Just placed my second order for supplies. I have owned my spa 3 years and I have enjoyed it more this year than any other. I used to have to check the water before even thinking about using it. Not anymore. The Frog ease system works. Thanks.
Nothing makes me happier than that! Great job to you too Bill, it takes a good owner to make a good system to work great. Glad @ease makes things easier!
Thank you, This is one of the best videos I have found that gives a logical step by step explanation on hot tub care. I have had my spa 2 years and have been disheartened with amount of times we have been able to enjoy it. Most of the time it has looked like dirty bath water. I have been looking at the Frog Ease system to help. The insights you explained are enlightening.
It is recommended that the bracket be mounted to the secondary filter. That is the filter which doen't have the grate installed in the fitting which you can see when you remove the filter. If you're standing outside the tub and looking down at the two filters, the secondary filter should be the one on the left. The primary filter will be the one on the right with the grate in the filter housing fitting.
Follow up Only having our Spa 2 years and feeling defeated trying to get the water quality acceptable I was ready to regroup and try something new. I watched several RU-vid videos on the subject. I concluded that the @ease system was something that interested me. What I needed was a video on the startup process that covered all the steps I needed to be successful. The video from Take a Break gave a thorough explanation of the startup process with many insights not given in the instructions. I decided this was the path I was taking. As my supplies were running low, I decided to order everything listed in their video. I concluded that if I order the products from Take at Break directly, I will have the right to call or e-mail with questions. Their pricing is fair and after conversing with Ryan on my order I placed it and waited for it to arrive. I live in Indiana and have a Royal Spa Majesty made in Indiana. It holds 465 gallons of water. Stupid question Time. What is the difference between a hot tube, spa, and jacuzzi? I had emptied the spa a month earlier as I had started running out of chemicals. I got in and wiped it down with water and a magic eraser cleaning the entire spa including the brown crusty ring from the water line. Now that I had received my entire order from Take a Break it was time for a new season. Step 1-I installed the original filter. It has seen better days, but I figured it was the best for taking the abuse of the start up process. Then I filled the spa with water. Step 2- One bottle of Metal Gone. Run the jets for 2 hours. Rinsed the filter and ran another 2 hours. After 4 hours it looked much better, but not perfect. I rinsed the filter a second time and moved on. Step 3- The PH levels as well as everything else were through the roof. The test strip colors were perfect for Hot Wheels, but not a spa. After adding 2 oz. of PH down and running for two hours then testing, I saw no change, so I added 2 more oz and ran for 2 hours. Still no change. I hit it with 4 oz. and another 2 hours. No change. I kept this process up till I finally saw a drop in the strip to 8.2. (I have a digital meter). How much PH Down did I use? A bottle of Leisure Time Spa Down is 2.5 pounds. That is 40oz. I measured what remained in the bottle. 6 oz. It took 34 oz. and most of the day. Step 4-My final step for the evening was to use the start up package that came with the @ease. I ran the spa for 4 hours, shutting it down before I went to bed. At this point the circulation pump circulated the water the rest of the night. Step 5-The next morning, I tested the water again. The PH and Alk had bottomed out. I added 2 oz. of Spa Up and ran the tub for 2 more hours. Tested again and everything looked great. I put in a fresh filter, added the @ease frog with the silver side set to 3 and let it settle the rest of the day. In the evening, I tested, and everything looked perfect. Over the next week there were at least 10 people in the spa. The water continued to improve. The next Saturday I added water and tested. The Chlorine was a bit high so I moved the adjustment on the silver side of the frog to 2.5. Added 1oz of Spa up as the PH was just a bit low and 2 oz of the Stain and Scale remover. Ran the jets for a couple of hours. By evening the spa was ready to go again. This past week my wife and I used the spa every other night. On Wednesday the water looked a bit off, so I shocked it with Spa Guard Shock. The directions say 3 tablespoons which is 1.5 oz. Ran the jets a couple hours and the next evening it was back to near perfect. This morning, I am doing my second week of service. I topped off the water and ran the jets. Tested the water. My PH is 6.6 and my Alk is 60. I added 2 oz of Spa Up and 2 oz of stain and scale remover. The jets are running. I will test in a couple hours again and rinse the filters this evening before enjoying the spa. For the past two years I have always had to go out and inspect the water to see if we could use the spa. Most of the time it was a compromise. Since the startup using the instructions on this video and the products listed, I have had two weeks of near perfection. I feel in control, I now walk out to the spa ready to go expecting clear sparkling water. The entire family is enjoying it. Thank you Take A Break The only other question I have currently is why does @ease call their device the Frog? I mean if they are going to call it the Frog it should be green and yellow like the Green Bay Packers. With blue and gray colors, it should be the Dolphin, don’t you think? Seriously, I would like an explanation of your loyalty program. I plan on changing the water every 4-months, the life cycle of the mineral side of the Frog. A very happy customer.
Wow, thank you so much for the incredible comment! To answer the first question, the word spas and hot tubs have been used interchangeably for a long time. However, because a spa really just means a place that you go to receive some kind of therapy and relaxation, a hot tub is more specific in that you're getting into a tub of hot water. Then the word Jacuzzi is actually a brand! Jacuzzi invented the at home spa concept in 1941 with their J-300 pump that you place in your bath tub, effectively giving you an "at home spa". They then moved to jetted tubs and then to outdoor hot tubs! So now a days Jacuzzi has become a deonym for hot tubs, but in reality its a brand (just like Kleen-ex, Q-Tips, and Velcro). So that's why they're a "household name" now. Next, to help you out it looks like your alkalinity is too low and that is why you're constantly putting Spa Up in. We want our Alkalinity in the 80 to 120 range. Ultimatly, that's why we are patient with putting Spa Down in because one could overshoot on the pH and Alk scale. At the same time that's why we recommend having on Spa Up on hand just in case it happens. You can try upping your dosage to increase your Alkalinity. You don't have to drain it though, you can still use this water and make it work for you. Second Question, why Frog. King Technologies made the FROG mineral stick back in 1996 and the product coloration was indeed green with a smattering a variety of other colors. Not sure why they went with a frog to lead up something that should be clean, but they've leaned into that moniker for anything else King Technologies made that had to do with active silver mineral sanitizers. I think the blue and grey is to be more appealing to a wider audience and be less corny, since the colors that are popular in the US right now are neutral tones (Grey, black, White, tan) and dark rich colors like navy, burgundy, and maroon. So overall its a branding thing, but at least the product does a good job, haha. Last Question, our loyalty program is that for every dollar you spend you get 5 points. You can then redeem 100 points for $1 off you purchase. That way when you come and shop again and redeem the points you have collected, you're effectively getting %5 off from the last purchase you made. So because its so easy to rack up points, there should always be points to redeem and you will get a better deal on your chemicals than anywhere else because everyone is required to have set prices online! Its a way for me to sneak around Minimum Advertising Price rules from manufacturers so that everyone will can still get the best deal online. Hopefully that answers all your questions for now!
@@TakeABreakSpasandBilliards You are correct. I will keep working up the levels each week when I shock. We have been using it nightly and we have been fine. Since the Frog system needs to be replaced every 4 months you are going to have a steady income. I appreciate the educaton. Thanks
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