I think i'm going to purchase a good test kit, from watching videos and reading on this page there seems to be a lot of discrepancies with having the store test the water. In regards to chemicals where is a good place to start. The pool store seems very expensive, I know of a store a few towns away that is kind of like a big lots store that sells chemicals for much less money but should I go with a name brand?
be sure to to get the Taylor 2006c, tf pro or the tf100 as you need the fas/dpd that is included with those.
Depending on an outside party for testing is a recipe for disaster - you need to be able to test often & accurately as a hot tub can turn real bad real quick without proper sanitation.
Ahhsome for your purge is available on amazon & tftestkits.net
To follow the dichlor then bleach method in the link i posted above you can just get dichlor @ Walmart in the spa section
it’s 99% dichlor & doesn’t have any “blue” ingredients (spa essentials I believe) it’s about $9 - 1 container lasts me a year.
Amazon has some other brands as well just be sure it’s 99%.
Walmart,lowes,home depot, ace etc.
all have “liquid chlorine” in the pool section
or
you can use plain, unscented, non splashless, no chloromax/fabric conditioners household bleach.
Just be sure to select the percentage u are using in
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Muriatic acid (to lower ph) is available in the pool section of hardware/big box stores.
Ph up is probably not necessary as in a spa aeration can raise this quickly without the need for chemicals
But borax or washing soda can accomplish this as well & are easily found if needed in the grocery store/Walmart in the laundry aisle
Baking soda (ta up) - cheap & available everywhere just have a box on hand (about 50 cents)
Borates -if u choose/need can be added with granular boric acid from duda diesel.com
There are thousands of different pool chemicals companies attempt to sell you. These pool chemicals are cheap, easy to find, and have little side effects.
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