Just got power hooked to a old master spas ls 800 i got off of craigslist. The good news is the the pumps and controls work fine. The bad is the jets leak. I filled it up and want to flush it out before I drain it and fix the leaky jets. I have some ahh some to clean it out with, I am wondering if i should add some bleach to shock it too. From what I can find it holds 485 gal.
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Congrats on the new tub. Some bleach won't hurt anything but probably isn't needed with the Ahh-some treatment. Are you planning on using the dichlor then bleach plan? How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?. I've been maintaining my tub with that process for 4ish years and it is great. Hot tub season is almost here.
Congrats on the new tub. Some bleach won't hurt anything but probably isn't needed with the Ahh-some treatment. Are you planning on using the dichlor then bleach plan? How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?. I've been maintaining my tub with that process for 4ish years and it is great. Hot tub season is almost here.
I found this forum while looking for water care tips. Didn't like the pitch from the local spa shop on chemical prices.
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Any ideas on what it takes to reseal jet housings?
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Call a hot tub guy? 
No. Inyo Pools has a bunch of how to articles and videos and they sell hot tub jets so there might be something there.
No. Inyo Pools has a bunch of how to articles and videos and they sell hot tub jets so there might be something there.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.Call a hot tub guy?
com/20161021/9febb3633f1525835689fde6e7bf0c9d.jpg I got the basics of water care, but looking for some tech help?
Ok got the leaks fixed and purged it twice with ahh some. boy does that stuff work good! I filled it back up with straight well water and added a splash of bleach after it was up to temp.
So far I have
Fc8.5
Cya 0
Ph 8+ ??
Ta 270
Ch 200
I am going to find some dichlor today. Anything else?
So far I have
Fc8.5
Cya 0
Ph 8+ ??
Ta 270
Ch 200
I am going to find some dichlor today. Anything else?
Wow, that TA is sky high. The goal for TA in a hot tub is 50 ppm to help keep pH from rising so fast.
There is a good paragraph on how to lower TA in this article, How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?
There is a good paragraph on how to lower TA in this article, How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?
I have been adding muriatic acid and aerating it good. Its dropping slowly. I found some dichlor. And also picked up some cya, it was on clearance.
just checked this morning
fc 6
cc 1
ph 7.6
ta 80
cya 30
Should i lower my ta to 50? or just monitor it for a few days. Thinking about adding some borax and acid per the calculator.
fc 6
cc 1
ph 7.6
ta 80
cya 30
Should i lower my ta to 50? or just monitor it for a few days. Thinking about adding some borax and acid per the calculator.
That's a lot of good progress. Either option is fine. TA will slowly lower as you continue to add acid to lower PH. Yes, adding some borax is a good idea. More about TA and borates here, How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?
tested this morning
fc 2
cc .5
ph7.6
ta 50
cya 35
My ph does still rise to 8.0 with all the jets on. should I add more acid?
fc 2
cc .5
ph7.6
ta 50
cya 35
My ph does still rise to 8.0 with all the jets on. should I add more acid?
pool math says 3 cups 3oz of borax and 1cup 6 oz of acid for 50 borates. Should i try that first or just add more acid?
Any of the Spa parts places on the web sell silicone donut gaskets that make resealing jets pretty straight forward. I definitely recommend using these instead of trying to reseal the jets with gobs of liquid silicone from a tube. Any bit of movement will break the seal on the goop, and you're back where you started.
The hardest part is figuring out which of the hundreds of jet parts/gaskets etc. that are listed on the site are actually the ones you need. I've got a box full of parts that looked correct in the picture, but were all wrong when they arrived. The other hard part is figuring out how to unscrew/remove the jet body from the tub without breaking it, since most of the jet tend to become brittle with age/chlorine exposure. I'd plan to buy a few replacements. Some of the smaller 1" jets have a cover that pops off, revealing a hex head socket in the jet well that you can use to unscrew and remove the threaded jet insert on the tub side from the jet body on the backside. Be careful not to bend the 'flexible' pvc tubing much or it can start to leak, especially where it enters the jet body.
The hardest part is figuring out which of the hundreds of jet parts/gaskets etc. that are listed on the site are actually the ones you need. I've got a box full of parts that looked correct in the picture, but were all wrong when they arrived. The other hard part is figuring out how to unscrew/remove the jet body from the tub without breaking it, since most of the jet tend to become brittle with age/chlorine exposure. I'd plan to buy a few replacements. Some of the smaller 1" jets have a cover that pops off, revealing a hex head socket in the jet well that you can use to unscrew and remove the threaded jet insert on the tub side from the jet body on the backside. Be careful not to bend the 'flexible' pvc tubing much or it can start to leak, especially where it enters the jet body.
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