- Jul 30, 2012
- 2
So, new to spa ownership, can't say I am loving it at this point.
Had it going for the first month then the dealer told me I was using to much of the chemicals and such and gave me his way of doing it. Within 2 weeks my wife and I had red spots and bumps on her chest. So, I drained it at the advice of the a new guy at a different shop that seems to know what he is talking about.
I refilled the spa last week with well water this time and the water had a greenish/yellowish tint, the tub is a medium grey so it was tough to tell but in the test vial it looks yellow. Sure enough it tested at 1.75 for iron and 285 for Alkaline.
I ended up putting about 16 ounces of PH reducer to get the alkalinity down over the course of 2-3 days. The PH has been bouncing around 7.2 to 7.8 this past week. I used the brilliance brand of products to get the alky down and get the PH settled. It had some soy stuff in it to soften the water it said also.
I also ended up dumping about 10-12 ounces of Brilliance metal control to try to get the iron under control.
I am using the Bromine frog as of 3 days ago and used 4 ounces of oxidizer to get it jump started. This was recommended by the spa store.
As of right now everything tests out pretty good but I am getting a lot of yellow build up in the filters and the water looks a little cloudy and still is yellow. I am going to get the water tested tomorrow to see where it is officially at.
Any ideas? Did I use to much of the chemicals to get this thing in line? I have been rinsing the filters three times a days for the past two days. We are all afraid to go in it because no one can tell us if this Dang thing is safe.
Thanks for any help.
Had it going for the first month then the dealer told me I was using to much of the chemicals and such and gave me his way of doing it. Within 2 weeks my wife and I had red spots and bumps on her chest. So, I drained it at the advice of the a new guy at a different shop that seems to know what he is talking about.
I refilled the spa last week with well water this time and the water had a greenish/yellowish tint, the tub is a medium grey so it was tough to tell but in the test vial it looks yellow. Sure enough it tested at 1.75 for iron and 285 for Alkaline.
I ended up putting about 16 ounces of PH reducer to get the alkalinity down over the course of 2-3 days. The PH has been bouncing around 7.2 to 7.8 this past week. I used the brilliance brand of products to get the alky down and get the PH settled. It had some soy stuff in it to soften the water it said also.
I also ended up dumping about 10-12 ounces of Brilliance metal control to try to get the iron under control.
I am using the Bromine frog as of 3 days ago and used 4 ounces of oxidizer to get it jump started. This was recommended by the spa store.
As of right now everything tests out pretty good but I am getting a lot of yellow build up in the filters and the water looks a little cloudy and still is yellow. I am going to get the water tested tomorrow to see where it is officially at.
Any ideas? Did I use to much of the chemicals to get this thing in line? I have been rinsing the filters three times a days for the past two days. We are all afraid to go in it because no one can tell us if this Dang thing is safe.
Thanks for any help.