On Feb 25, 2007, at 12:02 PM, Ro wrote:

> Hi, I was a member of this list a few years ago.  I've recently
> rejoined.  Good to be here again.
>
> I have a question.  For health and therapy reasons, we're looking at
> getting a home spa/hot tub.  I need the heated water to work with
> relaxing tendons drawing up from RSD, among other things.  Does anyone
> here have an idea of how the various chemical treatments might be from
> a paleo-healthful perspective?  For water treatment we're probably
> looking at a bromine treatment with periodic use of an oxidizer
> shocker like Monopersulfate, and to balance pH, sodium
> carbonate/sodium bisulfate, and combined with the bromine would be an
> ozone generator, either corona discharge or UV light.
>
> Thanks,
> Ro


I have a spa, and I use no bromine, and only a rapid dispersal  
chlorine shock now and then - less than weekly. I use monopersulfate  
once daily in a low amount, and I run an ionic purifier of copper and  
silver in the filter. I think that if I had an ozone generator I  
could do with less than that. The chlorine and MPS are both  
completely oxidized and gone rapidly, before I contact the water. I  
can verify this with test strips.

This is a huge issue with me, as I filter and treat both shower and  
drinking water, too.

ginny


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