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Is it best to fill my hot tub with hard or soft water for the first time of the season? I have a resin-based water softener that we use in our RV that will bring the water going into it to zero grains of hardness, or should I use untreated water out of the faucet? I plan to use the Bromine...

For some reason, I'm having a real problem balancing my pH and TA this season. I have a 400-gallon spa and use PoolMath to balance everything. I've been using the same routine for over five years now and have never had a problem - until now. I'm constantly chasing my tail trying to get the pH...

I just filled my hot tub for the season and I'm having a heck of a time getting its pH and TA to the correct levels. I'm following the guidelines outlined in Nitro's article " How do I use Choline in my Spa (or pool). I'm trying to get my TA to 50 ppm like he recommends but when I do that my...

Water balances out very well using PoolMath - all of the action items are spot on as far as obtaining the proper levels I need. Here is the one area that I'm having trouble with - I'm trying to get my TA to stay at 50 but my pH measures around 7.8 to 7.9. So, when I add the recommended level...

Our new spa (400 gallons & planned temp setting of 103) will be arriving this next week and I plan to implement the Bromine method outlined by Molson in the thread - How do I use Bromine in my spa? That posting refers to another thread about first balancing your water before implementing the...

We have just purchased a new Jacuzzi J355 and will be taking delivery of it in about 10 day - 2 weeks. In the meantime I have been studying up on the different water treatment methods/systems and trying to determine what will be best for us going forward. Also, our tub will come with a cover...