Anyone have a swim spa and use a flippin frog or @ease? Got a used swim spa and I’m not sure if I should use the same things I use in my regular pool or if it needs to be treated like a hot tub?
Frog for Swim Spa?
- Thread starter Tunerville
- Start date
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,770
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Those aren’t recommended as they add metals to the water & often chlorinate haphazardly leading to unsanitary water conditions.
An Ahhsome purge is recommended in new spas & even more so in a used spa so that you start fresh.
Then you can just follow this guide
www.troublefreepool.com
If you’re looking for something that will provide standby chlorination whether you’re there or not you may want to look into a drape over swg like the saltron mini or controlomatic.
A spa is similar to a pool in that all the same Pool Care Basics apply but there is a much higher fc demand due to the higher bather load in such a small amount of water. If fc is allowed to fall below minimum FC/CYA Levels
at any point nasties proliferate rapidly
& can cause serious problems.
It’s a big ole bowl of people soup & must be treated as such.
An Ahhsome purge is recommended in new spas & even more so in a used spa so that you start fresh.
Then you can just follow this guide
How do I use Chlorine in my Spa (or pool)?
If you have a question about any information within this Sticky, please start a new thread for yourself where you will receive very quick responses to your specific questions. Thank you! Introduction There are two main things to consider when maintaining your hot tub water, Water Balance and...
www.troublefreepool.com
If you’re looking for something that will provide standby chlorination whether you’re there or not you may want to look into a drape over swg like the saltron mini or controlomatic.
A spa is similar to a pool in that all the same Pool Care Basics apply but there is a much higher fc demand due to the higher bather load in such a small amount of water. If fc is allowed to fall below minimum FC/CYA Levels
at any point nasties proliferate rapidly
& can cause serious problems.It’s a big ole bowl of people soup & must be treated as such.
A swim spa is much closer, temperature and volume/bather ratio to a hot tub than a pool.
As was said, avoid the frog. It is a false sense of security, and it makes measuring things difficult.
As was said, avoid the frog. It is a false sense of security, and it makes measuring things difficult.
Check out the mini salt systems for spas/hot tubs. I have the Saltron Mini and it works like a charm. There are others that work for spas up to I think 2,000 gallons.
Maddie
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