Recent content by vwt1572c

I know several people that have been using hot tubs for 10-20 years, and never had so much as far as a rash, as least as far as I know. And these are people with the most minimal maintenance that I assure you never read these type of sites either. So i'll roll the dice as well. As to if I will...

I did not get a good test kit, you are correct about that. My home testing is a basic kit and or strips. This test in question was from a tub/pool store so I assume the test would be as accurate as any take home test kit there is? The pool issue is a non factor at the moment as I am having my...

Hello all, New Hot tub owner here. Filled it about 2 weeks ago and got initial water tested. Followed the instructions for balancing and have been testing it every couple of days. The numbers all seem normal, PH ALK, TH ect. FC has always been a little on the low side but seems within range...

Thanks- yeah I will likely by a test kit soon. Question though- is it even possible for a pool ph to be that low (below 6.2 based on strip color) without it being obvious by sight or feel? I took a swim earlier and felt great.

Hello all New pool owner here as of May. We have a 16000 gallon in ground. The previous owners had a pool guy who comes every other week, and we have decided to have him keep coming until get a good feeling of how to take care of it ourselves. He came yesterday and his report left a CL 2.0, PH...