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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
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 Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 2:38:29 PM
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I just bought a new spa. I dont really want to use chlorine, etc in it. Has anyone tried anything excpet the typical spa chemicals? I dont want to drain it every week either.
Kim
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2011 : 06:57:19 AM
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We used Bromide in ours, it is what was recommended by the spa company, worked fine.
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2011 : 07:58:52 AM
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about 30 years ago because most our family is allergic to the chems, along with the price of them, my uncle invented what is called a ozonator. I believe most stores that sell spas also sell them. It's a tube, you put in to the spa, some where in the filtering system, where the water cycles through the tube, the tube has a UV light in it that works the same way as the sun. The sun cleans the outside water, in the eco system, well that's the same premises of this filter, using the light, to filter/clean the water as it passes through. Took him several years but he got it tweaked where the water passes through it fast enough where the one he markets can cycle through all of the spas water with in minutes (I believe around every 15 minutes all the water goes through it, so every 15 minutes all the water has been cleaned). I know there is many brands of it on the market now though so don't know what their statistics are on all of them about how long they take to cycle the water each time. But, I would think as long as it all goes through at least once a day you would be fine for a home spa (would want it faster for one say at a YMCA with so many different people constantly in and out).
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2011 : 09:44:59 AM
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Kim,
I always thought I'd want to go the salt version but I still don't have a hottub so I haven't researched it to heavily yet. But I know you can do it for swimming pools too so it must be doable.
I know Nampa! I used to live just outside of New Plymouth and did some of my shopping in Nampa! So Howdy neighbor. :)
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