Total Alkalinity is one of the most important adjustments in water chemistry. Upon testing, Total Alkalinity TA should be balanced first if needed since it will help keep pH in line. If TA is low, pH will bounce, causing it to be impossible to control. If TA is high, pH drifts upward and is difficult to lower. The amount of added treatment of your disinfectant is dependent on your pH levels.
Adjust and keep pH between 7. Never allow it to fall below 7. A low pH level of 7. Add Granular Bromide Booster to establish an immediate bromide reserve or bank. Add Bromine Tablets to Float brominator and adjust release opening, more or less, as experience dictates over time.
Submerge float in spa to release air bubbles then let it float to the surface. Maintain bromine at 3 — 5 ppm. Add tablets as depleted. Or you can use the Spa Frog Floating System with a mineral and bromine cartridge to maintain lower levels of bromine. Allow water to circulate to equilibrate spa chemicals for an hour or two or overnight then retest with test strips; readjust water balance if necessary.
Place and keep ZorbO in spa to absorb oil scum, replace every 3 — 6 months. Adding too many chemicals at once can create cloudy water. You can water plants with used hot tub water that contains bromine. Read about watering plants with used hot tub water. Spa water has the tendency to foam and cloud; this is directly proportional to the amount of spa use.
You can use crushed bromine tablets, either to establish an initial bromide bank or reserve in your hot tub, or in small amounts to top up your spa's bromide reserve in place of tablets. Whenever I've bought a bottle of bromine tablets, there's always been powder in the bottom, where the some of the tablets have been broken or crushed.
It seemed a shame to waste, so I experimented with using it in my spa. I found that it works well in both cases, but a little goes a long way—especially for regular top-ups.
Start by adding a teaspoon of crushed brominating tablet powder to the water. Check the sanitizer levels next time you shock your spa, to make sure it's still within the ppm range. The powder dissolves much more quickly than it would in tablet form, so it's easy to end up with higher levels of sanitizer than you want. It's not bromide booster, but shock, that will alter the bromine levels and determine whether you can safely use your spa.
Whenever you shock your spa, you need to wait for the bromine levels to drop before using it. This usually takes around minutes, but you should always test before getting in if you are at all unsure. Never get in a spa if the bromine levels are above 10 ppm, and ideally wait until they are in the ppm range.
If you've tested your levels and confirmed the bromine is really too high above 10 ppm , there are a few things you can try:. You can switch from chlorine to bromine sanitizer in a hot tub. In fact, it is actually easier to go from chlorine to bromine than the other way around.
Simply stop adding chlorine, and start adding brominating tablets instead. The dissolving tablets will gradually start to build up a bromide bank, and then when you next shock the spa, that residual bromide will be converted to bromine.
It's important that the two chemicals don't mix directly. If you were using a floating dispenser with chlorine, you should get a new one to use with bromine tablets so you can be sure there's no chlorine residue in it.
If your spa already has bromine in it, every time you add shock whether chlorine or non-chlorine , this existing bromine will get reactivated, and you will still have a bromine spa. There's unfortunately no way to completely remove bromine from the water without doing a full drain, clean and refill—including flushing the plumbing lines with a cleaner like Ahh-Some.
Most people are familiar with chlorine as a component of popular household cleaners, such as bleach. Chlorine, though, is an effective sanitizer for your hot tub water. Chlorine acts as an oxidizer, attacking contaminants and destroying them. While the chlorine is working, the chemical reaction will produce chloramines. These chloramines are what can give hot tub water a smell. However, the EcoPur system removes chloramines from the water and keeps the water smelling fresh. You should put chlorine in your hot tub at least once a week.
However, some people prefer to add a small amount after each use. Finding the best water care routine will depend on how often and how many people use it. As a result, as conditions in your hot tub fluctuate, bromine will last longer as an effective sanitizer. Many spas, including Caldera spas with the bromine and mineral-based FROG inline water system, treat water continuously by dispersing measured amounts of bromine from a replaceable cartridge. These spas allow you to dial-in bromine delivery by simply adjusting a dial.
Available from your local spa dealer or online, bromine can be added to your water via the convenient cartridge-based FROG delivery system or a floating feeder. Follow the bromine package instructions, which should detail the concentration level of the bromine and include a table showing how much to add to achieve the desired effect in various levels of water. If you have any concerns, ask your dealer to help you determine the right amount of bromine for your specific spa.
The level of bromine in your spa water will vary, depending on how often you use your spa and the time it sits uncovered, exposed to sunlight and dew.
The recommended amount of bromine to use in spa water is 1 to 3 parts per million ppm. To determine the current level of bromine in your hot tub water, use a bromine test kit available from your local spa dealer. Follow the instructions on the package and be sure to ask your dealer any questions you have about the water purification process.
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