Recent content by Farmgal

They said it was the way they were installed in the factory. Also, after 1 year, all side panels and a few corners are warping.

A bit frustrated that some of my interior hot tub lights stopped working. Under warranty, the hot tub store came out and replaced all of them due to a known installation flaw. However, I lost much water as they are replaced from outside the shell. And the tub continues to leak water. The store...

You all are funny. I use the floating @ease frog with weekly nonchlorine shock and a bit of chlorine shock if I have more than just us 2 in the hut tub. I use the @ease frog system because I don't use the hot tub often and it helps keep levels of ph and chlorine ok. It is a very hard system to...

Are all Ahhsome products registered with the EPA?

I have very hard water even after a water softener. I fill my tub with both well and water from softener (1/2 and 1/2). I also use a filter on my hose. My last fill took over 2 weeks to get TA lowered. I used a dry chemical to lower TA which didn't budget the high number much. Once i started to...

Sounds like I need to continue with acid and be patient. Thank you!

"The spa frog mineral cartridge contains calcium carbonate which increases ph & ta & isn’t assisting in your endeavor. I suggest ditching the frog 🐸 & following this guide 👇" I use the @ ease frog as I still have much of the product and it helps when we only use the tub 1x week or leave for a...

Interesting about berates. Must be similar to what's in the product Spamarvel conditioner and treatment that the hot tub store wants me to buy.

Thank you for your input. I will go buy the muriatic acid. Spapure is 100% Sodium Bisulfate. I only used it as it came with my hot tub and I wanted to use up the chemical. And the hot tub store said 3 ounces would lower TA but it didn't. What does the borate do?

I purged with Ahhsome, drained and refilled my hot tub and after 1 week I still have not been able to lower TA. (FYI - I also use the floating frog) Using TF-100: Same readings from the 2nd day after new fill to today. Cl 0.5-1.0 TA 240 Ph over 8.2 The water is clear and clean looking with...

I am a curious person, so I have to ask - why is it better?

I drained and filled my tub yesterday using Ahhsome. I added the initial @ease products. Now I'm testing the chemicals with my TF100 kit and starting with the TA. My TA is 240. I have Spapure pH Down which is Sodium Bisulfate. I was reading that Muriatic acid is better to use than dry. Does...

As always, lots of good info. Should I ignore what I've read on maximum TDS levels in hot tubs? I can just plan on changing my water every 6 months. I'll check into this test. I have most of those chemicals.

I should clarify that I do not have salt in my hot tub but I MSP that creates high CCs. I thought using a TDS meter would let me know when its time to change the water. I have a well and can't change the water in the tub on a whim. We have a drought and don't want to run the well dry.