Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: treviso on July 21, 2004, 08:01:09 pm
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I am wondering how to use Swirl Away? Do you just add it to existing water, run the pumps for an hour and then drain the spa? Someone told me that you have to hook up a ShopVac to the individual jets because a lot of water will remain in the plumbing of the tub even when you drain it entirely. Is this true? I have a Marquis Euphoria Spa, just for reference. Thanks in advance.
Rob
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The shop vac isn't needed unless winterizing and leaving the tub empty over winter. Otherwise, go by the directions right on the bottle.
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We used Swirl Away last week on our initial fill. We filled, added the Swirl Away, ran all jets (no air tho) for 2hrs. Then we just drained the tub, then wiped dry, used Spa Fast Gloss, then started the refill. I saw a slight film on the surface of the water, cant tell you if it was residual from Swirl Away or the gloss. We added Metal Gon, Spa Defender and did a dichlor shock that evening before anyone used the tub. In the morning, all the film was gone and the water was crystal clear.
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I agree. The shop vac is not necessary.
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When using Swirl Away for the first time when setting up a new tub like what Calico did above, do you keep the filters off to avoid all the crud getting on them?
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When using Swirl Away for the first time when setting up a new tub like what Calico did above, do you keep the filters off to avoid all the crud getting on them?
Never run your tub without a filter in it.
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Dazed is correct. Remove your filters and/or filter socks before using swirl away.
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I agree with Tony...however remember to remove anything from the tub that might get sucked down the plumbing when the filters are removed. i.e. Rubber ducks, thermometers, scumbugs/balls, poodles etc.
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I thought the filter socks are surposed to say on to protect the 2nd pump?
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Never run your tub without a filter in it.
Your right, you never know when a rabbit or small child may jump in.
My system uses a bypass filtering on pump #1, the only filtering on pump #2 is the screens over the intake, which will stop anything bigger than a pebble.
I'll be running swirl away with no filters.
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wmccall is right as usual, you should remove the filter(s), filter socks and anything floating in the tub.
Its swirl away not rocket science.
For those who dont read the instructions, turn off top-side air controls. If you dont foam will rise up and down the walls of your spa.
I guess my customers with D-1's cant use this product as there is no way to turn off the air ???
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It says right on the bottle to run S A without your filters in. Also tells you not to run any air in those same directions.
I left the filter socks on cuz thats their job, right? To cover up those filter things. I washed them with my laundry then bleached them white and rinsed them with our swimwear to remove soap. All fixed, no big deal and I will leave them the next time I S A too.
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For those who dont read the instructions, turn off top-side air controls. If you dont foam will rise up and down the walls of your spa.
I guess my customers with D-1's cant use this product as there is no way to turn off the air ???
I'd like to thing I am going to read the instructions, but now that I have seen it here, I'll be sure to shut off the air as I'll be visioning all that foam. Sure hope it comes in the mail tommorow! Maybe Doc will personally drive it to Ohio.
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If you are near Columbus and near Brice Road he will bring it for yea...Jt
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If you are near Columbus and near Brice Road he will bring it for yea...Jt
North end - 20 miles from Brice Road. The Doc I was referring to was Dr Spa from Rhtubs, they're in California aren't they? I could have bought this locally? I haven't seen it anywhere.
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Yea i know you were talking about Dr.Spa........Columbus is a nice area but not many things to do unless you go to the waffle house.I only goto columbus for the Mopar nationals every aug.JohnnyT
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Alright, just drained my spa and used swirl away. Thought you didn't need to shut off the air. The foam does build up....at least 2 feet above the rim!
No big deal, I'm sure it still does the job..
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Funny thing happen to me on my way home i took a Taxi cab and a space ship picked me up and told me about Swirl away.....jt
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My first result with Swirl away wasn't fully what I expected. I fully read the instructions, but sometimes you have to interpret the instructions and see what they are trying to achieve.
As mentioned earlier in this thread you are supposed to turn off the air going to the jets. As mentioned they can cause serious foaming, which I'm guessing takes the product out of the water where you want it to be.
My thinking was turn on every jet (with out air) including ones I sometimes turn off, and turn on the waterfalls so the product would flow through those pipes. I also turned on the neck and shoulder jets, which in this case was a mistake. These jets are above the waterline and very powerful. With them and the waterfalls, I got massive foam piles nearly 6 foot high. The foam was very clean, which I was a little dissapointed in, but after and hour I did see some "crud" on the foam.
Next time when I use the other half of the bottle I'll leave the waterfalls and neck jets off, at least for the first 45 minutes.
While the amount of junk I got out of the tub didn't seem that dramatic for a year and a half old tub, upon refill, I did notice all my spinner jets to seem to be operating more freely and the jets are much easier to turn off and on, so I guess the $8 I spent on the bottle was probably worth it.
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Six feet high foam? That must have been one interesting sight! You didn't happen to shoot any photos of that, by chance?
Brewman
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Six feet high foam? That must have been one interesting sight! You didn't happen to shoot any photos of that, by chance?
Brewman
Had it not been midnight and just after our soak at which time my ambition is usually pretty low, I might have thought about grabbing the camera.