Bill you saved my tub, thank you. The guys who sold me this tub gave me horrible information that resulted in my water becoming a mess. Since I spoke with you Bill, and you gave me the routine and the right approach to chemicals, my water has been *crystal clear blue* and my confidence is restored. Thank you so much sir!

Just wanted to comment and say what a great video. Straight to the point without turning the video into some kind of documentary about pool chemistry.

Great video! So much more helpful than other things I have seen and read! Thank you! 🍻🤙🏼

Sweet, thank you! All the other cleaning hot tub videos I’ve seen involved draining it first which I doubted was necessary for a bit of sliminess

Thanks for doing the video and explaining the process

A leaf blower works great to get rid of the foam.

Awesome information! Thank You!

Thank you for taking one for the team!

Super duper spot on. Now my cloudy spa is crystal. Thanks you.👍

Great advise I use a shopvac to remove foam and leave the jets on

Thank you SO much!!!!

Thank you

Thank you !!!!!!!

Thank you! Leaving the tub open for out gas after shock helped a lot.

Thx for taking one for the team boss!

Very helpful....into my 2nd year of owning my twilight series by master spas.....this worked exactly how u said it would!!! Thanks for some honest help!!

Awesome! Thanks, this Worked for me! Also the next time I had foam, I purchased a new hot tub Net with tiny, TINY holes and it caught ALL of the foam without me taking too much water out with the Solo cup haha

Great video. I’m a hot tub newbie and this helped a lot 👍🏻

My hot tub jets are the same kind you have in the video of your lake front property. I think they are stationery and don't unscrew. is there any way to clean them. I have one jet that wont clear even though Ive done the priming cycle several times. How to I clear this one jet. I tried the hose method too.

Great video thank you! I have a bromine system, my water is cloudy, can't seem to fix the problem after several weeks. I noticed you shocked the spa AFTER using the concentrated chlorine. I thought concentrated chlorine was like shocking the spa. I have tried the concentrated bromine, but did not use bromine shock after. I guess I should try that? All my chemical levels are perfect according to my Taylor test kit. I also replaced the filter. All this happened after the kids got in for the first time this summer, covered in sunblock. I think I'll get a shade cover for the spa and tell them not to apply sunblock for the spa next time.

Thanks very useful

Is it possible to explain to process with bromine? How many of the bromine tablets do you use in replacement of the chlorine? Great video! Many thanks.

Hi, I've heard a lot of people say turn the jets on but without the air. Also, my water is just a tiny bit cloudy now after only having it for 5weeks. I don't have shock! Is this what I need to do. Is to buy a shock and treat weekly. I also have stablised chlorine Granules and Chlorinating Granules. What's the difference with these. I also have a floaty that I use but the fast action tablets dissappear instantly. I'm sure there are larger tablets there but they smell really strong. I bought this 2nd hand but it's under 1 year old and less than half the price I snapped it up. Its just the 2 loungers and 1 seat area but I recon you could get 5 in it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Many thanks and happy new year. Ian.

Good solution for common problem. I usually change the water.

You’re awesome

Bill should you check chlorine levels after treatment?

Top man, top video 👌👍

Great video

When and how would you use a clarifier with this method

I have a product that is called Dichlor Granular Chlorine Shock? Is this completely different from Chlorine and spa Shock?

Can you give me a solid routine schedule I have a 4-6 person hot tub and it’s cloudy and funky smell to it

Do you think spa sanitizer and shock in 1 is bad? We have a shock and chlorine in one. Wondering if that’s causing the problem. It seems once a month we are dealing with cloudy water

If you don’t have shock can bleach / Clorox or somthing else be used ?

Bill, Thanks for the video. We were away for 3 weeks and the Frog Smartchlor cartridge was empty when I returned and cloudy and foamy water is the result. I should have checked for this perfect video first, but instead I went through some steps. My tub is only a couple of months old. I used your recommended enzyme additive at last fill, and the water is balanced (I needed to add a little calcium). I started with shock and scooping foam, then replaced the Smartchlor cartridge, and seeing the chlorine still too low, I threw in a start-up packet to "establish a reserve of chlorine". Chlorine is still far too low. After seeing your video I know the correct steps and sequence, but my question is about mixing chlorine. Can I use chlorinating granules with the Smartchlor, which is a different chlorine make-up? And when the tub is right, should I ditch the Smartchlor system and just stick with granules? For reference, Smartchlor is 1,3 dichloro-5, 5-dimethythydantoin...81.8% and 1,3-dichloro-5-ethyl-5-methythydantoin....16.1%.

