Recent content by DT835

Second the comments about adding salt to your water. It certainly did help the feel of the water in my Hot Tub. The one parameter that you did not list is the temperature of the water. A higher temperature will dry your skin much faster. It could be that your wife will have to get into the...

How quickly does CYA deplete in a hot tub that is not exposed to UV? What are the consequences of CYA falling below 20? I have seen in the forums that using bleach with CYA at low levels is too harsh? What exactly does harsh mean? Is it unsafe? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the responses. I never did put much stock in the UV system. FYI, the CYA level is 30 and I do use the Tayulor K2006 to measure my levels. TA is 70 CH is 130 CC is never above .2 So am I doing harm to the water by letting the FC go from 6 to .5 and never shocking the system?

After a year of frustration, trying to keep up with an ever increasing chlorine load and nothing but bad advice from my dealer, I tried the TFP Dichlor to Bleach method. The results have been nothing but amazing. Two months in and the levels are all rock solid and the water is crystal clear...