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WaterBear, I want to also thank you for your help in this thread and others. This directly applies to the Spa I'm receiving on Friday. It has an ozone generator, so I'll know that the bromide reserve probably won't last the full 3 months. I did order the Taylor 2106 kit and will have to read the manual very thoroughly. I chose the Bromide method because, in theory, it should be easier for my wife to manage when I am out of town and when she wants to use the tub and I don't feel like going out there. (She suffers from nerve pain and I suffer from moderate to severe seasonal allergies...so the tub is for her. I like my air filtered thank you.

I thank you for the very thoughtful response. Perhaps my "why" was the wrong question to ask, but I think you still addressed my concern. Basically it just made me worry that the manual says "do not" and one of the steps says "do". I will read more, learn more and then maybe dare try calling Caldera if a direct number can be found. I won't hold my breath in the meantime though.

Spa is going on top of 4" of concrete. Off to the side of the spa, I'll drill a 3/4" hole in the concrete. Several feet away from that hole I can dig and or "Water Jet" the hole out to be able to put Gray PVC Conduit Pipe in. I can come up and out of the hole, but I'm wondering what component I need to be able to connect a short length of Liquid Tight Flexible Conduit to the PVC? My only idea was to put a female threaded to female slip adapter onto the PVC sticking out of the ground. Then use a standard Liquid Tight Male fitting on that. I wasn't sure if that would work. I've done various roof and indoor conduit electrical work. This is my first time going underground and my first time using Liquid Tight Flex Conduit.

Why does the manual (Caldera) say "DON’T use household bleach (liquid sodium hypochlorite)." and what am I supposed to use in the 3 Step Bromine from the Bromine For Beginners which says that I need to use household bleach to shock the system to get it going. I believe one alternative is to use a non-chlorine shock, but I'd like to understand why I'm not supposed to use household unscented bleach like the Bromine For Beginners thread says. What other Chlorine Shock options do I have? I don't mind spending a little bit more if there is a decent reason, but I'd like to understand what's going on. I am buying a used Caldera tub with the Spa Frog System in-line. It seems to have been maintained well but I am going to do a thorough Nitro Decontamination anyway and I want to make sure that on my first REAL fill after the Decontamination that I do the best job I can with the 3 Step Bromine Method while still attempting to follow the manufacturer's "rules" assuming they are legit. Maybe I'll stick with a non-Chlorine based shock, but I like learning instead of following blindly. I have started learning and I'm already making a whole shopping list of things to buy, first and foremost is the Taylor K-2106, Second Filter, SeaKlear Spa System Flush, Hose Prefilter (semi-rural water system, so better than a well, but probably more metals and calcium than the city.), maybe a digital meter as a sanity check on the Taylor or as a "quick check" but I need to do more reading to see if any of them are really accurate enough. I'm also buying the Spa Frog cartridges for the minerals and the bromine dispenser, but I really like the idea of adding the initial fill bromine required to set the level without the cartridge and maybe make the cartridge last a little longer, and the shortlist of other chems I'll need to manage the water qualities as per the Bromine for Beginners thread. I think everything is making sense except that pesky Don't use household bleach versus use household unscented bleach conflict. Disclaimer: I did a silly thing. I attempted to do a search for Caldera Bleach, Household Bleach, and other variations and I either found nothing or I looked through the staggering results and didn't see anything that addressed my Hot Tub Manual telling me no. So, please forgive me if I missed something. I tried. Really. (I even enlisted Google.) Thanks!