brianthepoolman

What brand name of pool is this? Does it have steel tails on the top and bottom? Does it have wood walls?

for anybody who has a ozonator on there hot tub, I don"t care what you do and how much of whatever you put in, you will not be able to control the PH. thats just a fact!!!! If you guys are buying all these chemicals to solve this problem, then come buy them from me so I can retire!!!! LOL. no I really mean it. Of course low PH helps stabilize a Low PH and yes Higher alkalinity does promote a higher PH. But thats not the question. A lower alkalinity will eat your equipment up and when it does well good luck paying for the repairs. If you have an ozonator or a salt system your PH will be high all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what type of filter are you using, sand, cartridge, or D.E.?

I sell the pentair VS pump to my customers, it has been around longer than the eco-star and is back well by the company. Good luck with your decisions.

For anybody who is reading this thread, PH and alkalinity are related to each other except in certain conditions, one being the introduction of ozone and the other being salt generation. I would not have a pool or spa without worrying about the alkalinity, Does it really matter what the alkalinity is? Chlorine or bromine works better with a low PH, and when your PH gets high the sanitizer gets less effective. Now the alkalinity is something that if kept low and I mean below 50PPM your equipment is susceptible to erosion or just plain old out getting eaten up by the low alkalinity. Do whatever makes you feel more comfortable, pool guys are just like doctors, we all have our own opinion, find somebody that you trust and stick with them, somebody who actually sees your pool or spa more than likely is better off. Thanks

are you using granular dichlor or just regular bleach, if using bleach what is the percentage of sodium hypo-chloride

This is a Fanta-Sea pool correct

ASME is letting you know that it is approved for commercial applications, most residential heaters are plumbed in PVC, asme is plumbed in copper or galvinized plumbing. I sell the Raypak line also and have for 28 yrs.

I usually would try to convince my customers to atleast take the first two feet of deck off by the pool, not only is it very difficult to work around but your new pool will probably never match up to your old deck. this way you'll be one step ahead when finishing the job. If you like the company and feel good with them then use them, don't sound like their out of bounds.

that model is Ultra violet light bulb so on the end it should have a blue light glowing, if it doesn't then its either bad or not plugged in or wired in. Ozone has the smell like after a lighting storm, just a fresh smell to it. I usually try to smell the bubbles coming up from the water, where the ozone jet is. Hope this helps ya.

Balboa makes both types of ozone but mainly the sell the corona discharge, the ozonator should have a little blue light somewhere on the vessel, depending on age of tub it should still be working, most last for several thousand hours. Bromine levels should be between 1PPM to 3PPM.

there are 2 types of ozone, corona discharge and UV light. one has a light bulb and one don't. The more you mess with the TA the more the PH with bounce. I tell all my customers who have ozone to worry about the TA more than the PH. Your TA should be around 80 to 100. Bromine level is way to high. the lower the TA the more effective bromine is. If you were my customer I would recomend that you leave the tub go for about 5 to seven days then get a reading on your test results.

if you are fighting to get your PH low and keep it low, it could be due to your spa being equipped with ozone. ozone regulates PH to a high level, you can adjust it for a day but in the end it will climb right back up

I've been reading this and wondered if this tub had an ozone machine, if it does then ozone regulates the PH to a higher reading around 7.8 to 8.0. no matter what u do you cannot lower it.