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that all went over my head. Is Ahhsome something acidic?

Ok, I mixed a small sample of it with cleaning vinegar... zero fizzles... hmmm Another thing I noticed... I put the dishes that had the grey goo in it into the dishwasher and it somewhat resisted being washed out. There are streaks of the gray goo on the dishes still. It has to be thoroughly...

Interesting, I will try that when I get home!

Just for the record, someone in another local town forum tells me it's calcium carbonate, that our water is already hard and I shouldn't add calcium. Anyway, I cleaned the tub with the spa cleanse. I ordered some Ahhsome cleaner and when it gets here, I will do it again. Thank you!

So, I do the same thing every time. I turn off the power, drain the tub, clean the filter with the hose, reinstall the filter, fill up the tub, add about a thirdish cup of hTh chlorine granules, a thirdish cup of SeaKlear 'balanced shock oxidizer', a 'lil splash' of hTh 'metal control', a...

I wonder if there is some place I can send a sample of this gray goo and get a chemical analysis of it?

Thank you for your quick reply, I am completely uninformed on hot tub care other than what the repair man taught me about it years ago when we bought the house. I will research the 'Ahhsome purge'. Meanwhile I think I will try SpaKlear System Flush since I happen to have some.

Hello, I live in Seattle area, and have a little round 250 gallon spa that my husband and I use quite regularly on both good and bad days - except when it's windy as one year a branch fell down and skewered the lid! I searched for a hot tub forum and found you. Thank you for being there.

I was a month or two late cleaning the hot tub as I've been a bit overwhelmed lately. Anyway, I finally set about cleaning the tub today and found this incredibly weird grey beige stuff all up in the filter. It is odorless and has the look and consistency of papier-mâché (see photo) I...