Not knowing any better at the time, I filled my used hot tub (see signature) for the first time with well water. Having had problems with it keeping chlorine-dichlor level above zero and ph at acceptable level, I have decided to use ahh-some, drain and clean, and refill using a Pre-fresh garden hose end water filler and a new hot tub filter.. After fill I plan to first add HTH metal control; my math shows I should use 1 1/3 ml for initial HTH treatment. From there I plan to follow Nitro's sticky of 11-14-08 in this forum for balancing and sanitation. I have a Taylor K-2006 test kit. I tested my well water from a tap for calcium hardness with a result of 230 ppm and think this is acceptable. My questions are:
Is my plan reasonable? Any advice for revising it? For weekly HTH treatment is use of 1 ml ok as it is difficult to get an eye dropper with less? When I need to use baking soda, borax, dichlor, sodium bisulfate, or other solids, which need to be pre-dissolved before adding? Is my calcium hardness level ok for my 140 gallon hot tub? Do I read test results correctly with fluorescent lighting?
Being a newbie I am certain I will have other questions later but these are enough to get me going. Thank you for any responses and help.
PS: If my first post lacks or contains more than what one normally has, please advise.
Is my plan reasonable? Any advice for revising it? For weekly HTH treatment is use of 1 ml ok as it is difficult to get an eye dropper with less? When I need to use baking soda, borax, dichlor, sodium bisulfate, or other solids, which need to be pre-dissolved before adding? Is my calcium hardness level ok for my 140 gallon hot tub? Do I read test results correctly with fluorescent lighting?
Being a newbie I am certain I will have other questions later but these are enough to get me going. Thank you for any responses and help.
PS: If my first post lacks or contains more than what one normally has, please advise.
