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My hot tub has done only one winter on it in a very cold climate with lots of snow. It has a top of the line cover on it and it still looks new. I brush the snow off with a soft bristle broom. I used 303, which is a UV protectant on it right before it started freezing. I'll put another coat on...

I noticed that your FC was 0 upon return. I like bromine for times when extended leaves are necessary as you can shock and then put bromine tabs in a floating dispenser. If I was gone for a month, I would just get a buddy to come down once in two weeks time to fill the dispenser up with tabs and...

I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd respond since I've done both chlorine and bromine. With chlorine, I would add bleach daily, even if not using the tub. When I went away for holidays, I had someone come every two days to add chlorine even though no one was using the tub. Since I was...

I have a powder product that mixes dichlor and sodium bromide that I was sold at a pool shop that I was too lazy to return. I won't buy it again, but I have it so I use it on occasion. The tabs I have are from Rendezvous. They do have chlorine in them. 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin...

Thanks so much for your help. I have one more on the topic of CYA in a bromine spa. Lets say I use dichlor instead of bleach to reactivate the bromide and I get my CYA up to 200+ over a couple of months. Won't that high CYA amount inhibit the chlorine from reacting with the bromide? My...

Wow, fast reply! Thanks. I am trying bromine for the first time. I was using dichlor then bleach previously. I've poured through many of these threads so I feel I've got a good handle on most of it but I've got one more question for you if you don't mind. What you said makes sense to me. I put...

If I am using bleach to re-activate the bromide in my spa, could some of the chlorine oxidize waste and form chloramines? Also, should I ensure I have some CYA in my bromine spa when shocking with chlorine? I was wondering if adding bleach without some CYA in a bromine spa might be a little harsh.