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Thanks for the reply! I went ahead and used the first 3. Its been up and running since sunday, and so far no errors. Hopefully it holds out! They did say on the packaging they were a direct replacement. My tub is old so it just has a portion of the shell that extends back under the lip with the...

Alright well I got my used 230gal tub purged with ahh-some 2x over the weekend. The first round got all kinds of gunk out! The second round only had a little bit of gunk. I skimmed it off the foam, and continually cleaned the sides and water lines until it stopped producing anything at all, then...

So I got my box of replacement jet parts and filters. I ordered FC-0303 filters that measured the same length as the old filters that came in the tub, 8.5” long. What they sent me is P5CH-203A filters. While it says they replace the FC-0303 right on the label of these filters, these P5CH-23A...

Hahah yea I just realized that after rereading through this thread! Im looking at both Home Depot and lowes’ websites and no stores in my area carry any liquid chlorine. So I don’t think that option is going to work. so far it looks like my shopping list is: Liquid chlorine: Chlorine...

Certified thanks for the heads up! I'll definitely have to find a way to measure liquids that small! Forgive me though what measurement does "MA" stand for ?? I don't recall seeing that one. Dirk, thanks for the tip on the Acid safety. I'll be sure to take proper precautions. I'm planning to...

Thanks Richard! Yes I get my water from the city. I just assumed from what I had read the metals was an issue for everyone. Thanks for the clarification! When everyone talks about muriatic acid in place of dry acid, is that the same as what you can by at say home depot...

Thanks for the reply Tstjohn14, I appreciate your input! You mentioned using dichlor only until the CYA level gets to 30 then switching to liquid chlorine/bleach. Are these the only methods? I can't just keep using the dichlor? When you read all the recommendations from the tub manufacturers I...

I am working on figuring out what I need to purchase for beginning basic water balancing and treatment. I have been reading tons of info now feel like I'm in overload mode. So this is what I feel like I have taken away from all the various sites, articles, walk through's etc.. So here are my...

Yep, I've decided on chlorine, and I just received the appropriate Taylor test kit. I've been reading through the sticky on "how to use chlorine in your spa". Which has great info on the balancing aspect, but for sanitization it focuses on the bleach method, and I don't think I want to go that...

OK, thank you for all your help!! Keeping in mind I have no clue what I am doing yet as far as water treatment goes since I haven’t gotten that far, which of those methods you mentioned is the best route to go so I can get started with the ahh-some on Saturday morning? At this point I don't...

I only have 3 measurements currently: pH = 8.0 TA = 90ppm CH = 80ppm I didn't run any other tests since I don't have any chlorine or stabilizer in the water.

I downloaded the pool math app last night and it looks like it does most of what I was after. I ran my first tests last night with the taylor kit but I'm not certain on my results based on the water I tested. But at least I got to try it out and plug them into the app.

Hello all, I was given an older hot tub this summer and I have been working on getting it ready. I now have the tub up and running with all the repairs it needed done and everything working properly. Tub info: 2005 LA Spas Allure III 3 person, 230gal capacity Was installed at a house a friend...

Thanks for the reply! I will check out the PoolMath app. And yep I understand I still have to test and apply the chemistry. I’m just hoping there may be a great app out there to help me store and manage that data and recommend the correct treatments based off that data. Some reporting or...

Hello all, new here, new to this world. Currently working on getting a used hot tub up and running (my first hot tub). Still drowning in info to be honest. One thing I am trying to find, but not having a lot of luck with, is a simple smartphone app that will allow me to create a maintenance...