I have a new 270g Dreamaker Spa on the way. My wife, not me, has wanted a spa for years, so I decided to get her one. So I've been reading up on chemicals and such and the more I read, the more of a nightmare this sounds like this is going to be. We have a 4 yr old daughter so I want to keep this thing safe. There are so many opinions as to which is the easiest way to keep a spa safe that my head is spinning.

I ordered an Ozonater with the spa, but now I don't know if that was the right thing to do.

One guy says to just add dichlor after each use, and shock once a week, which I thought sounded like the easiest. Now I'm reading that this will cause CYA build up and, in turn may the Dichlor less effective each time.

The spa comes with the Cleanwater Blue system, which uses Copper. Now I'm reading that this system is total crap.

I truly do not know which chems I should use. I apparently did not know what I was getting into. I don't want to have to test the water everyday, but it seems there is not way around this.

What chems are the easiest to maintain? To me, at the moment, Bromine sounds the simplest, with the trade off that it is harder on the pump components. Chlorine seemed the easiest at first, but with the CYA build up, probably not. The spa will be in my basement, so I have to worry about smell on top of everything else.

I am new to this whole thing also.
I am looking for a new ozonator and I see that Spaguts.com says they are for outdoor use only. http://www.spaguts.com/Ozonators.aspx
I think you need a seriously expensive dehumidification system if you put a large hot tub in your basement. You might get mushrooms growing on your ceiling. I was told that is the reason most people keep their's outside.
I take care of a 10,000 gallon aboveground pool and it was a little difficult at first keeping everything balanced and clean, but now it's easy. I imagine a hot tub is similar. Weather it is a nightmare or not depends on how you feel about the job. I like the challenge
of turning green water into crystal clear water that is nearly invisible when there's no ripples, but i'm wierd like that. If you don't use the hot tub, but you have to take care of it, you might not be too happy. Unless it makes your wife real happy and some of that hapiness spills over on you.

First and foremost, it seems daunting but after time, you learn to know how your tub behaves.... how it smells, how the water feels.

Secondly, I know nothing of the fancy copper systems. I am of the opinion that the more complex, the more difficult it is. So this is how I maintain my 480 gallon Sundance Optima:

1) a good titration test kit (Taylor - 7 tests)
2) liquid chlorine (inexpensive HTH at Walmart)
3) Stabilized DiChlor granular
4) pH minus dry acid
5) a binding shock for occasional use
6) a scumball floating in the filter housing to pick up oils

That's it - and even though I use branded chemicals for pools and spas, it is inexpensive (less than $70 per year) used year round outside in WI. You don't use a great deal of chemical. On a 270 gallon tub, you may use half of what I use. It depends on demand (due to use).

I maintain a very clean spa but keep my chlorine levels on the lower side. I alternate DiChlor and liquid chlorine to keep my CYA low (liquid spikes pH a bit). I maintain a bit lower than standard TA because that is how my water likes to be balanced. Chemical adds done slowly - adjust in small increments. Change the water every three months and you won't have to worry about CYA. After a fresh water fill, I drive down my TA slowly over two weeks. Once balanced, very little needs to be done other than keeping it sanitized.

Once you get the hang of maintaining a chlorinated spa, the effort is less than five minutes a day. As the other post writes, you chlorinate when necessary (after use) and shock once a week at most. When my spa is not used, the chlorine remains pretty stable. There are days I do nothing to it. The trick is to keep as much stuff out of the water as possible -- soap, dirt, makeup, urine, hair gunk, etc. That's half the battle right there.

AGE

As for the ozone on the DreamMaker - The DreamMaker spas heat by using a heat stick causing friction. If you run ozone on that spa you will need to run pretty long filter cycles. I'm thinking DreamMakers will only run 2 hours a day, which is not enough for ozone to do any good. Anytime the pump runs on these spas they are heating. So if you run 2 hours of filter cycle your spa will heat up higher than what you have it set for.
I like the dichlor daily, shock weekly method. If you use the correct amt. of dichlor you should not have any problems. 1/2 teaspoon per 250 gallons. Always test weekly and drain & refill 3 to 4 times per year.
As for your daughter, make sure you keep a low water temp if she stays in the spa for any amt of time - kids have a lower body temp than us adults.

Enjoy the spa

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