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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...

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...

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'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...

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...

So I just did a dump-and-refill of my spa (used ahh-some to clean it out - love that stuff!) and now I'm rebalancing the water. I have followed the recommendations for a chlorine spa posted here, but I actually use the SWG system from Control-o-matic, SmarterSpa. Their recommendations are...

Back at the beginning of November 2019 I filled my spa and tested the TA at 40 so I didn't mess w/it. I brought the hardness up to 175 and I have an SWG for chlorine generation so I didn't do anything for FC. I have had ongoing issues w/high pH - started at 8 and has been creeping up to where...

TLDR How often do you replace your filters, and what if any cleaning routine do you follow? Details: I've had my tub for a year now. First fill I didn't clean w/Ahh-some first and the water was always a bit gnarly. I sprayed out the filters weekly, had two sets, and swapped them monthly w/the...

Per title. My tap water is at a TA of around 30-40. My last fill of the hot tub I raised it to 80. pH was consistently in the 8-8.2 range. I could temporarily lower it w/pH decreaser but it would always go back up. I just refilled the tub and am hoping I can get it right. TA measured 40...

This past weekend I emptied and refilled my hot tub for the second time. Both times I emptied it I used ah-some to clean it out before dumping it. After dumping the water I hosed the shell off, then wiped it down w/a mild bleach solution. Then I refilled and rebalanced. Just noticed slight...

Per subject, the pH of my tub very stubbornly wants to be at 8.2. I've added pH decreaser multiple times and it will drop down to the mid 7's but creeps back up to 8.2 w/in a few days. The water feels and looks great so I'm wondering if I can just leave it where it is; if not, any idea how to...

OK, so things have been going great since converting to a SWG. Probably helps that the bather load has been low ... generally just me, occasionally joined by 1-2 other grown-ups. Last night I had 4 college-aged girls in the tub, and this morning when I got in, low and behold, foamy bubbles on...

So I bought the pH meter off tftestkits, tried to calibrate it w/the included solutions but don't fully trust my results. I also have the Taylor kit but I find it a bit hard to be certain about the readings. I was hoping to use the meter to help me learn how to read the colors on the Taylor...

Per title, I've got the balance of my water pretty well dialed in, TA is at 70, I can get the pH down into the mid-7's by adding acid, but once I use it and run the jets, back up it goes to 8-8.2 Is there anything I can do about this? Do I need to? Do I just keep adding acid until it stays in...

Yes, me again! Thanks for all the answers to my questions. Think I've about got it understood. But I'm not clear what if anything I can or should do about CC. This past Sunday, 5 days ago, I purged, cleaned, and refilled my tub and converted it to SWG. The first couple of days my CC reading...

Sorry, yes, my third thread in as many days! Different questions so it seems best to make a different thread for each. Hope that doesn't violate any forum rules. I'm on my second fill w/my tub, followed the suggestion of my neighbor and adjusted hardness first. Now I'm having trouble getting...

So I got all this stuff from the spa store when I got my spa last November but some of them don't seem to do much, and neighbors with spas say I don't really need them. I haven't used them much but want to be sure I'm doing the right thing here. Do I need any of these? Clarifier - didn't seem...

So yesterday I got my SmarterSpa installed, dumped the water, and started over. By the time I was done it was late. I had planned to balance hardness and alkalinity before adding salt but based on the SmarterSpa instructions it looked like I should just add salt right away so I went ahead and...

So I just did my first water dump and clean and feel like maybe I could have done it better, or easier at least. I got ahh-some and followed the instructions for that, results seemed about right, not an awful totally gross amount of film left behind but a decent ring at the water line. Drained...

OK, so I finally popped for the TF-100. Boy am I glad I did. Now I am getting consistent readings (with one exception on hardness; no idea what that was about) and can start to dial in good spa chemistry. Per the title, ever since I got the tub (just before Thanksgiving, still on the first...

So my kid had 6 of his closest friends over for a party in the hot tub. I decided to proactively hit it w/an extra dose of chlorine in advance. I assume this must have been a good idea as the water still looks clean the morning after. BUT when I run the jets I quickly get a big head of foam...

Per title, I've owned my spa a little less than two months, bought it new, have had ongoing issues w/the water clouding up. I've had trouble determining the pH from the strips the local shop gave me w/the spa, the shades of color are all so close together!, but in general the pH seems to drop...