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Another Newbie, Another question. Something a bit different - water changes?

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swilly1000:

--- Quote from: Michael Russell on November 04, 2018, 03:43:35 pm ---...the Hot zone jets in the Marquis kicks A$$. The two big jets in the Epic are super strong. I love them!

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I remember hitting those jets on a wet test....sweeeet.
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bud16415:

--- Quote from: Michael Russell on November 04, 2018, 06:46:24 pm ---Hey Bud..

You mentioned the dishwasher and it reminded me of an article I skimmed over back when I was looking at tubs..

https://www.hottubworks.com/blog/clean-spa-filters-in-the-dishwasher/


In short the author felt it did not clean the filter adequately.

There are some other suggestions to look at...

Mike

--- Quote from: bud16415 on November 04, 2018, 04:31:21 pm ---I haven’t tried it but one hot tub dealer in our area suggested using the dishwasher also. He warned to use a setting that didn’t have heated drying.

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I tend to agree with that write up and haven’t tried the dishwasher and likely wont. The only exception to those directions and I feel is a really big one is in using really hot water. And a lot of concentrated pressure. The spray back I get from my jet nozzle is more than I would like to do indoors so I just do it on the deck even in the winter. I wait for a break in the weather like a January thaw day and do it then.

Another tip I have found works for me is timing your water changes to work around winter. When I can I like to change the water about now. Get in and really clean out the shell good and flush it all out. Come spring or late winter if the water is looking a little old but its too cold to be out there draining the tub and cleaning it I do a partial drain and fill. Taking a third to half the water out will do amazing things to your test numbers and leave the water  looking much better and will buy you a month or two on the water.

I have a hose coiled up on the end of the deck with one end attached to my houses waster water sewer line that goes back to the waste treatment plant. The other end has the hose connection to the drain valve on the tub. Takes about a minute to attach it and open the valve. No flooding the back yard with hot water and making a ice rink. I drain it down and then add hot back in until the water heater runs out of hot and then mixed with the cold the tub hardly drops at all. Within a hour or two we are back in it.

I actually thought about using this method all year long and only doing a major change and fill once a year.

What I normally do right before I change the water or do a partial change is get in the tub the night before and take a micro fiber cloth and wipe it down really good. We do this actually about once a month normally the day before I clean the filter. Keeps the acrylic as slick as new.   

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