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Thanks. How about at my next 4-month drain and fill interval? Do you think it will mess with the seal at that point assuming it’s cured

That’s what I’m worried about - his fear of it ruining/dissolving the seal. I wonder the accuracy of this statement. Anyone have experience with this here? I’m curious if anyone on here has used a purge product after a seal procedure and still has the seal hold If there is a genuine concern about the purge products ruining the leak seal that’s a real problem for those wanting to use it!

It just keeps getting better. so I was hoping I could use my Ah sum AFTER the fix a leak procedure/cure period, but the marlig guy says I should have done it before adding fix a leak. can I get by with a drain/refill without a purge one time and just purge at next drain fill? Will this purge ruin the seal for the leak stop? am I screwed? @Ahhsomeguy

Thanks again. Last question promise. do you think it will ruin/disrupt the seal if after haven’t followed the leak instructions I add ahhsum before draining?

So attempting this now and crossing my fingers. Still unclear on a few things: 1) added 4oz of product to 215 gallon tub as I think I may have an Uber small leak. 2) going out every 15 minutes for next 4-6 hours to keep jets on high 3) after that I’ll keep it on low circulation overnight QUESTION TIME do I just immeadiately drain and wait 3-5 days? Or turn off power for 48 hours then drain and wait 3-5?

@Cusser did you shut off your tub after the procedure for 48hs? Also, did you have to clean your filter out soon after it filtered out the remaining stop leak?

How did you wind up “removing” the leftover product? Did the filter just catch it and you then promptly removed and cleaned it?

Turning off the breaker isn’t a smart idea for me as it would allow for potential of pipes freezing (it’s still freezing at night). what’s cussers method?

Also curious. What is this 48 hour hold? Are they expecting the tub power is totally turned off for 48 hours after the procedure??? Or can I just keep the power on after the product has completed circulation but not use the tub? There is no way to totally turn off the recirculation Lastly...how do you remove the leftover product after the procedure?

I will remove the filter during start up

I’m also curious about the answer to your questions and I am doing mine next week. However I have a comment for you I got directly from Marlig. They advised me NOT to do this right prior to a refill but rather as part of the new fill. They stated that if you are using the product and then are draining it it should sit empty for 2 weeks to allow the product to cure prior to refill. I didn’t want to do this so instead as part of the new refill I will add it.

PH rises quickly when aereation happens. I guess I was trying to plan for management of PH when I’m not using the tub for a week or so

Anyone have thoughts?

When I am NOT using the bromine floater and only the bleach activation of bromide into bromine my PH seems to be stable at 80TA and 7.6. However, when I switch to the bromine floater and don’t use the tub for a day or two the PH will drop to 7.4 or 7.2. Should I be running a higher TA with a bromine floater to reduce PH drop than with the bleach method?

Thanks! I’ll try just using the bleach for shocking then! Great stuff.

I am running 70TA. Trying to keep PH at 7.6. Seems to be close. Using a 103F spa with a bromine floater. What’s a good CH range? I’m at 250 now. also does the CH reccomended range differ if I use the 2-step bleach method vs. floater

With a bromine floater spa and using MPS to shock is 70 TA acceptable and 7.6 PH? It seems when I add MPS to shock it lowers the PH to like 7.2. Would that be normal for a shock? When it happens I just aereate for 30 minutes and PH goes back to 7.6

You don’t believe they fix a leak works? Just curious because it had good reviews

Thanks cusser. So you actually rah your jets at high for several Hours? Or was this just recirculate?

I’m going to attempt to use this product for a possible small slow leak. However the instructions suck. I have a 215 gallon tub so I’m guessing I’ll use 4-6oz in the skimmer. the challenge is circulating it. Marlig says I need to run the HIGH pumps for 8 hours straight. Can that be right? First off, my pumps only run at 15 min increments. So am I supposed to go out there 32 times for this? can I not out in the product on a fresh cold fill as just let it work during the 8 hours the water is already circulating and heating at low speed and maybe 1 per hour run at high for 8 hours? also the instructions seem to say to **** off the system after the 8 hours for 24-48 hours. How is that going to work? If I shut off the system then the power is gone and the tub will cool off and could freeze etc. do they mean just don’t use it for 24-48 hours but it’s ok for normal filter schedules and heating etc? help!

Thanks. I’m going to be refilling in a few weeks and wanted to follow the procedure

Can you pst the bromine for beginners?

It was already written. Maybe it was @chem geek?

No but thank you for posting that. Nitros post is a water balance post. I’m looking for the start up procedure post. It talked about what order to start up and add chemicals. Etc

Guess I’ll have to just scour the site. Darn. Was a great write up on how to start up a hot tub and balance the water after a refill