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No, we don't really do winter here. Current daytime temps where I am are 26 degrees. (78F) so there should be no extra demand on the spa. The power bill before this one would be a truer "winter" bill. And that was a lot less. It's nearly consuming double what it has been for the past year. Mas...

Could it be the motor at all?

It's always been with the heater on. We have it set to 37 (Celsius). 18kw was an approximation, as it was before the monitoring system was installed. So just basing it off meter readings and the bill. The monitoring system has just been installed because of this huge bill. The water is never...

The pump is on whenever the spa timer is on. But the jets (we call them blowers here, the other ones that pump air through are the bubblers) come on occasionally. Maybe it's longer the. Every hour or so. But it feels like I hear it very regularly when I'm home. We had a monitoring system put...

Yes, the comparison from the before and after is factored the exact same way. We have owned the spa for a year (new home owners where spa was already onsite) and it's only this past 3 months that have been having issues. Yes, we have insulated covers on it. I think the blowers go on to move...

I seem to be having issues with my spa. Our solar system wasn't putting anything back to the grid, and we were concerned as we suddenly have a very high consumption - 33+ kWh per day is being consumed. Our previous reading with the spa and prior to the solar being installed was about 18kwh. So...

My spa is the cleanest it's ever been since using the TFP method. It's usually only needed a few tweaks, never a huge overhaul like this.

Hi, Just need some advice on my spa. Just back from a long trip overseas. It looks ok, slightly cloudy. But the numbers aren't so good. PH 6.8 FC 0.5 CC did not test TA 25 CH 75 CYA 35 This is my plan at the moment. Any particular way to do this?

That test kit is lovely. Very easy to use, and amazing service. I have tried a scumbug, but it's not doing anything.

My levels are staying nice and even, which is great. It's so much easier to manage, and so much clearer then before! I just need to get rid of this yucky oily surface, and it will be perfect.

But if you look straight down on it, it's nice and clear!

So it's been going pretty smoothly with using the TFP method. But the oil is getting worse. I've done a partial drain, but there's so much stuff on the top, and it goes straight through my scoop. I really don't know how to get rid of it without a full drain. It's done this every 3...

Here's one of the tanks. There's a little bit of space underneath it.

Yeah, they're a tan coloured though. So they let light through. Just not direct sunlight. There is a mesh area at the top that the drains pour into, and that's open to small amounts of sunlight.

Question for you more knowledgable pool experts.... We have 2 (soon to be 3) rainwater tanks on our property. We use a pump and fill the spa every 3 months from the accumulated rainwater. My question is, should we be doing anything with the rainwater while its sitting in the tank? My partner...