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  1. Alfred Beachport

    Trick for removing staining during a drain down

    I had some iron staining left over from having used a steel conduit nut in my light niche when I first got the spa up and running (couldn't figure out what was turning the water green until I drained it and a gallon of opaque rust-colored fluid came out of the light niche). A pool store...
  2. Alfred Beachport

    Giving PristineBlue a try

    After a couple of months trying 2-part bromine, I'm giving PristineBlue a try in my 320 ga. fiberglass spa. The only people who use it are my girlfriend and me, so the kill time is not such an issue, and I figure I can always pour some bleach in if we're going to have guests. So far we are...
  3. Alfred Beachport

    DPD bromine vs. OTO bromine

    With the brand new DPD kit from Leslie's (store replacement for my expired Spanish one), I tested my bromine spa a few minutes after activating with MPS. The reading initially indicated lower than expected (based on an OTO test I had just done on the same sample), but slowly (over a few...
  4. Alfred Beachport

    Discrepancy when testing for Bromine

    Recently finished refurbishing/installing a vintage Beachport octagon spa I got free for the pickup on Craig's List (I'll relate that story elsewhere). I'm using a 2-part bromine system (I'll be asking more questions about that elsewhere). I often deal with things rather obsessively; I just...