Thanks very much just got a tub and don't know what I'm doing thanks again

I was told that you could shock with chlorine shock in a bromine tub. So now I have to drain and refill and use bromine granules or non chlorine as shock?

What about a flowing hot tub that flows into a swimming pool? Chemicals fine. Looks great when the pool pump isn't running. As soon as the pool pump starts it starts clouding up? Any suggestions? Thanks.

How do you turn the pump in without the air ?

You dont dilute your granules with warm water? Just straight in the pool?

Interesting. My issue has been cloudy water, but zero foam. No foam issues here. 👍

great info. question is 16K (total) a good price for master Spa LSX800? no premium options included. thanks again

Quick question. My Ph and Alkalinity is in perfect range and chlorine is as well but no matter what I do there are small particles in the spa. Is this normal? I purged, drained, cleaned the filters and refilled it about 2 weeks ago , got all the chemicals right and still have small particles all in the spa smh. Did this process but nothing seems to work. Is this inevitable? I feel it's certainly not as clear and clean looking as it should be, it's still a bit cloudy and Im pretty sure the particles are the culprit. Have you ever had this issue ? Any suggestions/ solutions ?

What if my chlorine levels are too high after the chlorine cycle? Do I still shock? How do I get it down?

I have the Frog Ease in-line Smartchlor which keeps the chlorine between 0.5-1. The water is cloudy. Should I do this 3 step method with this inline system also? What about no chlorine shock with this inline system? It say to shock once per week. What do you think?

For maintenance I put in the recommended amount of chlorine (8g) for a 300g tub after use. And weekly I do shock and a anti scalant. Chemistry is good. Is this a good rule of thumb?

Thanks for the video. Can you do this exactly the same if you already use spa marvel?

Cheers 🍻

Great video, but one piece of incorrect information.... You can absolutely add chlorine sanitizer to water running on bromine tablets. The chlorine is converted to bromine. In fact to convert a tub from bromine to chlorine all traces of bromine must be completely gone, as even the tiniest amount will turn all your chlorine to bromine. No danger though, whatsoever 😃

Hi Bill, Wondering if you can help a guy out who’s at the end of his rope with a brand new spa. I’ve had it for two weeks, the company told me to dump in spa marvel at the beginning, use 2 capfuls of Dichlor (roughly equal to 2 tablespoons) after we use it every time, and spa marvel every three months along with changing out our filters and cleaning them and so forth. It’s a master spa tub with eco-pure. I did all that religiously and yet within a week and a half my water was cloudy and I couldn’t get it clear no matter if I put in chlorine, shocked it, stabilizer, new filters, etc. I reached the end of my rope and emptied the tub and I’m refilling it now. I need a routine that I know is gonna work, this is an SOS! would you be able to tell me what to do for a routine?

I have a lay z spa with a device that holds a tablet. How often do I put a new one? It's been 3 days and it's still at 90%. Another question is how much per day do I filter the water/pump?. I was using 1 hrs and then filter for how long?

Lol great video. Funny!

I have been having a very hard time keeping my water clean. Swim spa only 30 days in use, daily use, different people. Was told to use brominating granulates and quick shock after each use, plus Pure Spa and Spa protect as weekly maintenance. Now water is super cloudy, can't get rid of it. Nothing works. Was advised to put 3 cups of liquid chlorine, no change. Is my only option to drain the water> What did I do wrong?

Great video. Are you aiming for a certain chlorine level when you add the 2 or 3 tbsp? Do you wait for the levels to drop before using the non-chlorine shock or using the tub?

You can use chlorine shock in a bromine hot tub! Don’t know where you got this info

Quick question. You stated to turn the jets on low, but make sure the air is off. How do you turn the air off? Thanks!

It's totally safe to use chlorine granules/chlorine shock to shock a bromine spa. Just don't add bromine granules and chlorine granules at same time. It's preferred to use chlorine to shock even in bromine spas.

