Recent content by da_guy2

Until recently there were a couple of pined posts that had a good walkthrough on sanitizing with chlorine or bromine. They seem to be gone. Just wondering where they are and if we can get them back?

So I've got a problem. I installed my tub last fall so this is my first spring and I've got a problem. We had a huge temperature spike today. It went from the '30s (low single-digit Celsius) yesterday to the '60s (high teens in Celcius) today. That meant that the snowpack started melting and...

So far so good. Temperatures are on the rise. Can you see where I wrapped it?

Ya there's fiberglass insulation inside the cabinet but my guess is when the wind kicks up it just blows right through it. I was thinking of wrapping the tub with some Costco pallet wrap for the winter to hopefully cut the wind. Would that be a bad idea?

I have a temperature probe I use to monitor my hot tub. It had two components the transmitter which lives in the cabinet and a waterproof probe that comes out and goes into the water of the tub. I've been following the temperature and the water temperature is fairly steady (39c or 102f), but the...

I ended up getting it here https://thehottubsuperstore.com/product/ahhsome-6-ounce-spa-bio-cleaner/ They also sell the 2 oz size but it's only 30% more $ for 300% more product so 6 oz seems like the no-brainer size to get.

So I went ahead and ahh-somed it. I was going to put it off a month or two but figured I might as well get it over with. I was half worried I was going to add the ahh-some and nothing would happen then I'd be kicking myself for wasting my time and money. But nope, I got a green ring! Not quite...

So I decided to go though the documentation that came with the hot tub and I ended up finding a trial packet of ahh-some (thanks @Ahhsomeguy !). I couldn't remember why I didn't use it right away so I re read the documentation and they say to use it during "your first water change". They really...

It did come with an Ozone system. How much should that lower the chlorine? If they lower it by so much then why include it in the first place? I may have to drain and refile but I'm not looking forward to doing that nor is anyone else who won't be able to use the tub for a few days while it...

So my latest in a string of questions while getting to know my new hot tub. BUT before I get started you guys ROCK! So from everything I've been reading I felt like I seem to be needing to add a lot of chlorine to keep my FC up. So I decided to do a test last night. I top up to get an FC of 6...

I was flipping through the manual for my new hot tub and noticed that Nordic ONLY allows you to use dichlor and specifically says not to use bleach. They even go as far as saying it could void your warranty. Just wondering why they might say that, beyond trying to get people to visit their...

about 2 lbs. It's not just strat Borax though. It's Boric acid (Acidic) and Borax (Basic) mixed in the right ratio to give you a ph of 7.5. So I guess that adds some value to it.

Just a quick update. I did A LOT of digging and eventually found the MSDS and it looks like it's more or less a PH neutral Borate mix with fragrance. Might be other stuff that's the bulk of what it is. Not sure why they couldn't just put that on the label. MSDS_ULTRA_SPA.pdf