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AlbertD

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  1. Couple things came to my mind while reading this (granted, i'm a newbie too, so take that with a grain of salt - this is just based on what i've read here thus far).... 1. When you "cleaned" the spa, did you run through the full decontamination routine stickied here in the forum? 2. Everything I've read so far said that "test strips" are basically ok in a pinch, but are not that reliable. Get a good Taylor K-2006 test kit so you can really get your numbers. 3. Have the spa water tested by the local shop, and see what kind of results they come up with - compared to yours. - and post them up here too. 4. have the hose water (that you'd use to fill the spa with) tested as well. Hopefully that will help get some stuff going with some of the smarter guys on here! Good luck!
  2. I'm new to this too, and haven't started getting my bromide bank/bromine up yet (I'm in the decontamination stage), but I would say to post up a full test result on your Spa's water values. That does sound excessive to me. But if you can start with letting the smarter people in this group know the rest of your reading, it may help lead them in a direction. Also make note of what exact spa manufacturer/model you have. As they may have different components that add to the mix (ozonator, etc). PS. Welcome!
  3. Just to confirm, as I've seen some "back and forth" about this scenario, and since I'm in Cali I'm concerned with water usage with the double refill method. It looks like i should be able to: 1. Run the SeaKlean Spa Flush through the system (following its directions) for the first 24 hours. 2. Add more water (to raise water line) and the Bleach to decontaminate. for 30-60 minutes. 3. Add in 3% Hydrogen Peroxide to equalize the high chlorine levels. 4. Drain spa. and wipe down with some of the chlorinated\bleach water. 5. Refill spa, balance water, start 3 step bromine method.
  4. Update... I've got a new filter on the way as well as the SeaKlear SpaFlush. Should be here today. Printed out the instructions for the decontamination routine, and I'll do that over the next 48 hours. I've also got my pool guy looking at grabbing me the Taylor K-2006 kit. Looks like I can still use that kit with the Bromine method, rather than buying the separate Taylor K-2106 Bromine kit just for that. Took me a ton of searching, but I eventually found some variations of the 3-step Bromine Method that Waterbear originally posted. I'll quote it here below, for other people who may still be looking for it and save them the trouble. Appears the "Sticky" was deleted for some reason, as I read while searching for it.
  5. So, the short story of it is we're buying a place with an above ground Spa. 330 Gallon. We know it has some biofilm - what appears to be white mold (thanks to some googling - which landed me here!). So I'm looking at doing the Decontamination method stickied here. And then follow the Bromide method... So I'm going to purchase a bottle of SeaKlear Spa System Flush, and some bleach, and a new filter and get started on the flush system. I've seen people mention the bromide method that waterbear posted here, but, i couldnt find that thread. Can someone post me a link to it? We also already bought: Sodium Bromide (starter - from Leslies) Bromine Tabs (from Leslies) Bromine Tab floating dispenser Leslies Fresh N Clear non-chlorinated shock (can you tell we went to them to "get started" - that was before we found the white mold/biofilm). But i still need to make sure i really understand this bromine/bromide method. We also have a simple test kit, appears to be the K-1000 kit. I "assume" I should dump that test kit for the K-2006 kit or is that k-1000 kit sufficient? Any other advice or suggestions, as I get started in this! lol. We also have an in-ground pool, but have pool service for that, for now.
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