joeandcon

Markee, Thank you - we are on it today. I think it is bad enough to need more than one purge - it is at an intermediate stage from what we've researched (like soft paint chips). Seems WWM looks like it's near impossible to irradicate - only steam would do the trick and I'm sure we can't get it through all the pipes. What I'm wondering is what if we purge, then vacuum out the tub and let it completely dry out for a period of time to try and get rid of them all? The question is how long would we need to leave it dry, and at what temperature would it need to get to? We are in the east Bay Area - it get's hot here. Or is this something that all hot tub owners are living with, and the idea is to just keep it at bay from now on? For future reference: anyone know if the Frog system is worthwhile (inline bromine + minerals, and we added ozone generator - with a shock of MPS once/twice a week)? Obviously the Frog didn't work perfect so far - but maybe we just need to tweak our system (add an occasional chlorine shock as well)?

I'm guessing I have white water mold, and I'm hoping to try and get rid of it with one flush. Is that possible? The guy at Leslie's Pool said it might be magnesium and wants me to try doing some other things first, but from what I've read if it's mold I need to act fast and aggressively, and I need to know what I'm doing. I really don't want to have to flush and drain more than once. Can anyone help me get it right the first time? We have a Caldera Vanto with in line Frog System (Bromine and mineral cartridge) with ozonator. At home I was using test strips, but it was hard to keep track of bromine levels with those, since with the Frog bromine/mineral combo supposedly the bromine can be kept low (1 ppm). Recently I noticed a toxic-plastic like smell - I thought the cover was outgassing, but it seemed to come right from the water. I took my water in and was told to add MPS shock (Fresh-n-clear). Also, this whole time my calcium's been very low. A couple days ago we noticed the white flakes in the water. They break apart easily and don't dissolve in vinegar. I've been shocking and adding an enzyme, but they are not going away. Here are my latest numbers: Br 15 CH 60 TA 130 pH 8 Acid 3 Copper 0 Iron 0 TDS 1000 Pho 200 1. Should I continue to use the Frog system after I drain (is it decent or a gimmick?) 2. Can I do the super chlorination with my Frog, since it is Bromine + minerals (the guy at Leslie's pool said something which didn't make sense - he said that if I added chlorine it would cause sharp crystals to form, but I see the Jump Start by Frog has chlorine, as does the cartridge). Once I figure out how to post a picture I'll do that, too.