Recent content by joecooler

Per post, went out one morning last week and the circuit breaker on my spa had tripped. A quick experiment of unplugging the major components revealed the heating element as the culprit. I haven't tried pulling it yet but it looks like an easy job. I was just going to replace the whole thing...

https://www.amazon.com/Filter-Flosser-Most-Powerful-Cleaning/dp/B002WKS85K This?

What is a Mikso wand? Google didn't find anything.

So I have filter questions. Attached is a pic of my filters, Clarathon from Spa Depot. I use an SWG to chlorinate my spa (not sure if that matters re/filters). The filters in the pic are new as of a couple of months ago. One on the right was just rinsed out, one on the left not yet...

Thanks, lots of good stuff there! I have been cleaning it out as it forms and it's decreasing a lot so that's a good sign. I also clean out the foam as it forms ... kind of a pain but seems worth doing to get the gunk out of the water. Sadly I can't do a half-fill and flush ... until the jets...

I've had my spa for 2.5 years now, on my 5th fill. Each fill seems to bring some new mystery. The first fill was kind of a mess, I found TFP and cleaned it w/ahh-some, and switched to an SWG. Have had relatively few issues since then. A couple of weeks ago it was time to purge and refill...

I didn't measure the replacement water ... never really occurred to me! And when testing, I go til the color stops changing, but didn't know you are supposed to subtract the last drop. That's not mentioned in the TF-100 instructions. Regardless, since I use the same method when I test, my TA...

I am just testing weekly. Tempted to add a little acid and see if that brings the TA and pH back down. But also feel like I'm not that far out of the desired pH range so wondering if I should let it drift a bit higher before worrying about it.

I had issues w/my spa on the first fill and tried ahh-some. First go round there was a ton of gunk. Second much less. Third time almost none. I'm thinking your tub was just really nasty ... at some point the amount of gunk should start decreasing, to nothing.

Right. Never been clear what is considered heavy bather load ... I use my spa almost every day, anywhere from 15 to 30 minute soak. Occasionally I'm joined by a friend or one of my kids. Is that heavy?

Don't use soap at all, even when doing a refill ... just a mild bleach solution to wipe down the shell. I've used a lot of pH decreaser on previous fills and it doesn't seem to last at all .. w/in a day the pH is right back up. Based on what I've read it sounds like I should lower TA instead, no?

I've had my spa for two years now and have consistently struggled w/keeping the pH in the recommended range ... with a new fill it will be around 7.6, but over time it drifts up and stabilizes around 8-8.2. This is actually perfectly comfortable to soak in, but as I understand it not great for...

Thanks guys, good info ... seems I tossed my filters too soon then as they were not fuzzy at all, just discolored. Definitely hadn't noticed any difference in the water flow thru them. Oh well. Good to know re/cleaning ... monthly seemed excessive. I am on a 6-month schedule w/my refills as...

Nearly three years into spa ownership now, curious what kind of cleaning/replacing schedule other people have for their filters. My neighbor swears by Eco Soak filter cleaner but I'm not impressed ... the filters don't look visibly cleaner after a treatment so I'm not convinced it's doing much...