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Have you shocked it during your 7 week honeymoon? If not I would say with the heavy use during the first weeks of your ownership you most definetly need to shock and it should be done after about every 5-10 soaks depending on how many folks and how dirty said folks are. Those funny flakes are probably the coagulated soap residue and stuff and are in your filter and it needs to be rinsed. It should be rinsed every week. Those flakes could be soap. If they look like you put instant potato flakes in your spa, it is most likely white alage. If that is the case super chlorination would help. It may take a while for all the groth to break free from the plumbing so you may see it for a while. Also clean your filter daily until it is all gone. We "shock" once a week without fail with dichlor and we use MPS shock after every single use. We both shower before each use, but we've had friends get in a couple of times without showering so they may have had lotion or soap on them. But I accidentally dipped my towel in the tub several times as I was getting out and I'm sure that left soap in the tub. I just cleaned the filter a couple of days ago which I do every 2 weeks, more often than suggested in our manual. I'd be surprised if that was white algae as it was not in the tub right before I dumped the defoamer in there. I know I need to clean the filter today as I'm sure there's a lot of residue in there. Thanks! Anne Dichlor is not a shock. It is a sanitizer. Shock is an oxidizer. Do you have an ozone system? why do you shock every day, and only add chlorine once a week. Are you also using anything else? I am going to stick with the algae thing for now..

A couple of things to remember when buying a used spa. You should see the spa running. Check the equipment bay for leaks, and look to see if the spa is up to temp and the pumps and such work and sound good. Check the cover, cabinet shell etc. Consider what it will cost you to move the spa, install and wire.Call the local dealer for that brand to see if they will service that spa prior to you purchasing it, they may even have a service history for that unit if it was purchased there. Check on the cost for a service call. There is usually no warranty available to a second time buyer. On a side note, although Caldera and Hot Springs are owned by the same Parent company, I would not put Caldera on the same quality level as Hot Springs. If you purchase a Caldera, my advice would be to check over the shell carefully.

Have you shocked it during your 7 week honeymoon? If not I would say with the heavy use during the first weeks of your ownership you most definetly need to shock and it should be done after about every 5-10 soaks depending on how many folks and how dirty said folks are. Those funny flakes are probably the coagulated soap residue and stuff and are in your filter and it needs to be rinsed. It should be rinsed every week. Those flakes could be soap. If they look like you put instant potato flakes in your spa, it is most likely white alage. If that is the case super chlorination would help. It may take a while for all the groth to break free from the plumbing so you may see it for a while. Also clean your filter daily until it is all gone.