Is it ok to use pool chemicals in a or hot tub or spa?
They seem to be similar and much cheaper than the one’s labeled for spa’s only.
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They seem to be similar and much cheaper than the one’s labeled for spa’s only.
I would. My spa’s part of the pool, and gunite, so I don’t worry about it. The biggest issue is not to use too much chemical. Take a water sample to a reputable pool or spa store and they will analyze the water for free and tell you what you need to balance the chemicals.
NO it isn’t. The pool chlorine shock treatment will interact with the bromine. The two each negate the other and this makes them not work right. You need chlorine free shock treatment. I found this out the hard way when the hot tub at the house I just moved into kept getting cloudier and cloudier. When we questioned the guy at the spa place he told us that you need chlorine free shock treatment. He said we were causing the cloudiness because of the interaction between the bromine and the chlorine. Also besides bromine and the chlorine free shock treatment you also will need rust and scale remover as well as chemicals to raise and lower the PH. You can get a test kit, and test the water yourself, but don’t use a pool test kit because they don’t measure bromine.
Sure can they are all the same!
NO NO !!!! if your spa is separate from your pool . the spa would be lots smaller and you would probably be heating it
. the chemical you should use to sanitize the water in a 5 to 6 hundred gallon spa is called sodium dichlor ! 2 oz 1 time a week. then you need to treat the water for what you take into the spa on your body like sweat and all of the other stuff that might be on you. after 2 to 3 uses check your p.h. if it is over 7.5 use a non chlorine shock as per label instructions. if your p.h. is 7.2 to 7.5 after 2 to 3 uses then you need a chemical called spa perfect. again use as per label instructions. the chemicals i am talking about are all lots less acidic than average pool chemicals . lots less harsh on you and the spa equipment !