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    Spa heater corrosion questions

    My spa heater recently failed. The spa started tripping the breaker. A tech came out and determined the heater was the cause (he disconnected the heater and the breaker stopped tripping). After the $180 diagnosis fee and a quoted $350 for replacement heater (which I can find for $228 on first...
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    Questions on chemistry and cleaning/replacement of spa filters

    I have a 250-gallon Fantasy Splendor spa that gets pretty heavy use, probably average 45-60 person-minutes per day. I've had the tub for 2 years. My standard filter cleaning regimen has been to "deep clean" the filter when doing refills, which are done once every 2-4 months. This is the only...
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    Nasty, "rancid" smell in spa water will not go away-- possibly due to very low FC for several days?

    I've been using the dichlor/bleach method in my spa for about 3 months (CYA ~35 ppm). I've generally been diligent with the bleach (using Walmart "Great Value" 6%), but there have been a few times where I forgot for a few days and the FC got very low, possibly down to 0. Whenever this occurred I...