If I'm going to use one of the tubs on the floor I make sure the chlorine is up to about 10 ppm before I get in, that way I don't have to shock it again when I'm ready to leave.

As to the commercial end of things, didn't read all the comments, but code dictates that the pH in pools and hot tubs commercially be checked every two hours.

Chlorine not to exceed 8 ppm, not to dip below 1 ppm- combined chlorine no more than .5 ppm.

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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2006, 07:28:18 pm »
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So I mistakenly added too much dichlor after soaking (added a full capful instead of using the scoop).  10 minutes later I go out to test and the strip comes back at 10ppm!!!!  So I guess I basically shocked my two-day old tub.  Question is, is it bad for my arm to have gone elbow-deep into that water?  It feels like it's a bit warm, but that could be mental for all I know.  I washed it with soap and water...
Are you sure it is only 10ppm, most test strips only go up to 10ppm maybe it is higher.

You can lower the level by opening the tub, turn on the air to the jets, and turn on the jets and air blower and run it.  The clorine will disipate faster that way.

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Re: Is it bad to put my arm in 10ppm Cl water???
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2006, 07:04:27 am »
I once soaked in my tub with over 20 PPM chlorine.

It had a chlorine lock and I didn't know it. Nothing happened, not even to the suit and it's a black suit.

Look at your arm being extra germ free!

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