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anyone else have an inflatable tub? i picked up a 4 man round inflatable one last year for free from a guy moving. it worked great for 8 months then the impeller came apart a bit. not the biggest deal but i had to remove it and jb weld it back together. happened a couple times and i got tired of...

technically all the test results are low except for cya.if it were me id start with pool math and figure out what you need to bring everything up to an appropriate level. my order would be fc, ph, ta, ch.

all my spas have liked 40 ta and all pools have liked 50 ta. that's where i get the least ph creep. you need to find out what ta your spa likes. my fill water is 80-90 ta and i can't go a day without seeing over 8 ph. with 40 i add the least amount of acid and by my next purge and drain i don't...

i run mine 24/7

i find any spa i run needs a ta of 40 to be very stable. all the pools seem to like 50 ta.

nice tub man. with my ch under 200 i get more foam. my tub has no warranty so I'm not concerned with a manufacturer's recommendation. i aim for 250 ch. my fc i keep high and add bleach throughout the day. i have 30 cya in it. my tub is indoors and covered when im not using it. 3-6 times a day...

in my tub i did raise ch to 350 and the foaming was less. i find now it only foams a bit after a long time without slamming it. i like to slam at least once a week. works for me. worth a try.

when i ran a tiled hot tub i stayed around 250. worked good at that level. my inflatable tub i run around 175. our tap water is around 150-175. I've never had issues with foaming so i dont bother raising it at all. but none of my tubs have had warranty so im not concerned with that aspect.

just to agree with the suggestion of ozone is glorified aeration, removing your cover should work even better. my little tub sits at 104 and gets pretty heavy usage. i use it at least 3 times a day. have used it up to 7 times one day. my little kids go in it twice a week. the wife twice a week...

i forget the brand but it's a little floater one i got at my pool store. i always got the cheaper ones but they had non stainless parts in them and corroded in a few months. this one was more money but works great. i tested this thermometer with my multimeter. I'll try to get a name off of it.

thanks for the replies guys! i have a good quality thermometer i float in the tub since i was wanting to be as precise at controlling my temperature. the tub actually reads 108 but it's actually 106. we use ours for minimal time but i like to multiple times a day. im still getting pretty quick...

hey guys. finally got my hot tub. been looking for almost a year for the perfect one. it's a smaller inflatable tub but like i say to all my friends, it's all about the water not the device that holds it! of course like my pools i use the tfp method and of course the water is beautiful. was...

looks like pollen to me. your last test you posted looked great.

my saltwater commercial pool stayed at those exact numbers with very minimal acid. any change from that ph or ta used substantially more acid. you might have found your sweet spot.