Jason B
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Anyone else try the Vitamin C trick? I'm about to order more!!!
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The tub I'm looking at made by clearwater that is 74x74 it's a- 4-5 person tub. Clearwater spas has many models that are 74x4, but your smallest pad is 96x96, and that won't work for me. I
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Ah, yea, that looks exactly like my pool solar cover! Ha, probably same material.
THe only real way to test it one month with it off, and one month with it on
I may add a meter when my tub is hooked up so I can know the exact amount it's drawing for fun. Meter is cheap I hear. -
Cool. link to it?
I'd think it could only help.... How much do you think your electric bill is addtional per month? And what KW rate are you at? -
14 hours ago, north_of_boston said:
I've had three hot tubs.
The first was in a pit of stone dust, with railroad ties, to hold up a red cedar Snorkel unit. Got rid of that (sick of the work that needed to be done).
Second was a standard electric spa. Took out the rail ties, levelled it with more stone dust. Took 2 4x8 marine grade plywood sheets, placed them over a cut up pool liner and then covered it with tarpaper and roofing shingles - so it was fairly water-tight. I figured it would last a number of years - it lasted ten, when I took it out it was bone-dry.
Third tub - on a level area - I used the E-Z Pad, The 8 x 8 model ... levelled the bottom with sand, tested with a level - whamo! It's been in eight years, no problem.
Costs a little money but no permits, two of you can put it together in five minutes, and your tub will be on solid ground. Easiest solution although not the cheapest.Cool. Any pics of any of this?
I'm going to be recessing a tub into my screened in porch. The existing deck is 36" off the ground. The tub is 34" high. Has solid bottom, clearwater 5 person tub. My guy is going to make a frame with stone and put cinder blocks in all four corners, then the middle, level with the stone, then I think mix concete on the spot above the stone with mesh, and it should this be level with the deck, recessed. He said it won't be too expensive and it will hold up.
Thoughts?
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So, you fix it? And what model Clearwater?
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I think I read this really helps??? Am I right?
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As I was doing more thinking, I think it's better than the marquis for my application because it's going to be fully recessed into screened in porch deck, which is 35" off the ground, which I think will work out better if and when there is a leak (porch it's surrounded by removable lattice wood so you can get inside access). If I went with a full foam tub and it leaked, there isn't going to be an easy way to find a leak in a full foam tub (i've seen videos when a full foam tub leaks they had remove the tub sometimes to find the source of where the leak is at) which won't be something I can do recessed. I wasn't thinking about this before, but again, for what I'm doing this may be better not having full foam?
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On 10/26/2015 at 1:49 AM, mjmiller427 said:
I bought a used/refurbished hot tub a year ago. No problems for the past year at all. Kept chemical levels good and drained/refilled every 3 months. None the less I developed biomold and it seemed to happen overnight. I used two rounds of Spa Purge (drained and refilled after each round) and there was definitely a good amount that loosened up and drained out. Before refilling again I used a shop vac to suck water out of each jet. I also used the shop vac in reverse to blow the jets out. Problem is every time I do this more and more biofilm comes out of the jets. It seemed the Spa Purge worked as far as loosening it up but even after draining it seems it's still sitting in my pipes. Do I keep doing spa purge's and draining until it's all gone? Does biomold get to a point that I can super shock it to kill it? I'm losing my mind trying to figure it out. To me it seems like even when draining the water since the jets aren't running obviously some water containing the biomold just settles back in!
This seems to be what you want as that other product you used didn't do the job... The stuff you want is:
AHH-SOME.
Read this!
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Can you add the pics again? FOr some reason can't see them. This sounds very nice.
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On 6/14/2012 at 2:38 PM, matt_s said:
This is exactly what I did but instead of concrete I used XPS insulation (10 cm thick). Easier to install and provides good insulation. Extremely pressure resistant, it handles long term loads well over the filled spa weight. This is actually the recommended way by most resellers of American spas in Sweden.
I never ending up doing this project but think I'm going to now. Anymore installed pics by people recessing into their deck?
