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  1. Does your tub cover have straps with clips to hold the cover down tight to the tub? If not, you could try adding some.
  2. It's my wife's favourite feature on our tub (it's called 'the volcano'). She's a foot person (loves foot rubs). I on the other hand don't care for foot stuff. So I use it to massage my lower legs. I'm 6'1", and ours doesn't make me feel cramped. You really have to wet test to figure out what's best for you. Lounger vs. no lounger, volcano/dome vs. not, etc. Would you buy a car for $10K without test driving it? Not likely. Same for a tub.
  3. I would suggest you leave the cover off in the sun for a bit, until your bromine level drops to around 5-7ppm, then test your pH to see what it really is and take it from there. Ways Bromine sanitizer levels will drop: 1. Using the tub 2. Sunlight 3. Something growing in the tub It isn't going to just drop on it's own, so if you shocked it to 11+ppm, covered it, and left it for a week, and have an ozonator, it's not likely to move much, even if you left the floater out.
  4. Eight 30g capfuls of Arctic Adjust Down could have your tub pretty acidic at this point. As a point of reference (I use the same Arctic Adjust Down to adjust pH down on the rare ocassion when I need to) - 1/4-1/2 of a capful of Adjust Down usually takes our pH down by 0.1-0.4. [Tub is 300 gallons]
  5. Thanks all, and thanks Spanky for the lead to CT.
  6. Has anyone used both the scumbug and the zorbie that can compare the two? I've used the Zorbie several times, and have not been all that impressed with the job it did. Plus, it's expensive ($16 here) and non-reusable/cleanable (replaced at every fill). Is the scumbug any better? I know it's cheaper, and sounds like it can last longer since it is reusable/cleanable, but does it do a good job absorbing oils, etc?
  7. Once you get done with decontamination, follow the Bromine instructions (if you're sticking with Bromine) in the Chemistry section (also, follow ALL of them; you can't really pick and choose which steps to follow). Note that the bather load you suggest (4 people, 60 mins per day) adds up to 4 bather hours per day; nevermind that 2 of them are kids. Your sanitizer demand is going to be quite significant! All the floater does is help maintain a residual level between soaks. It is not likely going to take care of your bather waste or keep your sanitizer levels up on it's own (nor with the ozonator) with that kind of bather load.
  8. The key is to have a well compacted base. Pea gravel is small, rounded, and doesn't compact. It's basically decorative. We used 6" of granular A (6" compacted depth), then put large paving stones on top, plus the spa has a 'forever floor'. As for height, keep it at or slightly above the surrounding level, for drainage purposes.
  9. At a bather load of 3+ hours per day, your Bromine demand is going to be pretty high (for residential) and you'll probably have to have a fairly high setting on your floater. Try measuring the Bromine both before and after a soak to see how much you're using up. Also, if there are bathers using a lot of lotions, oils, etc. on their skin, they should shower before tubbing. The worst thing I've found for water clarity (and foaming) is bathers hopping in who have residual soap in their suits, or use a bunch of crap on their skin (like teenagers who use bronzers). We've tried asking people to rinse their suits and not put crap on their skin if using the tub when coming over, but I guess some just don't think it's a big deal. We now have very few guests in the tub.
  10. Yes he did. He mentioned doing it the first time around, but not the second. Where did the subsequent post go where he said he drained and filled again and still ended up with cloudy water because of residual in the plumbing? That's where he mentioned adding bromine starter, and putting the floater in, but nothing about shocking to activate the sanitizer. I also suggested he vacuum/blow out with a shopvac when draining and filling.
  11. LOL! Contrary to the belief of basement developers, we don't need a stupid app for absolutely everything in life. Now, if they came up with something that could accurately measure water chemistry without me having to take a sample and spend 5 minutes doing it myself, they would have something! My tub also has that super convenient topside control panel! Amazing!
  12. Happen to know your lot number? I am also having issues to get the pink color. I have to add lots to get any pink. I know my tap water is like <10ppm calcium and have added calcium to the tub. With test strips the calcium is good, but no luck at all with the taylor kit. I had R-0011L - Lot 4064E, but I would recommend obtaining the lot from your bottle and emailing Taylor directly to see whether the batch is weak. As for your test strips, are you sure they measure Calcium Hardness? Test strips usually measure just total hardness. Also, try the above tips re:sample size or additional indicator at the beginning.
  13. What is your bromine level (ppm) before a soak? What is it after (before adding bleach)? Are you testing with a proper test kit (not strips)? While figuring out the ideal amounts of chemicals is a bit of trial and error that is unique to your level of tub usage and may take a few days or a week to hammer down, it will be impossible to do without a proper test kit. You need to get this dialed in (including determining the right setting for the floater, and start using it), or you're going to be constantly chasing it or overdosing it, to the point where your head pops off from the stress.
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