jacko64

thanks for that chem geek

hi, my total hardness reads very low, all other readings seem ok.is this anything to worry about and if so what do i add to raise TH. thanks jacko

thanks for that

i suffer from dry skin and just wondered what a capfull of baby oil would do in my tub instead of spending time moisturizing after. would the filter b able to get rid of it in time? i come out really dry skinned just a thought.

does anybody know where i can buy clorox bleach or another strong 6% non scented bleach in UK? thanks jacko

so you are saying even though my test is showing 5ppm fc, if it has too much cya in this is not enough to kill everything? sorry to keep going on. jacko

just had a look at the quantity i use , im using a little measuring cup only just noticed it says full is 1 tablespoon,sorry didnt see it, looked more like a tea spoon.ill get some non chlorine shock n try that . thanks jacko

i put a tea spoon in every day and a bit more if i had a big bather load, after i put dichlor in this morning i ran the jets for 1/2 hour and it showed between 5 and 10 on the test for both total and free chlorine. 8 hours later tested again and the free chlorine is 3ppm but total is still high ish about 7. ph and alk are good a tad low if anything but still in range.wot would happen if i just used dichlor all the time, which is what i did for the first 2 months then after water change i read about using bleach.

thanks to you both for all this good info. how much bleach do u put in each time and how many gallons is your tub turbottt? i put 1/3 pint of less than 5% in after i came out of tub last night , checked it this morning and its showing no total or free chlorine . so ive just added a little dichlor cos i know that will bring up the readings . still unsure about bleach. jacko

ok thanks mate will try that.think ive had that hot tub itch, had a few friends round sat night with kids aswell was too many in tub lost a bit of water , got up next morn n it had turned off due to lack of water and no chlorine levels , so i shocked it with dichlor, only had water in a week so i dont want to dump it but it seems to smell even after a good shock n 2 days later. any ideas?

[ yer it does help thanks for that. ive just started with bleach after a week of dichlor , dont know whether its in my mind but i seem to smell more chems in my tub since i started with bleach , ive kept the levels quite low about 3ppm , wot u reckon?? cheers jacko.

just noticed on my chlorine granules it says its troclosene sodium, dihydrate and on my bleach it says sodium hypochlorite. is there any difference apart from the added cya? and are these both ok to use in hot tub? cheers jacko

thanks for that ,im getting there, what about when i shock do i stick to the bleach?

hi, just done my first water change a week ago,im using dichlor daily and have just shocked with it. should i now use bleach after each usage and daily so not to add to much cya.tub doesnt get any sunlight.(uk).also what should i shock with next time?the only unperfumed bleach i can find says it contains less than 5% is this ok? cheers jacko

thanks all.on my way in cheers.