Suddenly overwhelmed with my Spa

ThePadge

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Apr 21, 2025
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Yardley, PA
Hello everyone. Thanks for being a resource that gives me some hope… ha!

I have had a Sundance spa for 5 years. Every year I reopen in spring with fresh city water, filters, etc following a cleaning purge cycle of the water from winter. Next I typically add hardness, ph, alk, and chlorine and everything is good to go.

This year has been a totally different experience. I have now emptied and refilled twice with similar results. Everything is out of whack, and it seems the biggest issue is my local pool store says my phosphates are 958ppb and I have high metals (image included). The report says I need tons of new chemicals to fix $$$ and I just don’t know what to do and have lost confidence… pretty overwhelming.

Any advice? Thank you.
 

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Welcome to TFP.

Yup, you are being pool stored.

Get your own test kit. The Taylor K-2006C or TFT Test Kits will cost you less than the pool store wants you to spend.

Follow TFP methods using basic chemicals and learn which chemicals are important and which are not.

Phosphates and metals are junk tests aimed at selling you unnecessary potions.



 
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Welcome to TFP.

Yup, you are being pool stored.

Get your own test kit. The Taylor K-2006C or TFT Test Kits will cost you less than the pool store wants you to spend.

Follow TFP methods using basic chemicals and learn which chemicals are important and which are not.

Phosphates and metals are junk tests aimed at selling you unnecessary potions.




Thank you for your response. This is what I figured must be the case but wasn’t sure. Was told we would all get skin issues with the phosphate level requiring hospital visits! Thought that was nuts.
 
Was told we would all get skin issues with the phosphate level requiring hospital visits! Thought that was nuts.

That is crazy pool store science.

We recommend you stay out of pool stores. Most people there know less then you do about pools.
 
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