DK117 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 Ok a few newbie questions about Leisure time line of products 1. Do I really need to use an entire bottle of Metal Gon upon initial fill? 350 gallon tub. It's only $8, but could add up if I change water every 3 months. 2. What the heck is Renew? It says it's a non-chlorine shock oxidizer 32.18% potassium peroxymonosulfate. This one is $24, I think it was suggested that with high usage and kids that I'd be adding after every use. The initial fill with Metal Gon and Spa 56 (Dichlor) seems pretty straight forward, and they also gave me Spa Up and Spa Down for pH, but then what? Can I move right into bleach? I really thought the shock part was more chlorine, but Renew specifically says it's non-chlorine. Please let me know what I'm missing here. Thanks DK117 Quote
mcw53 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 Ok a few newbie questions about Leisure time line of products 1. Do I really need to use an entire bottle of Metal Gon upon initial fill? 350 gallon tub. It's only $8, but could add up if I change water every 3 months. 2. What the heck is Renew? It says it's a non-chlorine shock oxidizer 32.18% potassium peroxymonosulfate. This one is $24, I think it was suggested that with high usage and kids that I'd be adding after every use. 3. The initial fill with Metal Gon and Spa 56 (Dichlor) seems pretty straight forward, and they also gave me Spa Up and Spa Down for pH, but then what? Can I move right into bleach? I really thought the shock part was more chlorine, but Renew specifically says it's non-chlorine. 1. "Metal Gon prevents the iron, copper and other minerals sometimes found in fill water from staining the spa surface" - Do you have specific mineral issues with your fill water? If not, I wouldn't add any Metal Gon. 2. Renew is Leisure Time's brand of what is commonly referred to as MPS (monopersulfate). As you stated, it is a non-chlorine oxidizer. Basic sanitation requires oxidation of bather waste and prevention of bacteria growth. Dichlor (chlorine) handles both of these chores. Using MPS can take some of the oxidizing load freeing up the chlorine to fight bacteria. Some people use MPS to reduce chlorine usage and to handle high bather loads as suggested by your dealer. But $24 is pretty steep; I assume this is for a 2.2 LB bottle. I would shop around a little. I use SeaKlear's MPS (45.2% potassium peroxymonosulfate) and can buy it locally in 1 LB bags for $5.50. You can get it online for about the same price (e.g. here). 3. You will most likely need the Spa Up and Spa Down to keep your pH and Total Alkalinity within the desired range. You can learn all about the dichlor-then-bleach method by reading and understanding Nitro's Approach To Water Maintenance. There are a lot of details in the post, but in a nutshell, you use dichlor until approximately 30 ppm cyanuric acid (CYA) has been added to your spa and then switch to bleach. Quote
bart6453 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 Nitro's approach to water maintenance.... +1 by the way mike, that bug is driving me nutz....and now I have a smudge on my screen. Quote
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