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We just got a hot tub at a garage sale and need to know what kinds of chemicals we need for it.
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First you need to balance your water.
pH level of 7.2-7.5 use sodium carbonate to increase it and sodium bisulfate to decrease it. (This also decreases alkalinity)
the Alkalinity level needs to be between 80-120ppm. Use Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking soda) to raise it.
The hardness level needs to be at least 250ppm to 400ppm. Calcium Chloride is used to increase it.
Bromine unlike Chlorine is stable to 116 degrees. Your tub will not go past 104 legally. If it does have a tech repair it. When you look at your Bromine Tablets they will be almost completely Bromine. The concentrate will be about 28% Bromine with the rest being a form of Chlorine. (The one poster knows not what he is talking about when mixing the two.) I like to use a non-chlorine shock as my oxidizer since I hate chlorine and bromine. It is called Potassium Monopersulfate. I will keep my Bromine very low at about 1ppm and use this to shock. I do have a gas plasma Ozonator that also does my sanitizing. I recommend the above to my 3 thousand customers since it is the cheapest way to go.
First you need to balance your water.
pH level of 7.2-7.5 use sodium carbonate to increase it and sodium bisulfate to decrease it. (This also decreases alkalinity)
the Alkalinity level needs to be between 80-120ppm. Use Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking soda) to raise it.
The hardness level needs to be at least 250ppm to 400ppm. Calcium Chloride is used to increase it.
Bromine unlike Chlorine is stable to 116 degrees. Your tub will not go past 104 legally. If it does have a tech repair it. When you look at your Bromine Tablets they will be almost completely Bromine. The concentrate will be about 28% Bromine with the rest being a form of Chlorine. (The one poster knows not what he is talking about when mixing the two.) I like to use a non-chlorine shock as my oxidizer since I hate chlorine and bromine. It is called Potassium Monopersulfate. I will keep my Bromine very low at about 1ppm and use this to shock. I do have a gas plasma Ozonator that also does my sanitizing. I recommend the above to my 3 thousand customers since it is the cheapest way to go.
Whats product is safe to clean my hot tub with if its already drained?
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i recently drained my hot tub like i do every year, but then i read you can use vinegar before its drained. well im on a tight budget and cant afford the water bill to refill, but i dont want to use any harsh chemicals. what should i do now?
Answer
If you can, the most important things to clean are the jets and the filters. I use filter cleaner on mine unless they are just too fragile to clean (they are basically paper). Since filter cleaner is expensive, you can squirt the hose on them (not on full power) to loosen what collects between the paper. You probably can soak them in a diluted solution (like maybe 4:1 ratio of water to vinegar) in a laundry tub overnight. If you do that, pull all of the jets and soak them right along with the filters. That is really where bacteria, body oils and gunk accumulates. We take a toothbrush to the jets after soaking them. Some of our jets can't be pulled out, so try spraying vinegar into them and using the toothbrush to remove grunge from them, since you already drained the spa and can't run cleaner through them. You can also use vinegar to clean the rest of the shell, too. I use a blue scrungey sponge (the type for teflon pots and pans) to remove water line build up and it won't scratch the shell (and is cheaper than the ones sold for spa use).
If you can, the most important things to clean are the jets and the filters. I use filter cleaner on mine unless they are just too fragile to clean (they are basically paper). Since filter cleaner is expensive, you can squirt the hose on them (not on full power) to loosen what collects between the paper. You probably can soak them in a diluted solution (like maybe 4:1 ratio of water to vinegar) in a laundry tub overnight. If you do that, pull all of the jets and soak them right along with the filters. That is really where bacteria, body oils and gunk accumulates. We take a toothbrush to the jets after soaking them. Some of our jets can't be pulled out, so try spraying vinegar into them and using the toothbrush to remove grunge from them, since you already drained the spa and can't run cleaner through them. You can also use vinegar to clean the rest of the shell, too. I use a blue scrungey sponge (the type for teflon pots and pans) to remove water line build up and it won't scratch the shell (and is cheaper than the ones sold for spa use).
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