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As for your other questions, MPS is a non chlorine based shock. You can use this instead of the chlorine granuals (which I assume it dichlor). The shock (either MPS or dichlor) will reactivate the bromide in your water to form sanitizer. Usually once a week is OK to use the shock or if you...

With bromine, you usually need to make sure that you have a bromide "bank" or reserve in the water and then activate it with shock (chlorine or MPS) or your cartridge system. My dealer sells these small packets that you dump in to create the reserve. Very inexpensive. I switched from bromine...

I've read in other posts that the only thing that will break down CYA is soil bacteria which may come from algae that builds up from a covered pool in winter or a pool/hot tub that is not maintained. Maybe some of the bacteria people bring into hot tubs might cause some breakdown in the CYA...

I think it "drops" due to water evaporation and then replacing it with fresh water. I might be wrong though.

You probably used the wrong type of chlorine tablets originally. The easiest way (not the cheapest or most recommended here) is to by dichlor granuals. You probably only need a teaspoon to tablespoon every other day and you won't have a heavy chlorine smell. If you time the adding of...

The common belief is that the following brands are all of equal stature but your decision on which one comes down to features and how it feels when you wet test it. Don't buy a tub without trying it first. Can't stress that enough Marquis Hot Springs (made by Watkins) Caldera (made by...

The ACE system seems to work well from what I've read and is great for people who don't have time to check their water all the time. It also leaves the water a bit softer feeling. But it is a pricey option on both up front costs and ongoing if you have to replace stuff every 2-3 years. If you...

Water life expectancy will not improve due to size or type of filter. Life expectancy is based on how well you maintain sanitizers and your type and usage of the tub. High usage and wearing suits in the tub (or not rinsing before getting in) may result in shorter life expectancy if you are...

Unless you are buying some no name/low end brand, spa filter systems are pretty much equal. Hot Springs is no better than Sundance or Marquis or Bullfrog or "fill in the blank". Any marketing one company wants to push out the door about how their system is better than another is all garbage...

I have been happy so far with bromine. I find it does not dry my skin as much as chlorine and it reminds me of hotel hot tubs (the smell) so I feel like I am on vacation whenever I am in it. LOL! But...I really like the dichlor/bleach method described in this forum. The idea of soaking in a...

Ugh! I just bought 2 pounds of MPS thinking it was just as good as chlorine to activate my bromine. My tub is only a month old and I am using the spa frog system that it came with until the cartridges are gone. Then will most likely drain, fill and swap over to chlorine. I should have just...

Ahh...got it. I'm in Boston so we are getting ready for winter here as well. I haven't decided what I am doing with regards to water temp yet. I will probably leave it around 100 to 102 and just deal with the electric costs. I have solar so it helps offset some of the costs. I also have...

What are you trying to accomplish? Controlling your hot tub via wifi? Streaming music/video? The ONLY thing I could ever see myself using a wifi based control system for my hot tub is if I wanted to keep my water temp lower when I am not going to be in it and then using the app to turn it up...

I just had a Marquis Promise spa installed in my pool area (for the winter months!). It came with the Frog Spa system built in (all Marquis do). My spa guy gave me all the chemicals as part of the boot up and quickly told me he recommends switching to dichlor once the first frog cartridge...

It turned out to be the timer that went. Electrician who did pool came out and checked it. PB is covering it under warranty. Thanks!

Well, pool guy came out to close the pool and check my pump and said it is most likely an electrical issue, not a pump failure. Said that when pumps fail there would be a humming sound but mine has nothing so he thinks the electrical coneection is the issue. And he won't fix that so I need to...

Having my first pump issue since having my pool installed. Pump seems to have died completely. A not quite 3 year old Pentair Whisperflow 1HP single speed pump. Only things I;ve tried are checking circuits, making sure power is being sent and cleaning out the basket and cheking for any large...

LOl!! I had a similar problem last year which happened to be my first year with the pool. One night I went out and dove into the pool (I didn't have any lights on) and felt something when I hit the water. As soon as I came up I saw them....hundreds of Japanese beetles. At least half of my...

My neighbor has those on his back deck. Probably the best sounding outdoor speakers I've heard so far. Very loud, great bass and, more importantly, very clear sounding.

I've seen these at various amusement parks. They sound good but the price is tough to chew when you can get similar ones a t a fraction of the price. I did the TIC ones seen below. I've seen these in amusement parks as well. I;ve had mine for a full season now and they held up great...

Thanks for the heads up. I think I will mount this right inside the back door of my garage that leads out to the pool area. It has a screen during the summer so it will give less interference than the wall. Reviews on Amazon seem to say that 30' won't be an issue so hoping it works.

What's the range you are getting with the bluetooth receiver? Where I am placing it is about 25-30 feet from where I want to keep it. And do you truly need direct line of site? I have other bluetooth devices that seem to do OK through walls.

Sweet! I just bough the bluetooth receiver you mentioned. That will answer my long term question on what to go with as the main audio source for me! I was looking to spend about $200 for another internet based radio that I can hook up to my receiver but I will gladly pay $27 for this and just...

Had my pool closed for the first time last week. It was a great first season and was able to learn the pool chemistry to keep the water clean all season. Mostly used bleach but at times used Trichlor pucks when I needed to bring the CYA levels up. We had a lot of rain that caused me to drain...

Great job on the pool! We just closed our for the first time last weekend. Sad to see it covered but it was a great first season. we had some nice weather in MA for the most part.

I had similar issue. My land is very hilly and my PB did his best to make it so any walls I needed would be small. His hope was to make it so the surrounding land could be graded. However, after talking with several planners, it was determined that it would be safer and overall better to do a...

I know this is an older thread but wanted to mention that I recently added the TIC subwoofer to my setup and it makes a huge difference in sound. Running two of the TIC speakers was fine but once I added the matching sub...I was blown away at how much more full it sounds. Anyone looking to do...

My PB gave me a quote for a Loop Loc mesh safety cover yesterday and I have no clue if its a good price or way to high. I know what I can get a standard square cover for from Loop Loc but this is a custom size for my shaped pool. Here is the quote. Loop Loc mesh cover for 20x40 oasis shaped...

Well, excavation went fine. Backfill went fine and I haven't had any major issues with my deck cracking except for one area (which was discussed in my thread). However, one thing I am dealing with is settling under the pool so areas of the vermiculite walls and slant show signs of "sinking"...

I looked into the permacrete pools when I was in the research phase. A neighbor of mine has one and has had no issues with it at all. But when pricing it out, it was way over the top compared to doing a steel wall pool or a ploymer wall pool. The only company I could find that sold Permacrete...