Recent content by Petermgr

Thanks Butterfly :-D

Thanks polyvue :-D That's where we go wilderness camping. Access by boat only, 40 miles away from the nearest road . . . Or, when we can, we go alpine hiking . . . Alpine hiking with our son and daughter in law - 2007 Peter

Thanks IslandPool :-D

Hi all . . . I joined awhile ago (May) but never introduced myself. My wife and I bought a spa in 2002 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. We weren't too sure about getting a spa thinking that maybe the novelty would wear off. But it hasn't. Along with our 4 kids we've enjoyed it...

Thanks polyvue . . . So, moving forward. I'm enjoying how clean my spa is now. What makes even more enjoyable is that (thanks to this forum) I now understand what I'm putting into my spa and the logic behind it all. As for my avatar . . . a reminder to me of the bad advice I got from the local...

???????????? What's that all about? I'm following advice given on this site: when-to-add-borax-new-spa-first-fill-t17851.html ( see Chem Geek's advice regarding adding Dichlor for 1-2 days once a month to keep the CYA constant) Thanks for the comment.

After my fresh fill last Wednesday to Today, I've made it . . . . FC - 4.0 PH - 7.6 TA - 80 CH - 140 CYA - 30 Borate - 50 (est) So as of today I start with liquid Chlorine (6%) for maintaining my FC. I will also carry out the advice given regarding shocking and future additive of Dichlor to...

Thanks Paul :-)

Thanks for the tip on how to get the cups, etc information lborne. I went ahead and added a 2 cups of Borax and also the appropriate amount of pH down to compensate. My initial concern was the total amount of Borax required. The spa store supplied chemical such as SpaGuard Optimizer Plus...

Hi gang, I did a fresh fill for my spa and I'm using the BBB method (first time). So far, so good. However I do have a question about the use of Borax. I am assuming that on a fresh fill, the level is "0". I also have no way of testing the Borate level with my test kit. So, according to the...

Thanks for that bit of info Aidan . . . but I believe you posted to the wrong topic :) Peter

Sure is Adam, It was about 5 years ago when I had an issue with my spa where I thought it needed "super cleansing". I was getting a reaction when using the spa, even after a fresh water change (which I do about once a month). Couldn't pinpoint the cause so I went to my local spa store. They...

Hi Paul, Is that in your spa or pool? Peter

Thanks Nitro. I'll certainly do all those checks once I get my kit delivered. Right now I'm keeping the FC and PH in line with my cheap liquid test kit that provides readings for only FC and PH. I need to get myself accustomed to all the terminology and logic behind the processes. The one...

Thanks Paul. I have figured out the gallons etc. However, I need to determine what my ideal targets should be. I will digest the information in "How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?" and hopefully get the right balance.