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    In Dichlor-Bleach Hot Tub, are weekly chlorine shocks necessary?

    As part of weekly or monthly maintenance in a dichlor-then-bleach hot tub, are chlorine shocks necessary (12-13ppm FC, 30ppm CYA)? Or is it just in response to problems (cloudiness, odor, foaming, etc.)? Just getting over some hot tub rash, so I want to make sure I'm dotting every "i".
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    SLAMing Hot Tub with Ozonator

    After some hot tub rash, I've been SLAMing my covered hot tub (using the 13ppm FC recommended in the PoolMath app). With 33ppm CYA, I've been raising the FC to 13 ppm 2-4 times throughout the day, testing at the end of the daylight (about 4pm) and then testing again the next morning (about...
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    New Hot Tub Owner Figuring It Out

    Hello gang, We just got a hot tub and it's my first time managing a pool or hot tub. The resources of the forum have been very helpful trying to cut through the marketing haze to get a reality check on things, so thank you. I had some college courses in chemistry, so I have some basis for...
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    Determining Weekly & Monthly Maintenance

    Hello. New hot tub owner and I'm compiling my weekly and monthly maintenance list. I started with the manufacturer's recommendations, but wanted to check with the collective wisdom here to see 1) if there's anything additional I should be doing, 2) if there's anything needless or too frequent...