Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: keithtc on May 21, 2006, 09:03:09 pm
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I HAVE HOT SPRINGS ENVOY WITH NO OZONE.
I WANT TO STOP USING BAQUA SPA BRAND AND START USING SOMETHING DIFFERENT
WANT EASY BUT EFFECTIVE WAY TO TREAT WATER COST NOT MAJOR CONCERN BUT DONT WANT TO SPEND $$$$
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You have 2 other choices - chlorine and bromine; both have pros and cons. Both are easy and you don't need ozone.
Coming from Baqua, BOTH will be less expensive.
Chlorine (which is either dichlor or lithium - don't use anything else) is added before or after using the tub (most here use it after) to get a reading of 3 PPM 20 minutes after adding it. The chlorine will dissipate after a while (15 to 24 hours) and you add more either the next time you soak or every other day if you didn't soak.
Bromine is added with a feeder if your tub doesn't have a feeder in the filter area and the idea is to keep a residual (I think 5 PPM) all the time.
With both systems you need to shock once a week either with chlorine or something called MPS (first initials for a chemical compound).
You will need to clean the filters REALLY well as Baqua reacts to both from what I've read.
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First I would try TURNING YOUR CAP LOCKS OFF
Next, try dichlor, I have never looked back since switching from bromine.
Steve
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I echo exactly what COLA said. I've gone from Baqua to Bromine and now to dichlor.
And it is a bit hard to read posts that are done in call caps.