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Hey all, I think I've got my water pretty dialed in but every few days I'm noticing a rough feeling above the waterline of my hot tub. It extends pretty much all the way up the sides all around and on the top of walls too. I'm just trying to make sure this isn't scaling that I'm feeling. It...

Hey ya'll, I just recently switched over from Dichlor to bleach after reaching 30 CYA. I bought this liquid chlorine from Lowes: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Pool-Essentials-1-Gallon-Liquid-Pool-Chlorine/5001527059. According to the date on the bottle, it was produced in August so it shouldn't be...

Hey ya'll, Had a quick question I was thinking about as I was adding some acid tonight to lower my pH. First, here's my latest test results: FC: 4 CC: 0.5 pH: 7.9 TA: 60 CYA: 30 CH: 150 Borates: 50 When I use the effects of adding tool in PoolMath, I can see that the 1 oz of MA I added to...

Hey all, I had a quick question about the results from my test of the fill water I plan to use to refill my hot tub. Here's the results: FC: 0.5 CC: 1.5 TA: 230 pH: 8 CH: 250 Is it normal for tap water to have a high CC like that? Is this suggestive of ammonia? Should I SLAM after filling...

Good afternoon, I am getting ready to purge my spa this weekend with Ahh-some and start using the Dichlor/Bleach method described in the sticky. I also plan to use Aqua Clarity once a week. I'm hoping to drag my water changes out to 6 months with Aqua Clarity. I've been using Dry Acid to lower...

Hey everyone, First post here! I’ve been learning a lot from the forum. We recently got a new hot tub and have been really enjoying it. Yesterday, while running the jets for about 30 minutes (two back-to-back 15-minute cycles), one of my three pumps stopped working. It wouldn’t turn back on...

Recently bought a hot tub and I'm very interested in switching from our Frog@ease system to the TFP method. I am currently reading all I can to learn more before making the switch. I'm sure we'll get a pool someday as well and excited to take what I learn about my spa and apply it there. P.S...