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  1. I let my PH drfit too high and I got the same scaling sysmptoms. I vacuumed up the scale and I put the technichlor in vinegar and it cleaned right up, PH has been kept at 7.4 to 7.5 with zero issues since. Good scare for sure. Turned out I had a bad testing kit that showed PH at 7.5 regsrdless. Once I used a different kit, the PH was around 8. Never hurts to have an alternative kit to keep your regular kit honest. Anyway, I love the SWG, best thing I bought for my hot tub IMO.
  2. Laugh all you want, this thing has been worth its weight in gold. Basically no maintainence at all for sanitizer. I was gone for 8 days on a MC trip and got back a week ago, left it on #2 setting, come back to a 2 ppm Cl. I leave it set at 4 and I use it nightly, have mainted a 3 ppm for a week. I NEVER worry about no sanitizer and after figuring out how my tub reacts, this thing makes it a breeze. I highly recommend and have ZERO interst in ANY company. I am bleach, borax, baking soda and technichlor...period. Best thing I bought for my tub no doubt.
  3. When I was on the Bromine system, I bought the floater Waterbear suggested. I could easily go 2 weeks prior to the tabs being depleted. I have a 395 gallon tub and 2.5 setting kept a Bromine level of around 4-5 ppm and the tabs lasted a long time. As far as the floater, I just sat it on the patio fence around my tub, never was an issue at all. Once out of the water it did not "leak" anything.
  4. As far as I know, you can add anytime. I added after I filled by a few weeks the first time. Now I add on re fills. I also picked up some test strips for Borates, as much as I don't trust test strips, they seem to work OK. The pool calculator is a great tool.
  5. Chem Geek, it was Leisure time Metal Gone. I was in the middle of converting to a SWG when this happened. Last night I drained the tub as it was also cloudy for some reason. I really had things messed up. I rinsed toughly this AM and refilled. Added 6.5 pounds salt (5.5 pool salt and 1 lb certified mineral salt) All else I added was 20 ppm Borates with 20 mule borax, took the CH up to 150 with calcium chloride, added baking soda to raise TA, adjusted PH to 7.8 with dry acid after all else stabilized and used 6% Clorox to bring FC to 4 ppm. I have the Technichlore running now and all looks good. Just sat in it for 20 minutes and I think I am going to like the salt system. Maybe my imagination but it sure seems to feel better then the bromine system did. Skin just feels smoother I guess is the word. Felt good as the water temp is only at 86 degrees! So hot outside I thought I would just leave heat off for a bit. Current readings after getting out of tub are: CH = 150 TA = 100 Borates = 30 PH = 7.8 FC = 3 Sodium chloride = 1850 ppm (SWG is showing good level with green lights, I will take to pool store to have it checked digitally prior to adding more salt) Do you think I should add CYA? Pool guy said not to since it is a covered spa? I will do whatever you recommend. THX
  6. Upon refilling my hot tub, I had the water pretty much balanced. My tap water has about 50 PPM CH. This has been the way it is each time. I added the proper amount of Calcium booster and had it around 300 PPM. I then realized that my supplier told me on all refills to add a bottle of "Metal Gone". Well, without thinking, I added after the fact. Now my CH is at zero. I have since added 12 ounces of calcium chloride and it is still at zero. (400 gallon tub) Do I need to drain and start over? Or can I keep adding till it comes up? AUHGG!!
  7. I was told that if I used Mineral Salt (Dead Sea Mineral salt to be exact) I would need more than if I used regular pool salt. I am understanding that I need 1.5 pounds of pool salt per 100 gallons of water to achieve 2000 ppm Sodium Chloride. Can anyone tell me how much Mineral salt I need to achieve the same of 2000 ppm sodium chloride? Thanks for any help.
  8. Will mineral salt work? I bought certified " Pure Dead Sea Mineral Salt" as I read it has benefits to the skin. Is this true or should I just use normal pool salt? THX
  9. Well I am about to find out. I ordered one and it should be here in a few days. I will keep everyone posted on this. I am cautiously optimistic as I have found nothing but good reports. Trouble is it is very difficult to find many reports at all. After it arrives I will do the conversion and hopefully all goes well. I ordered a supply of Mineral salt (not needed or recommended) but since my grand daughter has excema (SP) I figured it can't hurt. One question is the manufacture says not to ad CYA inhibitor but a user of the product says I should. Any input on this? THX
  10. Dr. Spa, why is it you look to slam somebody like there is a pot of gold for doing so? Does it make you feel better? It kind of makes you look like a jerk. No doubt this is not a medical forum and they should consult a real doctor, but that kind of replies will not help membership which I would think is important. No need to be a a$#.
  11. Man I deserve some more college credits for reading through this thread!
  12. I have read all I can find on the Technichlor where I am pretty convinced it causes no trouble. Sure wish a few more people would chime in on this.
  13. Good luck with this, I can't get any information as far as users or experience goes. I am interested but I have had not much luck finding information on the Technichlor.
  14. I am thinking I am going to try the technichlor system. I was told that I can use the Taylor 2106 for chlorine simply by dividing the test used for bromine in half? Is this accurate? THX
  15. I did some reading online about Technichlor / Colorchlor. It seems to be a real deal? I would be interested to hear from the more experienced members what their opinions are. If this is what it claims to be, I think I will be purchasing one. Waterbear / Chem Geek and others, what do you say about them? THX
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