Spa School Fast Start - Brand New Hot Tub Fill & Balance - Video

From https://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/spas.html this video talks about the first things that a new hot tub owner needs to know. This includes the new hot tub buying process, initial water fill, chemical adjustment for total alkalinity, pH, calcium hardness and finally a short discussion on bromine versus chlorine as the sanitizer of choice in hot tubs.

total alkalinity = 80 to 120 ppm
pH = 7.4 to 7.6
calcium hardness = 200 to 400ppm
bromine = 2 to 5 ppm

Use the bromine floater with bromine pucks in it for the maintenance dosing of your bromine. For the initial build up of 2 to 5 parts per million of bromine you should use a small amount of granular bromine powder.

SPA TIP - Every time you are finished using the spa you should add one teaspoon of non-chlorine shock (per person) to the water. This will help to eliminate many of the contaminants that you introduce to the spa when you use it, and will help you to be able to maintain and hold your bromine levels in the correct range. Be sure to leave the lid open for 15 minutes after dosing with an oxidizer product.

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