Duck Man
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I use a re-agent test kit for my testing and after use my pH is always above 8.0.
Is using pH stabalizer an effective way of handling this? I am worried that if I drop the CH below the recommended ppm to use the pH stabalizer it could have adverse affects.
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After each use of my tub of course I have to add dichlor, but also my pH reads 8 or above so I have to add pH down and in turn I have to add TA up because of the chemical I am adding to lower my pH. I run my CH around 180-200. Is there anything I can do to lower the chemical usage? Is this normal for the pH to shoot up after each use? After I do threatment my water stays pretty much dead on until the next time I use it.
I am wondering about a pH lock but you cannot use it if CH is 150 ot above. If you drop your CH to use this doesn't it increase your chances of scale or deposits on the heating element?
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What is everyones opinion on MPS treatment with dichlor shocking?
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And who is it that's caught in the middle when Jimmy calls the local vacuum repair depot and he can't figure out why the breaker keeps tripping? Does this guy have the parts on hand? NOPE! He goes out after he has looked after HIS OWN customers and stares at it like a deer in headlights for a while and then calls Jim to send some parts that he think may fix it.
2 weeks has gone by and the guy has a few minutes to run back to this house and tries to figure it out. Ooops...forgot that we may need this other part... DARN!
4 weeks later (he was on holidays for a bit) the vacuum repair guy shows up again with some duct tape and flat head screwdriver to fix this overpriced POS while the customer (we'll call him Mr.Idiot) stand there scratching his head and is pissed because he hasn't been in his POS for almost 2 months.
Get the picture? Yeah... well thought out system Puddin Head!
Steve
Hey dumb a$$,
Already talked to Caldera and there is a service tech in the area and the manufacturer will warranty any service and parts. Yeah puddin head, I thought it through.
Some people can't take it when others get a deal.
What kind of tub do you have loser?
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Please get rid of Jim_the_jim, I am tired of him trying to sell his junk on here!
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We call a service company and send them out to fix any problems.
We use a thing called money to pay them with. I don't know if you know what money is
because you must be hurting for money if you don't see much of it.
Let me make this clear to you.
1/ Our spas are made to a much higher standard.
2/ We built our entire line to be sold over the net, so we have very low overhead.
3/ We put the money into the spas and into serviceing them. Not into advertising and sales commissions.
By doing that we have been shipping spas for the last 9 years all over the country to smart shoppers.
The only time we have had trouble finding service is when the customer lives out in the desert. And we have still managed to find someone to fix it. It just took a while because there were no dealers, and no spa repair people within 80 miles of the customer. So, we found a retired plumber who lived near by to go out and fix a tiny leak.
It is not that hard, you just have to know what you are doing and you have to have spas that don't break down so that you don't have to spend a lot of money on warranty.
I hope that answers your questions.
Jim, no one in here values your opinion....get lost!
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Jim, doesn't seem like your opinions in this forum are valued. Every time you give advice someone corrects you. hhmmmmmm
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What was the regular retail price on this? As far as warranty goes, I would roll the dice if it is a big price difference anyway. I think you get a ton of people in here that are in the business and make these slanted comments. In your case you still have access to having work done under warranty anyway.
Retail is about $7295.00
I was quoted at 3 other dealers for $6800.00 to $6995.00
Here is some history for you. When the economy is bad the spa companies make cheap crap. Their dealers take the brunt of this and go out of business.
How could a dealer for one of the largest companies on earth be going out of business, whey they say they have gained in the market share, which by the way the market is really small right now because of the all the crap going on with the economy.
What is going to happen is you are going to pay a hell of a lot of money for a service technician to come out, because they do not cover his full price. They also do not cover the drive time.
Would you like the phone number so you can call the dealer and ask him why he's closing one of his stores? Actually I think he is moving his store location to another city. Thats beside the point... I am getting it for over $2000.00 cheaper than the 3 other dealers that I talked to. And as for as the warranty goes, Caldera has one of the most reputal warranties and service record. If I need to pay a sub-contractor $150.00- $200.00 to save $2000.00 so be it...You do the math.
I should have know you were going to comment.
Jim you are like herpes....just can't get rid of em'.
Are you still selling Morgan spas?
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Already talked to Watkins the manufator about it. They said it's not a problem, they sub-contract people to work on tubs all the time for people that buy from out of area dealers. Even if I have to pay a few dollars for labor, the savings are worth it.
Plus the dealer that I am buying it has a HS store closer to my house that can help with tech support.
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Getting the Caldera Martinique 06' model. for $4495.00. Adding Monarch CD Ozone for $250.00. I stumbled on a Caldera buiseness that was closing his doors. So now we get an idea of the mark up on these things.
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Any suggestions on what chemicals to use. Getting ready to get a Caldera and I know the salesman is going to try to sell me their chemicals, but should I and could I get everything I need online for less $$$
What do I need to buy? I don't know nothin' about nothin'!!!! HELP!
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My wife and I bought the Caldera Martinique in June, and we love it! Our dealer is local, within 10 miles of our house, so I don't know about long-distance service. Good luck to you.
Can I ask what you paid?
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You are obviously lost in the mire of sales rhetoric. Why would you buy something that you know nothing about?
Here is a good place to start to understand.
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http://www.xxxx.com/FullFoamVSThermallySealed.html
Jim_the_Jim...... Go toHell!! Is there an ignore button on this site? This guy really bothers me! I think I've seen his picture on the national sexual predators web site.
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I am interested in the Martinique and there are no Caldera dealers in my town. I have found 5 dealers but all of them are in the 200-250 mile range. I am thinking of purchasing the Martinique but I talked to the manufacture and they told me that the dealer is responsible for any warranty work on the tub. Talking to the dealers and they are telling me it is too far to make a service run. Do people buy from out of area dealers often and what do you do about service?
Second question:
One of the dealers that I talked to is closing his doors and is making me a killer offer, is this a wise choice? I feel like I will have no support at all if I go this route, I can atleast call and get support over the phone with a dealer 250 miles away.
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My main breaker is only about 12 feet from where my hot tub is going to be. Do I still need to install a GFCI in between the breaker and the tub? It seems kind of sensless. Also do I need to ground any metal support that I may put in my cement slab such as rebar?
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My wife and I have been researching hot tubs for a couple of months now. I really liked the D-1 Californian, we went to the local dealer and all he had to wet test was a Chairman II, the salesman said that it is very simular to the Californian. We wet tested the Chairman II and my wife nearly drowned. She is only 5'4" and she did not fit into any of the seats. If I am going to spend this kind of money I don't want to use booster seats. My question is does anyone have any advice on hot tubs that has seating that will comfortably seat a shorter person? We are also looking at the Caldera Martinique, and the Jacuzzi 355. The dealers here look at you like you are crazy when you tell them you want to wet test, the damn things are selling faster than they can get them in so they don't seem to be too worried about it.
Flashing "temp"
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I have a 2006 Caldera Martinique and when I put it in summer mode the "temp" flashes. If I take it off of the summer mode it stops. I have tried cleaning the filter and adding water but it still does it in summer mode. I called the salesman and he couldn't give me an answer and the tech was out for the day. Sales guy said he thinks it could be because the temp of the H2O is greater than the temperature reading. Is this right? Can anyone help? And will it hurt to continue to run it in summer mode if it is flashing?
Thanks and Peace out!