nightmara

I am having the exact same issue as @Cassiemoreira! We have only had our tub for a year and a half and have had no issues with it until right after Thanksgiving. My husband took over hot tub maintenance while I was out of town visiting family. Well he was supposed to take it over, in reality he forgot. Next time I use the tub I get a terrible rash under my arms, on my hips, and ribs (basically where ever the jets hit my skin). This has been happening ever since and only to me (my husband has never gotten a rash). The rash never lasts longer than a day or two but is very uncomfortable! I have drained and decontaminated several times using various methods found online, each time I am able to use the tub without much irritation for the first day or so, but inevitably it gets worse to where it was before the drain. I was so optimistic when I found this forum and the decontamination method, I thought finally someone knows what to do! Last week I went through this process, using ahh-some and a high level of chlorine to get the gunk out (I had a very minimal amount of stuff come out) then super chlorinated with bleach, drained, wiped down, refilled. After the first use of the tub I was fine, no rash or itch, but by the second use I started to see little red bumps under my arms and last night after a third use the rash was back and I had trouble sleeping due to the itch. I am so disheartened to hear that Cassie has still not solved her problem and am beginning to believe it is hopeless for me as well. I'll continue to decontaminate and drain (which I am doing on a monthly basis at this point) hoping that eventually I'll get out whatever it is that is causing the rash, but I'm starting to feel like whats the point? Is this worth my crazy high water bills when it doesn't seem to be doing anything? I wish I knew what else to do. 😔