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What do you use to clean the headrests and all along the water line? Do you use anything special? Some things I use end up making a lot of foam.

My CC is .5. CYA 40. FC 6.5. I am one month into my new water after purging with Ahhsome gel. For the first month, I barely added any liquid chlorine. Now I am adding every day as I am trying to keep FC between 5-7 based on my CYA of 40. Do I need to SLAM my hot tub? It has a UV system...

There are a few different products to purge our hot tubs with? What do you use and how often do you purge?

t's been 4 months and I just purged my hot tub and getting water rebalanced. It's been overnight and I have run it umpteen times. Used Dichlor to get Cl to 12. ('m gonna use Dichlor until I get CYA to 30 and then switch to liquid Cl). I checked and it was at 11.5 two hours later after initial...

We just bought 3 big rugs for our deck. The problem is they release this white powder? I pressure washed them and they dried and still when you pat them, you get a talcum powder shower. I want some thin ones but I don't want them holding water. Any suggestions?

I’m not quite a year into hot tub ownership. It has been 3 1/2 months since my last purge with awww one and refill. After my purge my Cl usage dropped way back. Heck, I could even skip a day during the week and not add any liquid pool chlorine. Now, I’m adding a lot more. Trying to stay...

I don’t know if this is the right forum. I see there is a SWG forum for pools. I am confused in that many say there’s no use for SWG in a hot tub. Some love theirs. I’m willing to spend a little money to help me maintain my Cl level. But I sure as heck don’t wanna hurt my $11k investment...

Is alkalinity only needed to “buffer” pH? The reason I’m asking is my alkalinity has dropped to 50 and my pH seems to be more stable as compared to 60. So, if all its needed to do is stabilize pH, it would appear to me it is best to keep it as low as possible as long as pH remains...

Water looking great. Perfection in all parameters. Just me and my wife using. All of a sudden, out of the blue, tremendous foam. Nothing changed. No bathing suits. No chemical change. Just foam like at a purge. Racking my brain. Irritated. Confused. Disappointed. Angry. Embarrassed...

I realize it is hot. 90 degree days. I have lowered my temp from 102 to 98 but the temp is staying at 101-103. I just got my tub in Oct and have never been through a summer so I don't know if this is normal or not???? Any suggestions or is this just how it is?

I’m keeping up with the forum and as I read about CYA and FC levels and with my experience I’m starting to get confused. I realize pool and HT chemistry are different. Here’s my scenario. For the first 6 months I got CYA to 30 with Dichlor and switched to liquid Chlorine. My wife and I use...

Got my new tub purged with AhhSome in Nov ‘23. Followed TFP protocol as best as I could. I did end up adding enzymes every 3 months and SLAM’ing 4 times in 6 months. Unicel filter cleaned and changed every month. AquaClarity used every week. CH 150, TA 60, pH 7.8, CYA 30, Borate 50. Just...

I know liquid chlorine degrades over time. I just finished my first gallon jug and made the switch to a fresh bottle. Woah!! Just checked my Cl this morning and boy was I surprised at how high my Cl was compared to what I had been doing. I should have been at 2 ppm based on what I had been...

For kicks I took in a water sample to my dealer this morning. Interesting results. Their CH was 80. My test 150. Their Alk 76. Mine 60. Their CYA 45. Mine 30. Their pH 7.9. Mine 7.6. They said my phosphates were 950??? Is that bad? I haven’t googled it.

Two of my test kits use "yellow" as the color when trying to determine chlorine ppm and another uses "pink" as the reference color. I see they take different reagents but what exactly am I checking. Is one better than the other? Why would I use one over the other?

Y’all may already know this??? I have noticed where we place our feet in the center of out HT, it had gotten a little stained. Today I got a magic eraser and erased all of the stain. I go barefoot a lot so I carry a little grime in the soles of my feet. Since my shell is “white” my grime...

Water balanced. Crystal clear. When I aerate, I get a gadzillion times 1000000 Teeny almost microscopic bubbles. As soon as cycle ends, the water completely clears in about 1-2 minutes. Is this normal or is it just me? This appears to be a new phenomenon.

I’ll admit I tend to be an overthinker. The toilet paper has to go over the top. Only distilled water in my radiator and battery. Hot tub water chemistry must be perfect. I still haven’t come to a conclusion concerning bromine vs chlorine but I’ll continue that journey in the months ahead...

I have been trying to get my CC below .5 I have shocked with Cl numerous times by going to 12 ppm (CYA 30) according to my calculations. I just couldn't get it down to "0". Well, today I used that special FAS/DPD chlorine test kit from TFtest kits. Guess what, after adding what I had...

I haven’t tried this but would my water (skin) feel different at a pH of 7.2 vs 7.8? Would I physically notice any difference?

We have placed some rugs on the deck where we step out of the HT. One reason is our plastic steps slide all over the place without something under them. But when it rains, the 5X8 rugs get water logged. Then we carry them and hang them over the deck rails to dry out. Otherwise, they stay...

Even though I check my Chlorine "every" morning, I have found on a few occasions that the tube stays clear. Not good. I confess...guilty. I will immediately add Liquid 10% chlorine to get it to 6 ppm. So, in my pea brain, I am under the impression that my wife and I will be bacterial safer if...

I want to up my CYA from 20 to 30 with Dichlor. I see on the Pool Math app where my options are to use a "Dry Stabilizer" or a "Wet Stabilizer". Is Dichlor the same as the Dry Stabilizer? It says I am to add .5 oz. Is there a formula I can use (my daughter is a math teacher) to precisely...

I’m using our Pool Math Calculator. It seems when I add my 10% Chlorine it ain’t quite getting where my calculator says it should. Since I bought this at Rural King in a 4 pack, I’m wondering if that is a mistake. Was it made April 19, 2023? I know chlorine degrades over time. How do you...

Do you shower before and after? Do you just shower before? Do you just shower after? Or do you not shower at all? I'm afraid to answer this publically. Oops, I think I just did...

OK, this may not be an appropriate question in this forum. If it's not, please just delete it. Or ask me to delete it. I just trust yall so I'm going where I have confidence in getting the right answer. On my spa, 2 of the valves are much harder to turn than the other 8 or so. It's the ones...

Just curious. How many hours do you run your circulation pump(s) in a day? And....what is your schedule? For example, I run my pump 8 hrs a day in four 2 hour segments. 6 am-8 am, noon to 2 pm, 6 pm to 8 pm and midnight to 2 am.

Last night I went out to relax in my hot tub. I only unfolded my cover half way because it was drizzling. I finally got too cold with my rain soaked head and got out and went back inside. I went to get my 1 oz of 10% chlorine and dumped it in. Carried my measuring cup back in and in the...

Since our tubs are acrylic, why the need to harden our water with calcium? I understand plaster pools but it would seem to me, the lower the CH the better for our hot tubs.

In my first few days of ownership, I messed up and added way too much dichlor. I found I could use hydrogen peroxide to lower and actually neutralize the chlorine. It worked almost instantly. I have a bottle of 35% hydrogen peroxide.