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I have a Jacuzzi J-230CD fitted with a ozonator that I have had since Oct 2011. The bubbles coming from the circulation inlet were small when I first had the tub but have got a lot bigger. There is an annoying burbling coming from the tub now and I would like to quieten it down to how it used to be. I have spoke to Jacuzzi and they don't supply or fit ozonators anymore, and the ozonator is only under warranty for one year so left trying to work this one out myself. I have been looking at the set up. There is an ozonator with a flow resrictor on the inlet side. When I take this out the bubles get even bigger. The outlet side of the ozonator is connected to plastic tubing that has gone yellow inside. There are two check valves before the pipe goes into the ozone injector. Having removed the tubing from the ozone outlet I can feel the suction on the end of the pipe. If I put my finger over the end of the pipe the bubbles stop. It would seem that I need to reduce the flow of air/ozone through the tubing. Is there any sort of flow restrictor I can get to put in the tubing? Could one of my check valves be stuck open. Would that make the flow too great? Any ideas how I can reduce the flow and in turn the size of my bubbles.

I have just test dipped my water to see what the levels are at the moment. It is off the scale with sanitiser 20 plus (dark pruple on the test strip) and the two bromine tablet haven't all disolved yet. I presume this is from the large oxidyser shock that was done on the clean water. I am struggling to get my head round this? Had the new tub a week on chlorine, but it was never shocked from the start and we got a rash. Had it decontaminated and took the opportunity to change to Bromine Tablets. Now not sure how to control the levels.

All my products are JAcuzzi, in a JAcuzzi Hot Tub. They do not do sodium bromide, just the bromine tablets. Should I just crush some of them up?

I have started Bromine today with new water. Used Oxidyser non chlorine shock first. Bromine dispenser put into water and a couple of tablets put in. Dispenser opened a little (1 slot open out of 4). Water has to heat up, so will check tomorrow. If my Bromine levels are too high or too low how can I alter them. I guess I open the gate a bit more on the dispenser if they are too low, but won't want to wait another day for it to get there. How easy is it to maintain a constant level? If I shock it weekly with Oxidyser non chlorine shock, does that reactivate and raise the bromine levels.

There has been no mention of charging me for the decontamination, but as it stands I should be charging them. The installation was supposed to cost £500, although this was all included in the price I negotiated Next to the serial number is amanufacture date of April 2011, and then it was installed in October 2011. There was residue of water in it... who knows how long that had been there. It was installed on Sunday, the kids only used it Momday Tuesday and Wednesday, whilst i used it on Friday as well. All three of us have the rash with my one daughter covered in over 80 spots. I have learnt that it should have had a shock treatement at the beginning. So I am thinking that it is the manufacturer that is to blame.

Had a call from the chemical chap who is coming out to decontaminate the hot tub. Told him that the hot tub was not shocked at the start, and he said that was wrong and should have been done. I am starting to think the bacteria was in the tub when installed. I have the option to change to Bromine when drained.. any views? Tomab, thanks for the welcome and advice

Hello, I am new to Hot Tubs and this forum. I had my new Jacuzzi J230CD hot tub delivered on 16th october. It was filled and treated with chlorine by the installing engineer. 24 hours later is had heated up and we used it. I followed the instructions and added chlorine after use. The kids used it three times and have come out in a chicken pox like rash. I also have similar spots but fewer of them. (3 out of 5 have the rash) I shocked the spa with non chlorine Oxidyser shock (4 tablespoons), changed the filter and have got chlorine levels right. We haven't used it for 4 days, and every day I check the chlorine level with a test strip and it reads none existant, so I treat it again to get it up to the 2-4ppm. Next day it is all gone again. so I do it all again. I have a chemicals man coming out from the manufacturers later in the week. The kids have been to the doctors and had a swab taken, but looking at the internet it looks like a rash fra the bacteria Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. Whats going on here? Can it get contaminated in such a short time?