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I'm trying to find out myself. My doctor wants me to find a chemical alternative since chlorine and bromine can cause a problem with thyroid. All that I see is companies wanting to sell expensive salt generators...etc. Hope this helps get things started. Randy
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∙ 11y agoyes you can. We have been using Himalayan salt in our tub for the past couple of years. We like to keep things natural and find that using the salts makes the water softer, is excellent for your skin and detoxes you. All the research we have done on Himalayan salts it was an easy decision once we learned of all the health benefits. Have you checked out Serenity Gift Store online, they have reasonable prices and decent shipping. Try the brick as opposed to the chunks though. The brick lasts much longer and doesn't move around in tub where you can step on them.
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Fact about bromine?
Bromine is liquid at room temperature but evaporates very rapidly into a purple-brown, choking gas that smells rather like chlorine. Sodium bromide, the bromine analog of table salt, is often used in hot tubs.
What is the bromine texture?
fluffy hot/warm
What items contain bromine?
hot cheetos and any food that is red black white
Why is bromine a liquid at 20 degrees Celsius?
At 20 deg C, at atmospheric pressure, bromine is a liquid. At 58.8 deg C it will boil.
Is Bromine or chlorine better for hot tubs?
Bromine is better overall as a solution than chlorine for hot tubs. Bromine Tablets are EPA registered, are an excellent sanitizer choice, are inexpensive and very easy to use. Used best with a floating feeder system, Bromine is superior to chlorine in that once free chlorine is combined with waste, it has no further sanitizing capability. For water pool treatment Trichlor tablets work great. Because of the high acidic nature, this particular type of chlorine is not recommended in spas. It also dissolves too slow to be effective. If the spa shell is exposed to Trichlor for a prolonged period of time, bleaching of the spa shell can occur and can often cause a permanent ring at the water line of the spa shell.
How do you convert a fresh water hot tub to a salt water hot tub?
Although ordering the spa as a "salt water" hot tub when you buy it is easier, as there is some plumbing work required, you can retrofit either a bromine salt generator or chlorine salt generator and create your own "salt water spa".There is a misnomer about salt water hot tubs in that you still have to create the chemical chlorine or bromine in order to sanitize the water. Only with a salt generator this process happens automatically, but you must establish either a bromine salt reserve or a chlorine salt reserve depending on the system you are using.You will save the trip to the store for chlorine or bromine, but you still need to add the salt when you refill the spa or when you top up the water.To convert, the bromine salt cell is plumbed into the water line and the control unit is mounted to the spa. A hot tub tech can do this for you. Sometimes you may save by already having the salt generator and just having someone hook it up and add it to the plumbing.There is no switching. But you do have to install a chlorine generator. The generator makes the chlorine from the salt you add. But why go through all the hassles and expense?A better bet would be to use Bromine, it was developed for use in hot tubs. Besides at high temps. chlorine will vent off in a gas form and probably run you off.
Fact about bromine?
Bromine is liquid at room temperature but evaporates very rapidly into a purple-brown, choking gas that smells rather like chlorine. Sodium bromide, the bromine analog of table salt, is often used in hot tubs.
What is your options for hot tub chemicals?
Options for hot tub chemicals include standard bromine or chlorine for disinfectant, pH plus and pH minus to adjust pH levels. Some hot tub owners who want more environmentally friendly solutions that use less chemicals are using ozonators, bromine or chlorine salt generators (salt systems), Waters Choice enzyme treatment which reduces chemicals needed, and mineral sticks.
Does a salt water spa really need chlorine or bromine?
If you have a salt water hot tub or pool, you shouldn't need to add any extra chlorine. I am the pool operator at our local YMCA and we have a salt system with a Chloromatic chlorine generating cell. Rarely do we add any extra chlorine, only in cases of decontamination and/or shocking. Bromine does do better than chlorine in higher temps.
What is the bromine texture?
fluffy hot/warm
What is bromine in a pool?
bromine is a type of chemical used in a pool or hot tub to help clean the pool.
Salt water hot tubs?