And when you say patio stones instead of concrete, what do you mean? Or XPS insulation (10 cm thick) , never thought od that. How's it holding up? -
wow, very detailed write-up. So if I'm buying a used spa, I'd want to do this first with the ahhsome?
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I'd like to k now aprox for all your guys how much your electric bill went up after adding the spa aprox?
ALSO, why doesn't anyone heat their spa with propane? If you have a pool heater most use propane to heat their pool. Why doesn't anyone do that with these type of tubs? They'd heat up to any temp super fast. -
Yea, photobucket is crazt if you ask me. Would be cool to see pics. You can use another free site also called http://imagetwist.com/
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I wanted to update this, I'm back to the clear water spa in the my original post at the top (the guy with th marquis still had no water in it). They came down to $1,500 on the clearwater. It was at 102° when I looked at it. Each side of the tub has it's own pump for the jets which I tested, and I think it has a circ pump? not 100%, but does have ozone, see pics below. I think it's 5-6 years old aprox.
Some more pics:
http://imagetwist.com/97pz32sjpi0v/unnamed__26_.jpg
http://imagetwist.com/ig8v2108xtme/unnamed__25_.jpg
http://imagetwist.com/3sgiy6iq5rmr/unnamed__23_.jpg
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PIcs aren't displaying anymore, can you post them again>?
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Can you add the pics back? They are broken.
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R5ryan, can you re-add your pics?
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11 hours ago, castletonia said:
My opinion, yes. I sold Clearwater in 2008. Had all sorts of issue with quality control and company support. The few I sold seemed to hold up fairly well though. I sold Marquis from 2014-2017 until I changed jobs. Very good quality product with great company support. FYI, I sell Hot Spring and Caldera now. If I was too start over with my choice of brands, Hot Spring, Caldera, Marquis and Bullfrog would be my top choices.
Thanks again. I will report back when I look at it. I will be recessing it in side my screened in porch. Which lucky the deck is about 34" off the ground, which means the tub should sit flush in the deck and easy to get in with the step that this tub has built in. I just love that look!
And this guy is what I was reading about full foam, where it says it isn't good, but like all things and opnions....
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What is Biofilm? Is that aproduct you put into the used to clean it? And are you guys saying Ahh-Some should be used instead?
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3 hours ago, castletonia said:
Full foam spas are indeed more energy efficient. True, if a leak occurs, it is more labor intensive to find the leak and repair. However, when all that plumbing is secured by that foam, it does not move or have to support its own weight, reducing the chance of leaks as the spa ages regardless if the plumbing fittings are glued, barbed, and hose clamped. Rarely have I seen a full foam spa just start to have a plumbing leak unless there was an issue right from the factory or the spa was frozen.
In my opinion, too many quality brands out there with a history of quality and longevity and support from the manufacturer where I would ever consider a Premium Leisure, or any 2nd tier brand. My first 10 years in the industry I was forced to sell what my boss chose, some good, some mediocre, some low end. We were a servicing dealer and I saw first hand how poor manufacturer support was towards the dealer and the service history was on those low to mid tier brands. The last few years have been top tier quality brands, Marquis, Caldera, Hot Spring and manufacturer support is phenomenal and the amount of service calls is probably 10% of what they were on lesser brands.
It's funny when you read about full foam and tubs that aren't with the outside perimeter insulation and see videos how it uses the pumps heat and it's better and keeps your electric bill lower, which seems not to be true from reading many posts on here... Here are some pics of the Marquis Spirit. SO this is full foam?
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So, did you get one?
Overdose of citric acid
in Swimming Pool Water Chemistry
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Great site!!! I’ve posted it on some pool forums I’m on.
https://www.medallionenergy.com/blog/pool-stain-removal-guide/
Question, in the past I’ve gotten vitamin C/abscobic acid and it removes metal stands for my steps and parts of the liner. It works great, now that vitamin C powder has tripled in price and I see citric acid powder for super low prices. Will this do the exact same thing? And does it work as good as the vitamin C?