• Yuper@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hot tub chemical stores always tell you to use bromine instead of chlorine. They claim chlorine will destroy your tub. I have been using chlorine for 20+ years on 3 different tubs. Never had a problem. I suspect they recommend bromine only because it’s more expensive.

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      Bromine has a higher boiling point than chlorine, which allows it to stay in the hot water longer. You can use chlorine in a hot tub, but you have to add it more frequently to achieve the proper level of sanitization.

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      1 year ago

      But that smell hits different. It’s what they use on Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney and partly why it smells the way it does.