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tubin:
wooo, then i am living in a pipe dream if i follow my dealer's recommendation to change water every 6 months?

that did sound kind of long as the manual said 4 months.

well tonight the tub is finally clear again so i may use this water for a week or two more, just to see the difference old water makes (this is my first change).

when you change the water, do you use a ph balancer like "perfect ph" to stabilize the water?  i didn't the initial fill and have only added ph up 5-6 times during the 3 months of use....would this help at all?

thanks again!

Chas:
If this comes up again, I would do as has been suggested and shock with dichlor. Save the MPS.

But do it like this: add two dry ounces of dichlor - leave the lid open and run the jets for an hour or so.

Quick rinse of the filter, close it up for the night. Next morning, test to be sure the chlorine level is still at the top. If not, one more ounce of dichlor, run jets with lid open for 1/2 hour, and I bet you'll have a nice clear tub by time you get home from work that day.

wmccall:

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I would have to say yes,  I feel I have done a great job getting 3 months through the winter.  Mark Vee also stated it pretty well, go ahead and dump the water, you will be suprised how much better it looks and feels.  The fact that you went this long and haven't seen anything to0 drastic is probably a testament to what your doing right.  In the winter, I put off a water change by doing a partial dump.  My spa is 425 gallons, and I'll drain off about 100 and refill, that helps me extend the time till a total refill.

I very vividly remember that first water change after 3 months, I thought my water looked fine, but  was suprised how much better it was new.

Roborph:
 I add about 1 or 2 tsp of dichlor daily depending on usage. I shock once each week. This schedule works great for me.
When my water gets cloudy, I shock with dichlor and it takes at least 3 or 4 days to get back to normal. I also change my water every 4 months...

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