Salt water hot tubs have some misconceptions behind them. FIRST. It is not the same as the ocean. The ocean has tens of thousands PPM of sodium. (notice I used sodium, not salt) Salt water hot tubs (and pools) start out with only 1500 to 2100 PPM of sodium. A fraction. SECOND. All bromine and Chlorine start out as sodium. Bromine, started out as Sodium Bromide (NaBr). Chlorine (NaCl)......take a look at the box of table salt. Salt water hot tubs are nor corrosive then any other tub out there. Acidity actually come from other sources. Okay, now that we understand what and where the chemistry comes from, lets look into how it works for our hot tubs. We cannot use NaCl in a hot tub, it is affected by temperatures over 98deg. (which is every hot tub out there). So, we have to use a bromine base, that is not affected by heat, NaBr. This is of course the raw material used to make an active bromine, which is what kills the bacteria. We add, based on the size of tub, many gallons (or Litres) to the tub to bring the PPM up to the appropriate level. (between 1500-2100 PPM). The NaBr, is mixed up with the water and is now ready to turn into Bromine. We turn the NaBr into Bromine by passing the water proper ppm levels) over something called a "salt cell". This cell is made of graphite. (pools use titanium) As the water comes in contact with the surface area of the cell, the energy releases the Bromine molecule and turns the sodium molecule dormant (but not gone). We now have an active, or FREE BROMINE. As the bromine comes in contact with bacteria, the bromine is then used up, and goes dormant, bringing it back to its original state (NaBr). As your hot tub circulates, it simply recycles the inactive back to active, over and over again. And because Na is a mineral, it does not evaporate with your water, so there is far less draining of your tub, and considerably less chemicals....There is a major cost savings. P.S. If someone tells you that it is not good for your tub, understand this. The reason for dumping a regular hot tub every 3 months or so, is because of the pucks and powders that you use in the tub, they are full of all sorts of fillers and the pucks are full of glues and binders that help make them dissolve slowly. FACT. Salt water hot tubs do not use pucks and powders.... It actually far better for your tub, they use only liquids.
Is bromine used in hot tubs?
If there are high levels of either chlorine or bromine in a hot tub, then these chemicals can be irritating to the skin. Absorbing high levels of bromine can also lead to iodine deficiencies in the body. Chlorine is typically safer.
How much chlorine is dangerous in a hot tub?
This is a rhetorical question. Perhaps not intentionally, but nonetheless is. Chlorine is not used in hot tubs because it is genearlly unstable and doesn't readily exist as the element in nature. Bromine is typically used, and more recently salt.
Can you use saltwater systems in a hot tub?
Salt water hot tubs have some misconceptions behind them.It is not the same as the ocean. The ocean has tens of thousands PPM of sodium. (notice I used sodium, not salt) Salt water hot tubs (and pools) start out with only 1500 to 2100 PPM of sodium. A fraction.All bromine and Chlorine start out as sodium. Bromine, started out as Sodium Bromide (NaBr). Chlorine (NaCl)......take a look at the box of table salt. Salt water hot tubs are nor corrosive then any other tub out there. Acidity actually come from other sources.Okay, now that we understand what and where the chemistry comes from, lets look into how it works for our hot tubs.We cannot use NaCl in a hot tub, it is affected by temperatures over 98deg. (which is every hot tub out there). So, we have to use a bromine base, that is not affected by heat, NaBr. This is of course the raw material used to make an active bromine, which is what kills the bacteria. We add, based on the size of tub, many gallons (or Litres) to the tub to bring the PPM up to the appropriate level. (between 1500-2100 PPM). The NaBr, is mixed up with the water and is now ready to turn into Bromine.We turn the NaBr into Bromine by passing the water and NaBr over something called a "salt cell". This cell is made of graphite. (pools use titanium) As the water comes in contact with the surface area of the cell, the energy that is being passed through the cell releases the Bromine molecule and turns the sodium molecule dormant (but not gone). We now have an active, or FREE BROMINE. There is usually a dial that can adjust the strength of the cell, to give you more bromine.As the bromine comes in contact with bacteria, the bromine is then used up, and goes dormant bringing it back to its original state (NaBr). As your hot tub circulates, it simply recycles the inactive back to active, over and over again. And because Na is a mineral, it does not evaporate with your water, so there is far less draining of your tub, and considerably less chemicals....There is a major cost savings.If someone tells you that salt systems are not good for your tub, understand this. The reason for dumping a regular hot tub every 3 months or so, is because of the pucks and powders that you use in the tub, they are full of all sorts of fillers and the pucks are full of glues and binders that help make them dissolve slowly. This increases your ppm count, but more importantly it increases it with bad parts. FACT. Salt water hot tubs do not use pucks and powders(aside from the occasional blast after heavy use).... It is actually far better for your tub, they use only liquids. The liquids are much better for your tub, and dissolve much better then the pucks and powders.
How to down bromine in Hot tub?
Try exposing the water to sunlight, the U.V. will cause the Bromine to burn out more quickly. Also when checking your chemicals keep in mind that most chlorine and bromine free shocks will reactivate a little bit of the old bromine. If you are testing your water for bromine levels try shocking it first, wait a little bit and then test for bromine.
What dissolves faster in hot or in cold water sugar or salt?
salt in hot water
