So it's a bit easier to keep the hot tub water safe when using bromine because it tends to be more effective and more stable. Tsenka Hindahl Explainer. Can you use bromine and chlorine together?
There is nothing wrong with using bromine and chlorine together in the same spa, but they are NOT the same chemical. Bromine tablets actually contain both chlorine and bromide. Adding some granular dichlor is an easy way to boost the bromine level, after periods of heavy bather use or due to low bromine levels. Amagoya Otroshenko Pundit. How often should I shock my hot tub? We advise customers to shock dose their water once a week to control bacteria growth and destroy bather impurities.
There are two possible products which you can use to do this; chlorine shock and non-chlorine shock. Iluminado Sondershaus Pundit. Do you need to shock a bromine spa? It's not necessary to shock the spa every time you use it and maybe not even weekly. For a bromine spa , using an oxidizer weekly helps maintain the bromine level in your spa water.
Activating bromide ions with spa shock converts them to hypobromous acid, the killing form of bromine. Bradley Adamishin Pundit. What is the best sanitizer for hot tubs? Bromine Bromine.
Stuart Guillemat Pundit. How do I convert my hot tub from chlorine to bromine? Add 1 cup of 5. Continue this treatment as needed to keep the bromine activated. Test your pool once a week, and add bleach when the bromine levels are low. Skip the shock if your bromine levels are within the desired range or are high. Hee Sotorrio Pundit. What's the difference between bromine and chlorine?
The difference between the chemical chlorine and the chemical bromine is that once chlorine combines with bacteria to kill it, most of the chlorine is used up and will no longer work to sanitize your pool.
Bromine costs a good deal more per pound than chlorine , which prevents most pool owners from using it. Castro Fluvia Teacher. How do you kill bacteria in a hot tub? Chlorine is added to the water to kill germs. But it does not work right away. CDC recommends pH 7. And unlike chloramines, bromamines will break down over time. Bromine also does not react as strongly to pH levels as chlorine does. It should be noted, however, that there are algae and other nasties that can only be killed through the use of chlorine.
Bromine is ideal for pools that are located in places with really hot temperatures and as a result, it is also a great means for sanitizing hot tubs. As with many pool-related questions, the answer to whether chlorine or bromine is a better means of sanitation is it depends. Both of these substances are highly effective at sanitizing pool water and both come with their own set of pros and cons.
If you are a bit forgetful when it comes to adding chemicals to your pool, you might be better off sticking with chlorine.
Chlorine is absorbed into the water a lot faster than bromine, so if you are one to forget about your chemical needs, chlorine could be the best option for you. The cost can also be a deciding factor when choosing between chlorine and bromine.
Chlorine is a cheaper alternative to bromine, so many people use chlorine or bromine for this reason alone. People with outdoor pools may prefer to use chlorine or bromine since chlorine can be stabilized with cyanuric acid. Bromine cannot be stabilized in this way. Some people are highly sensitive to chlorine. For some, it can highly irritate skin and eyes and there is no way to get around that.
Those who have chlorine sensitivity, bromine might be a better option for sanitation than chlorine. If you are sensitive to or bothered by the smell of chloramines, bromine might also be a better choice as the bromamines produced do not give off the bleachy odor that chloramines do. Also, if you have a hot tub or spa, bromine is often the best choice for sanitation as it is well-suited for warmer water.
I'm going to try removing all but 3 tabs and see what happens. Maybe the combination of ozonator, floater and non-use of the spa is causing the excess accumulation of sanitizer. I guess I could unplug the ozonator and see if that has an effect as well.
A good question, how many tablets in a dispenser is the right amounts when used regularly, when used only once a week and when used even less frequently. Hopefully someone with lots of experience can point us newbies in the right direction. IT may look like it but you said you have a lifestyle brand floater.
Might look alike but might not work alike. I find that set at level 7 I do not add bromine. I should say I'm on a ft drilled well. Another factor that you might want to adjust is how often your circulation pump turns on.
In my Jacuzzi brand hottub, the circulation pump causes the floater to move around. As it moves through the water it dispenses the bromine. My bromine level was too high around 15ppm. I now have the circulation pump come on just for one 30min period per day. My bromine level is now around ppm. I was warned by Marquis that less than 4 hours per day of filtering could result in cloudy water.
I thought that was excessive as I seem to recall my old really old Sundance ran only an hour to two. Do you know the GPM of your circulation pump in filter mode? Also, how many gallons are in your spa? I turn over my water 48 times in 4 hrs. In 30 minutes I would turn it over only 6 times. Even though 1 to 2 times is considered sufficient for a pool, I don't think 6 times would be enough for a hot tub. There's also the question of whether 30 minutes is sufficient for the heater to get it back to my set temperature.
Being in SoCal, I probably stand a better chance at that than most. If there is a target number of times to turn over the water in a hot tub, I'd love to know it. I'm experimenting with my floater tied to fishing line and tethered to a cup holder so it doesn't move much.
I'm in the early stages first week in fact of adopting bromine, so I can't say whether this is a good strategy, but I figured it would lead to more consistent dispersal.
If you open your floater while it's in the water, you'll see the effect of it filling with water as it loses buoyancy assuming yours is a similar design. I'm still in the "trial and error" phase but, so far, the bromine levels have been on the low side so I made need to adjust soon.
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