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Pleae help. I am at my wits end. Last week I had so much trouble with water balance that I drained, cleaned and filled the tub again. 5 days later it started getting high PH again. I got it down, it stayed ok and now I have EXTREME HIGH PH and EXTREME LOW total Alkilinity -- now this is really wierd -- What the heck can I put in -- SPA Down will lower PH AND TA -- I need the TA raised, but if I put SPA UP it amy help increase the TA but kill my PH. This spa is just 5 weeks old and I am truly ready to get rid of it. My dealer says first I am doing too much, so I followed his guidance this week and still screwed up. I have well water, however, it is fed from a spring and is actually the clearest best tasting water you can imagine so I find it hard to beleive that its my water causing this. All i want is a specific plan of attack. PLEASE HELP ME. I really truly want to use this tonight and am really scared to use it as it is now.

Unfortunately, your spa has biofilm it and until you flush that out you will continue to have water management issues. You can go to my website at www.cwsnaturally.com to find out how to eliminate the biofilm, what biofilm is, and how to keep it from returning. All the scientific research over the last 15 years has identified bacterial biofilm as the cause for over 80% of water contamination issues. (http://www.erc.montana.edu/) This link will take to the University of Montana's website so you can see the impact that biofilm has in our enviornment. Aschwartz, How in the world do you know that biofilm is the cause of the problems without being there and testing the water? Sure it could be biofilm, it could also be that there isn't enough sanitizer in the water since it is being left for extended periods of time, etc, etc, etc. At least be honest and say that you wonder or that you think it could be biofilm, but to come straight out and say that it is biofilm is misleading. You're simply trying to use scare tactics to sell your product which I find deplorable sir. As for the original poster of the thread, if you are going to be gone without being able to check your spa on a regular basis, chlorine may not be your best option. You might think about using bromine instead since it stays in the water longer than chlorine. At least this is my understanding after reading many of the threads on this forum. I would also suggest finding a post by Nitro as he has a great post which he links to in the signature of all his posts, about how to balance your water to help prevent PH from swinging from high to low, etc. A lot to digest, but definitely worth the read.

Please help. I have a new D-1 Nautique. Have had it almost a month now. Put the VISION system in one of filters like I was told. Had a flyer that said check ph once a week and prior to use (if going to be heavy use) put some chlorine shock in beforehand. so i did this about a tablespoon or two if it was going to be used by more than just one person (only a few times) and then it says after each use throw in MPS shock. So i have been doing that. Usually it is just me and has been okay. The few times i had 2 or 3 of us it was horribly cloudy the next day anyway. I then used water clarifier and the chlorine shock and it cleared right up. All this time the PH was fine. Now I had to go away Mon-wed last week and this week and last week upon my return it was horrible and no one used it but that time it cleared up in a day after i put the clarifier and shock. this week I came back yesterday and it was nasty looking again and I checked PH was fine so I did the shock and clarifier again and it got worse, checked Ph again and was low, followed directions, added proper amt of spa up and no change so 3 hrs later so added more up. then this morning it was high so added spa down, no change 5 hrs later so added down again, and now the PH is perfect but the water still looks so cloudy that you cant see the bottom. that is not changing at all. I contacted my dealer and he really was not much help, basically saying I have to "trial and error" I need a chart, a list, a plan, something to prevent this from happening each week. It is quite frustrating and I am losing use of it as I wont get in it when it looks so bad. I am ready to toss it in the trash!! PLEASE HELP!

I need some help. I started out looking for a comfortable tub with awesome jets for massage purposes for a bad back. I started looking at D-1 -- the Nautique (7 X 7) -- has a lot of jets, quite, comfy. Problem was the price, I did not really want to spend almost $7500. As an alternative, the store had a used Coast Spa - 2001 model year - for $2500. It is actually quite nice, large (8 X 8) with a lot of jets and awesome ambiance lighting. The cabinet was a little rough but I planned to stain my deck anyway so planned to clean it up and match it. The tub itself is in GREAT shape. I got it and loved it, however, within 3 days lost 6" water -- called (3 mth warranty) and the tech came out but couldnt find leak. Told to refill and watch tape line. Filled, no leak for 2 days then went down about 3". Refilled, called. They came and picked it up to put on a rack with dyed water. Told they found and fixed a very small leak in one of the pipes. My concern is this --- When they dug out the foam to find the leak I noticed that the wood around the tub is very very wet and to me appears "rotted" but they state it is just wet from the leak and will dry out. I am very concerned as I am afraid this will occur again. I am worried about the condition of the wood, and since this is already 8 yrs old will it last me much longer or am I looking at other expensive issues -- soon. It has two 7.5 hp "monster" pumps and when running is quite loud, and calculating the increase use based on the 12 days I had it my electric will increase about $60-70 month. They will allow me to apply the entire cost to the D-1 if I want to switch now before it is brought back out -- that is an increase of about $4600 to get a new one with full 5 yr warranty. Should I just bite the bullet and get the new one and have peace of mind or keep the coast spa and "hope" it doesnt leak again or rot or just die out??? I have to make a decision within a day or two so please respond quickly. THANKS