Wooden Hot Tub Help!

[cappo]

I have a redwood hot tub and am using a bromide/bromine shock to sanitize. I still have a "tea effect" (brown water from tannins in the wood leaching into the water) after 3 months of operation. I'm wondering if the bromine is contributing to this. Anyone have any experience maintaining wood tubs?

[Dr. Spa]

The bromine is not contributing to it, but in a few more months the bromine will ruin the tub. Bromine is too strong of an oxidizer for wooden hot tubs. If there is no organic matter in the water for the bromine to oxidize it will eat away the wood.

[Jim_The_Jim]

I have a redwood hot tub and am using a bromide/bromine shock to sanitize. I still have a "tea effect" (brown water from tannins in the wood leaching into the water) after 3 months of operation. I'm wondering if the bromine is contributing to this. Anyone have any experience maintaining wood tubs?

I suggest you use copper/silver/zinc ions with chlorine.

To help with the TEA effect you can dump in a bunch of pH up then drain it and refil it.

Here is our instructions for new wood tub break in.

For new wooden tubs

The water will slowly turn brown as the wood cures and "teas" into the water.

This is not harmful and is fine to soak in.

If you wish to reduce this effect, you can put in two pounds of soda ash and run it for 48 hours with

the filter cycles on. Drain and refil. It may need to be repeated as necessary.

Do not use Bromine in a wood tub. It is too strong for wood, and will cause the wood to burn.

Do not use Liquid chlorine or chlorine tablets (tri-chor) for the same reason. If the wood has hair like feathering, that is a sign of too much chlorine burning the wood.

NEVER LEAVE THE TUB EMPTY FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS.

With a new tub the filters get clogged from the "tea". This tea contains resins from the wood that need to be soaked in a

cleaning solution. I recommend soaking overnight in a solution of Cascade. One cup in five gallons of warm water (not hot).

Rinse well and rotate filters often (about once a week) for the first month. That is why it is good to have a spare clean filter ready to go.

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[Brulan1]

I have a redwood hot tub and am using a bromide/bromine shock to sanitize. I still have a "tea effect" (brown water from tannins in the wood leaching into the water) after 3 months of operation. I'm wondering if the bromine is contributing to this. Anyone have any experience maintaining wood tubs?

Use a mineral and scale preventer like sparkalizer plus, Metal X, the new

spa perfect for minerals ect... If the problem persists empty tub and start fresh using the mineral and scale preventer so the you can remove or coat the minerals. What happens is when your bromide mixes with minerals it discolors the water.

I have a redwood hot tub and am using a bromide/bromine shock to sanitize. I still have a "tea effect" (brown water from tannins in the wood leaching into the water) after 3 months of operation. I'm wondering if the bromine is contributing to this. Anyone have any experience maintaining wood tubs?

Oh, sorry I thought that the inside was wood. I recommend putting a liner in the tub believe it or not. It is a pain in the butt to do but you would propably be happier