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I have 350 gallon bromine hot tub. I follow the bromine spa sticky and use bromine tabs, Sodium bromide (i just buy stop yellow), and pool chlorine to oxidize. I add chlorine usually after every use and super chlorinate once a week. I went into PaP and the lady said that when i use sodium...

The two colored samples are in the picture. I just used the bigger side of the test (its for ph).

More pool water with same number of drops. I recently tried to shock my pool and keep it at high shock levels for a week for some black algae i found. I dont have a das-dpd test so i improvised with what i had. I tried the diluted sample with fresh water to get a sense of how much chlorine there...

I know OTO is not that precise. But why when i double the sample size would OTO show a higher chlorine content? In the picture that is 4x the amount of water. it didnt really change much from 2x to 4x. Is the normal sample size still correct? http://imgur.com/a/Iz985

Yes it looks clean and normal...

Had a close lighting strike last night and now the pump relays on my Hayward Ecommand Controller arent working. Everything else appears to be fine. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this boards instead of spending 400$ for a new one. Im pretty sure its going to end up be a 5$ part. I just dont...

I guess I was under the impression it would cost more to heat it without the lid. I've never heard of what your talking about. Would it cost more in heating? I'm thinking of a low profile lift.

Is there enough room for a cover lifter? I thought they lifted them to the back side and there is hardly any room between the screen. Also the edge is slanted it has a cascade front (where the pool is). Your right when we first saw the house we were thinking how neat it was. Now that we've used...

So we bought I house with a pool and a built-in stand alone hot tub. If that's sounds odd to you that's because it is. They installed the hot tub so the water level is the same height as the pool. But that means it's very difficult to get into. Also there is no access to parts of the controls...

Do you mean unscrew the side panel on the outside of the hot tub? If it were the exact same controller why couldn't I pop off the cable from the back Of the controller (as seen in the picture).

The panel on my spa is going bad. Water has gotten in it and half the buttons no longer work. While im waiting for the parts department at the place it was purchased to call me back i thought i would come here. As in all things I would like to fix this myself. It seems like a simple plug and...

Ok I read the sticky and i think i have a better understanding of Bromine. My conclusion (if you agree): it had been awhile since i used the oxidizer. So i added that and ill recheck the ph in the morning. More question. I gather from the sticky that MPS and chlorine perform the same function...

Is the bromine not enough to lower it? I thought spa stay low, from the bromine...

I just refilled my spa (354 gal acrylic) and here are the results: First test (by pinch-a-penny, all i added were tabs(4), and a dose of bromine quick shot) Bromine - 5 Ph - 7.4 Total alkalinity - 100 Calcium Hard- 200 (the recommended calcium booster and that was all) The test today: Bromine...

I lubed the cap (with the clear part) on the pump basket. I didn't take the o-ring out, however, i just smeared it on the exposed part. Is that good enough? Im not sure if there is a typo (ever prime). But the pump does prime. Its self priming. It takes it a few seconds to get going but then...

I dont think i have what you are referring to. im talking about the clear part on top of the pump were the debris catcher is. It cant be empty. Water wouldn't be flowing if the pump was empty. My question is, since it doesn't fill completely up is the o-ring failing or the pump? Or something...

This is my first pool. My only experience with pools is swimming in them. I have a few questions. The water seems to be going down quickly (1 inch in a week - a few days). I searched about evaporation and it surprised me how much evaporates. But im still not sure. I guess ill do a bucket test...