Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: bradleyabell on March 28, 2018, 08:06:53 pm
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Hi everyone. I’m using bromine in my tub with a bromine floater with tablets. I normally keep a good level of bromine once the tub. It was getting low so I just shocked it with 4 tablespoons of MPS. I Tested the water 10 min after doing so and it’s reading out 0 bromine. Any idea what’s going on?
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Did you test the bromine level right before shocking? Shock shouldn't affect the sanitizer level, least I don't think it should. I keep my sanitizer at a very low almost non existent level, and shock once a week.
You might crush up a tablet or two and throw it in the filter well to bounce it back up.
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Add some sodium bromide to activate the bromine
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Did you test the bromine level right before shocking? Shock shouldn't affect the sanitizer level, least I don't think it should. I keep my sanitizer at a very low almost non existent level, and shock once a week.
You might crush up a tablet or two and throw it in the filter well to bounce it back up.
I always thought the purpose of shocking was to raise the active sanitizer level??
I ended up adding a tablespoon or two of dichlor and that shot it right up.
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Did you test the bromine level right before shocking? Shock shouldn't affect the sanitizer level, least I don't think it should. I keep my sanitizer at a very low almost non existent level, and shock once a week.
You might crush up a tablet or two and throw it in the filter well to bounce it back up.
I always thought the purpose of shocking was to raise the active sanitizer level??
I ended up adding a tablespoon or two of dichlor and that shot it right up.
I would imagine, should be fine! As for shocking, and guessing you know? It is not a sanitizer. But if you are using a liquid bromide solution like enhance or some such things, then yes it will "activate" the bromine. Using tablet form is no different than using a chlorine tablet system. So at that point all MPS is doing is oxidizing organic material and off gassing chloramines and bromines.
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Isn't the MPS supposed to activate the bromine in the tub? I've never had this issue before until I just drained the water last month. This past weekend I put in 3 tablespoons of MPS and it did nothing to the bromine level. Normally it spikes it anytime I add MPS. Any suggestions??