Recent content by cpd5215

Ahh. Didnt know that. That's the kit I have. Thx

Thanks all!

And it is only 395 gallons so I can drain. But I guess really we r in no rush so I assume over time the FC will just lower. I can expedite with the cover open and direct sunlight correct?

I didn't think to check CYA. Will do shortly

Hey all I have been using BBB method on my spa for a year with no problem. It is so easy and cost effective. I love it. We just went on vacation and I had my neighbor monitor the free chlorine levels and add the appropriate amount of bleach when it got below 3ppm. Apparently he might have...

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I added the dry acid and ran jets for 10 minutes. I tested immediately after and TA is 60 and pH is 7.4. What do you think? Also, just out of curiosity, will the pH continue to rise throughout the day from the aeration I just did? What if we use the spa later today, will that cause the pH to...

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So if I read correctly, to lower the TA I want to add sodium bisulfate, which I have on hand here. I need to add enough to lower pH to 7.0-7.2 which will lower the TA as well and then aerate for 30 minutes to get the pH back up and then check values again. According to Pool Math I need I need...

Hey all, We will be going on a week long vacation next week. We will have someone here watching our dogs that can help out with the spa but I want to try to minimize the work they have to do to care for the spa while we are gone. From what I understand from reading on here, I should: 1.)...

I don't think you will get many recommendations of the spa frog on here. I too had the spa frog and found that I could never get a sufficient bromine level. Also, the mineral cartridge seems to dump a lot of metal ions into the spa causing discoloration of the water no mater what I did. Like you...

In my spa, I had the spa frog with a bromine system which had silver I believe. Disaster!! If you search my post you will find my problems and how hard it was to maintain. These guys saved me and now I am strictly dichlor/bleach. Life saver! Sent from my iPhone

This was our first hot tub and we had no idea what to do. The sales person gave his spiel to me and I read the manual but things just weren't working out with the frog cartridges. There never seem to be enough sanitizer dispensed and the mineral cartridges seem to this color the water no matter...

You got that right!! The frog cartridge is a pain in the rear. So far the dichlor bleach method has been working great and I understand the chemistry of the water and the maintenance of the water thanks to the helpful people on this site! Sent from my iPhone

Gotcha. I have MPS but I will hold off on that for now. I will let the spa breath a little over a few days and see how it goes. I will let you know. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone