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ive just finished carrying out this process. i managed to get hold of some SeaKleer Spa system flush and so added about half the bottom and left jets on for 60 mins. it left a brown scum line round the edge of the waterline which was "pleasing" in so much as i know it was cleaning the pipes well. i wiped this away with a paper cloth which was fine. let it sit overnight for 12 hours and then added the chlorine treatment to 50 ppm. left jets running again for 30 mins and another brown line (smaller) formed which i also wiped away. have just finished draining and cleaning and am now filling it up again to start nice and fresh

Sounds VERY dubious! A 3 month treatment?! Can't imagine it will do anything but leave your wallet lighter and your water dangerous very quickly It seems to be a one man band as well, the website keeps saying "I" when talking about it and not "we". Who wants to call the guy "Ken" listed in the description and find out more?

how long does the standard stock of tests etc last in one of these kits?

Yes you can get Lamotte from Sword it's around £70 from what I recall. Once you get make sure you don't run too low on reagents as Sword often run low and supplies can be difficult. they actually wanted £79.84 plus £10 postage, plus VAT. so about £107.81 total which is quite a lot. i'm still looking into it, and am in the USA in May next year so may just try and get myself a Taylor K-2006 when i'm over

thank you Chemgeek for the reply and thoughts I guess i'll explore what flush products are available in the UK a bit more in case i can find the Seakleer brand. if not, I'll have to try one of the others. I guess my question about removing filters was only because hot tub manuals seem to suggest you should never run the jets with filters out, presumably because stuff can get into the pipe work? If thats what is recommended for flush products (and for the deconatmination step) then i suppose it must be ok I'll have a look for bleech although give it only needs about 20 ml of Chlorine for a 10 pppm shock at the moment, giving a dose of 100 ml to reach 50 pppm isn't much in the way of chlorine anyway. maybe I'll go that route for ease.

Guys, any thoughts on my questions above please?

thanks Waterbear. I'll get in touch with them about that

I have a few questions if i may: I'm not sure if the same flush products are available in the UK as in the USA, but any recommendations between PureSpa Spa Flush and JetOne flush? Or anything else recommended? I can't seem to find the SeaKleer Spa System Flush over here. I'll avoid Swirl Away as it seems it's not recommended? Do you take out the filters when adding the flush product? or do you add it, run jets for 30 mins and then take filters out overnight? bit unclear on this part If you add bleech to 50 ppm for the decontamination, is this just normal bleech like you'd buy from a supermarket? anything to avoid? (other than the lemon scented bleech etc ) Can you use dichlor granules instead for the super chlorination? - any negatives or positives other than presumably it being more expensive? how much would you need to add if you did use dichlor instead? When you have super chlorinated the water, do you run the jets for 30 - 60 minutes with the cover on or off? I know normally when you shock you would do with cover off to release gases and avoid staining the underside of the cover, but do you do it differently here to help decontaminate the cover? Do you run those jets with the filters in or out? presumably back in....any negatives in that if you've done the system flush, and then the super chlorination without emptying in between?

i don't have any reliable way to measure CYA at the moment. Being UK based it's very hard to source a reliable drop test kit, but I'm trying to find something like the Taylor K-2006. I've onlty had the spa about 6 weeks. Thanks for additional thought about the Ozonator. I guess i need to try a bit of trial and elimination to see if i can pin point the cause.

It does have an ozonator yes. I'm the only one whose been affected by it. Is there a sensible way to clear th bacteria if it was related to that. Would a shock do the trick or would I need a complete flush, empty and refill?

Hi recently I have found that after using my hot tub i am left with a bit of a chesty cough / irration which seems to last a day or two before disappearing. I'm trying to pin point if there's something specific which could be causing this. I'm using chlorine as my sanitizer in a Hot Spring Sovereign tub. Could this be related to a high FAC when using the tub? or high level of chloramines in the water? Or something to do with gas being given off when first lifting the cover off the tub after a period of non-use or when first turning the jets on? Any advice or suggestions welcome.

Being UK based I'd like to know this as well. If the Taylor Kit isn't available what are the best alternatives available here?

I know the Taylor kits are very highly recommended here and I'm looking int availability of something like that in the UK. For the mean time i understand that there aren't any tests strips which can measure CH, only really total hardness, is that right? if that is the case, would something like this be a decent enough CH test kit?: http://www.splashspas.co.uk/calcium-hardness-test-kit.htm thanks

thanks again Waterbear for the explanation.

great, thanks Chem geek. I've been reading these fine forums all day and that was the message i was starting to get. For now i will remove the Nature2 silver ions since i'm not using MPS at all and just stick with the chlorine only system (small amounts after each use and a weekly shock). if for any reaon i find problems with chlorine or sensitivity maybe I'll look again at the MPS + silver route, but given the additional costs it seems unnecessary