Recent content by Dave_J

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    Problem with Sour Smell

    Right -- that's what I meant -- behind the deck all is clear. I've opened up the motor access area and there's nothing unusual in there.
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    nope. Shell is intact and inside is clear.
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    Post-soak, I chlorinate to about 5 ppm.... by the time I soak the next day it is around 1 ppm. Yes, the filter is clean. To be clear, the smell isn't coming from the water... it smells perfectly fine. The odor is coming from the surface of the hot tub above the water line in only one area of...
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    Water is about 4 weeks old. I chlorinate to about 5ppm after each soak. It never gets below 1.
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    It is above-ground - no leaks that I see. The ground is dry all around.
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    Sorry -- this is a 2-year old Jacuzzi Hot Tub (J-355). Haven't had any real issues until this one crept up. Also, I just started the BBB method about a month ago. I had been using Aqua Finesse, but then I found this forum and became educated.
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    Problem with Sour Smell

    Hey All -- I've been getting a sour smell around the top edge of my tub at the front. I've tried wiping it down with Clorox wipes, and have also used water from inside the tub (after adding chlorine up to 7ppm), and neither of those have helped. Yes, I've also wiped down the cover in that area...