Ahhsome and circ only cedar tub

[lissajeen]

The one time I don't go back and re-read the entire thread, oh boy ... yes, yes, yes, you have EXACTLY the kind of situation that demands thinking outside the box. I forgot the thread pertained to a cedar tub!

My comment was directed to a plumbed system (i.e. inside a hot tub), but that's not quite relevant to your situation, my apologies!!!

I still think less is more, but I also think the Aqua Clarity could be helpful. To use Ahh-Some! I'm not sure since agitation seems to be key in most mentions of it I have no idea how it plays in.

Here's what I recently found someone had done that needed to aerate (again, not sure it's required)

While I stand by my (misplaced) comments, they are obviously not much help in resolving your situation - however, having no rashes in two years of use is a positive note even if the smell of mildew obviously demands concern...

Now, I'm REALLY hoping to find out if the Aqua Clarity turns out to be a solution to the slime issue, I'm actually betting it will be!

P.S. You mentioned an ionizer. Just be aware if that was capable of keeping up sanitation requirements (along with bromine and MPS), it might be subject to failure, and I'm not sure you would have any way of testing to see if it was working or as effective as when it was installed.

No worries at all! I appreciate your perspective. I also have a jetted Hot Springs tub that is waiting to have electrical trenched in, so I'll need to gather some TFP info on that one eventually too! Ahh-Some purge is def on the list.

I just got the AC in the mail yesterday so plan to start it in the next couple days. I'll definitely report back!

Interesting point about the ionizer. I actually realized it wasn't working after I finally got a copper test kit and it read a whole 0ppm
If the copper level is adequate, then it theoretically should be sanitizing effectively. Hard to know without a test for bacteria!

 

[Mdragger88]

The best solution I have seen is to add a liner so you can sanitize properly without worrying about the wood’s condition or it’s holding on to funky stuff. The metals you’re referring to are only approved as sanitizers by being used in conjunction with some chlorine & or oxidizer (mps) . I would have to imagine any oxidizer is not good for wood. If you have to use chlorine anyway or worse mps which is a known irritant why not just use adequate chlorine which is both an oxidizer & a sanitizer

Alternative sanitizers and "chemical free" pools--The Truth!

Pool owners frequently seek out "Chemical Free" alternatives to pool water sanitization. Many claims in favor of these systems and methods have been made (usually by the manufacturers of such systems) often without adequate scientific proof of their efficacy. Let's take a look at them and see...

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Here’s another good thread

Hello from a Cedar Hot Tub owner having trouble with sanitation

Hello everyone. Please forgive what may turn into a long explanation for what might be a simple question(s). Perhaps I should post this in anther topic and not in intros? I have owned a wood fired cedar hot tub for a little over 3 years. It has no plumbing/filters. It’s from Snorkel and the...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[lissajeen]

The best solution I have seen is to add a liner so you can sanitize properly without worrying about the wood’s condition or it’s holding on to funky stuff. The metals you’re referring to are only approved as sanitizers by being used in conjunction with some chlorine & or oxidizer (mps) . I would have to imagine any oxidizer is not good for wood. If you have to use chlorine anyway or worse mps which is a known irritant why not just use adequate chlorine which is both an oxidizer & a sanitizer

Alternative sanitizers and "chemical free" pools--The Truth!

Pool owners frequently seek out "Chemical Free" alternatives to pool water sanitization. Many claims in favor of these systems and methods have been made (usually by the manufacturers of such systems) often without adequate scientific proof of their efficacy. Let's take a look at them and see...

www.troublefreepool.com

Here’s another good thread

Hello from a Cedar Hot Tub owner having trouble with sanitation

Hello everyone. Please forgive what may turn into a long explanation for what might be a simple question(s). Perhaps I should post this in anther topic and not in intros? I have owned a wood fired cedar hot tub for a little over 3 years. It has no plumbing/filters. It’s from Snorkel and the...

www.troublefreepool.com

thanks for the thread references! I'll check them out.

My woodworker husband adores the cedar interior, unfortunately. I would be hard pressed to get a go-ahead for a liner, even though it would make things significantly more straightforward!

The ionizer company recommends oxidizing with mps, so that's what we were doing previously. I believe the suggested levels are not as harmful to the wood as halogen sanitizer/oxidizers are, but I'm not totally sure.