2nd Purge - Oh & Pool Math is Incredible!!

[greatestvalue]

He everyone,
Hope youre doing awesome.

I did a purge today due to needing to empty the spa to get the cover lift & handrail under the tub. Figured if I was going to empty I mine as well start fresh again.
I used the ahh-some, did a full & mini cycle.

Note to self: remember to come back and read prior instructions before doing it again. Just a few minor things I forgot but could/would make a difference.

Got floaters, but I know they are nothing to worry about.

Tested today and will start with dichlor again for 3 days until I can get CYA to 30??

Readings were similar to first fill & purge. Spa is only a month old.

Ive been testing for the month and surprisingly the FC & PH seem to hold up very well. Very little needed in the line of chlorine to keep things stable.

Im finding if you read what is here on the forums, the spa is no where near the maintenance we thought it was going to be.

It is like a big bathtub to soak, have hydrotherapy in and decompress.

So thank you to all here who contribute so the rest of us can learn, & enjoy vs having it be a chore to take care of.

 

[kimkats]

So glad you are finding TFP so helpful and finding it REALLY does work. Good job on taking care of your spa and being able to enjoy it instead of working on it!

 

[Mdragger88]

Hey there
I see from your poolmath logs you are using ALOT of dpd powder.
2 level scoops or 1 heaping scoop should do it. If not then your fc is too low to be measured & you should assume it is zero.
To prevent problems be sure to keep fc above minimum for your cya at all times FC/CYA Levels. If it’s a long soak w/ multiple people you may even need to add a little mid soak.
FC should never be below 2ppm even with low cya lest nasties will grow.
Most who manually dose their tubs raise fc somewhere between target & slam level for their cya after soaking to allow for the fc consumption from bather waste & still have enough residual fc to get through the next soak or to the next dose the following day.
& yes - after using enough dichlor to reach 30ppm or so cya switch to bleach/liquid chlorine.