sweetsoaker

THANK YOU ! chem geek!!! That article was bang on. I'm guessing chemical rash for sure. Not so much itchy but dang sore welts that came on so fast (10 min or less) Our tub has had 4 complete Spa System Flushes & wash downs in a week, so I was really thinking nothing bacterial could have survived that. So I'm now thinking my husband can play guinea pig with himself and when (or if) he gets this chem balance under control, I'll try it one more time. I may very well be over sensitive to Bromine. I have never had a problem with chlorine in our pool, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. A better test kit is in order for sure. I don't think running back and forth with water to a dealer is watching closely enough. So thank you again from my spotty self.... wish us luck!!!

First my intention is not to dig up old crap with posting to this thread! This is just a thread that had the most info in it for what I am looking for. I skip over garbage posts to find the real information shared out of the goodness of someones heart!!! Just incase you were thinking/asking.

Hello I'm new here. Our hot tub is new to us/but used. There is an extreme wealth of information and I have been reading for a bout 2 hours now. Both my husband and I have the red spots.(not ichy thank goodness) We have had the tub up less than a week. Silly time of year up here to put in a tub(outdoors) but it's done. Upon install of the tub we found leakes to fix. Parts were replaced and we were left with a minor leak. We used a Stop Leak and that worked. I first thought I was reacting to one of the chemicals (Stop Leak or Bromine)as I have a tendance to react to stuff, but my husband has the spots too. I think we have filled and emptied the tub 4-5 times now. Each time scrubbing walls and washing down the tub and removing all water. Questions: What I have not been able to find here is does bromine by itself cause the itch? How do you test for pseudmonas? Can you test water or is it the red blotches on the body that get tested? How long does that particular bacteia take to grow in the tub? Can you get rid of it without draining the tub (oh lord yet again it's going to minus 18 tonight???) Can you switch from a bromine tub to a chlorine tub by letting the levels drop first and then switching without having to empty again? Any answers/advice to my querys is really appreciated. There is just waaaaaaay too much info/reading here and the more I read the more confused I get. Please use the kiss method and my brain is full. Thanks !!!!!!!!!!