New member relative posted in spas and hot tubs (water chemistry ?'s) but doesn't show under forum new content and getting no response...curious why it doesn't show up in new content.
Posted in spas and hot tubs but doesn't show under forum new content.
- Thread starter willygee
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- Jul 21, 2013
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Spamaster....... Water balancing and chemistry and wants to take over his spa maintenance.
- Jul 21, 2013
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I see the post.
He/she asks a bromine question. I think few of us know the water chemistry for a bromine spa.
I decided not to answer and challenge why bromine is being used and suggest he switch to a chlorine spa.
There is a sticky that should have been seen by him...
How do I use Bromine in my spa (or pool)?
Originally Posted by waterbear There is a lot of misinformation on the proper way to use Bromine so I hope this primer is helpful. First, you need to establish a bromide reserve in the water. Bromine tablets can do it by themselves but it can take literally weeks until enough dissolves. Some...
www.troublefreepool.com
This site is focused on chlorine based pool care. Bromine spa care gets on the edge of this communities knowledge.
A spa is a small enough body of water to convert, basically drain and rinse well and maybe even change out the filter and refill....
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VinnyinNJ
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First you use dichlor to establish about 30 PPM stabilizer in the water then yes liquid chlorine.
People do use bromine, most people use chlorine as far as I know.
VinnyinNJ
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Sure! Put the CYA into a sock and stick it into the filter compartment, I don't know what effect it will have on an acrylic tub so I would try and keep it off the acrylic. I have a recerc pump so 24 hour filtering and my filters stop below the water line. He may have to run filter cycles if he doesn't have a continuous pump. Or if he can rig up something to dangle it in the tub to be in constant contact with the water. Like a pool, I would give it a little while in the tub and then squish the sock to get it to enter the water quickly.
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They can only convert to chlorine after replacing all the water if they are currently using bromine.
You can go to bromine from chlorine but not the other way around.
You can go to bromine from chlorine but not the other way around.
VinnyinNJ
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