I’ve been told you can use chlorine shock if you have bromine in your spa

Can you help me out with an INFLATABLE hot tub?

Thanks for the great video and advice. When I came to remove the foam on top of the water, it never ended, I skimmed the foam for at least 25 minutes or so, it just kept coming. I then proceeded with your steps and now I'm waiting for another 5hrs or so as I added my granular chlorine. So my question is, Is it normal to have so much foam? And I also have a ozonator installed in my hot tub, should I see a difference with anything? Thanks

Ok so quick question for ya. My tub is the same size as yours (3 person) I wasn’t feeling the greatest for a couple of days and usually I add shock after each use and add chlorine as needed and take the floater out when it’s good. Anyways I didn’t touch it for a couple days started feeling better so I went out flipped the lid open and the tub was cloudy. So I checked it and the alkalinity was high so I put a bit of ph reducer (got that from another video). Put the chlorine floater in and added two cap fulls of oxidizer. I wait for about 30 minutes between each chemical add. I’m still left with cloudy water so do I just need to wait longer? My filter cycle is set for the middle of the night so should I wait to see after the filter cycle what it does?

Where is your intro song from? I like that song

I’m experiencing visible particles in the water. I think it’s white mold flakes. It doesn’t seem to go away. Any thoughts?

every time I shocked my tub, I put the cover back on... now it makes sense why nothing happens LoL

I have a DR Wellness 2 person Hot tub.. We use Baquacil Its chlorine free and the first month and a half it was great. SO we were told we would need to drain our tub every 4 weeks and redo it.. So the water started to smell and I drained it and redid it after a month and a half. Then again a month and a half later same thing. But this time (yes its a new tub) I refill it there is an oily surface that comes up.. So I drain it again and redo it AND again oily surface.. Even when I accidentally overfilled it and it had ran about 15 minutes like that One would think that would get rid of the oiliness on top. NO so I took a pool net and placed a paper towel on top and started scoop capturing water and taking the oil off the top. No one has been in this hot tub in 2 complete water changes. I have some scum catchers shaped like sea turtles to capture the oil but the only think I can think of is something got into the plumbing and died and has yet to emerge from the spot it died and is making it oily. Any suggestions ? (I do have a nice boroscope I could go down the jets with ..

Why is my hot tub cloudy only when I turn the jets on.

What if you have saltwater spa?

Thanks for taking one for us boys who’s getting it in the neck 👍😅

Is Spa Shock the same as Enhanced Shock

What if this doesn’t work? I added the chlorine and it’s been running for five hours. Still cloudy. No foam but there is like an oily film. We haven’t used it in a few days so I’m clueless.

Wait... Don't pee in the tub either🤔 And other released stuffs too? Shocking my Hot tub was used immensely over this past wild card weekend of play-off football. No showers just birthday suites. Thank you for the pro tips!!👍

You could do voice work for iron man.

Bill, thank your wife for us. For letting you take one for the team.

What does one do when the tub has turned orange? My son has been taking care of the hot tub but now is gone. Please advise

are you from the east Coast? Little bit of a newfie twang

Wet vac works much quicker in my opinion.

My tub is clear then will get foam and then when I use foam down products it turns milky white. Bullfrog X7. Water is balanced. Hardness is high because of our cities water. I used an online filter on my hose when filling. Metal out when I change water. Spa store recommended that coring my city's water has a reputation for having issues balancing and having high metal content. I add 4 to 6 tablespoons of chlorine crystals to shock it after a few times in it. Probably once per week. I'm in it alone every night for 1.5 to 2hrs watching TV. 7 days per week. I am clean and not a nasty sweaty elephant seal in it although I may look like one there days with my Covid 59 and birthday suit. Lol. Also. I went away over night for biz and came home and the water was very yellowish. It was pretty clear when I left. Pretty sure my wife didn't pee on it. Added bright and clear, defender, and chlorine which caused foam..so added foam down. Boom. 15 cows instantly dumped their udder's I'm it. Milky white. Just changed it and will start over. Guess I have to watch TV indoors tonight. Do you think the 3 step process will fix it or is it something else?

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