Layz Spa Miami Chemicals etc Set up

bwatt72 on 04/02/2025 - 13:13
Last edited 04/02/2025 - 13:26 by 1 other user

Have purchased a Layz spa recently, yet to get set up, just need advice on the chemicals.

It’s an inflatable and called Miami if makes any difference and planning on getting a floater for chlorine if needed. I probably need to shock it on first set up which I not 100% sure how to go about it and I may need the following products, but one person will say this is good another this is better and also factor in cost cheaper is always better and easy to get. Bunnings does sell a lot of stuff, but reviews are mixed etc.

So obviously first thing is shocking it what do I get for this? I’m told Bermuda Brom tablets and others say granules as tablets no good for shock. There are a few types? Also test strips also needed again some reviews are crap. I believe you need stuff to improve the chorine or reduce it what is this called? Possibly foam remover which if spa gets foamed up it removes this.

What do you use and why

And yes, I’m aware of fences

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  Duckie2hh on 04/02/2025 - 13:18

  Possibly foam remover

  Q:Whats a spa without foam?

  A: Soup.

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  Hybroid on 04/02/2025 - 13:26

  Their official site explains exactly what you need, how to test and lots more FAQs: https://www.lay-z-spa.co.uk/pages/hot-tub-chemicals-guide

  Once you have an understanding of that, you can subtitute like-for-like chemical product brands/types. It's quite similar to maintaining water quality for fishkeeping.

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    bwatt72 on 04/02/2025 - 14:49

    Yes I have a bit of an understanding now but that Clearwater stuff you mentioned is uk based and sold in uk as this brand of spa is also more uk related as well even though it’s sold here the products used are not. So I don’t know why they recommend Clearwater when it’s more related to customers in uk

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  Stewardo on 04/02/2025 - 14:28

  I’d go to local pool shop and ask, they’ll sell you what you need and tell you what to do.

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    bwatt72 on 04/02/2025 - 14:47

    -1

    Yes they are also there to make money and possibly sell you product you don’t need I’m trying to get feedback from otters who have such spas and what they recommend and why.

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      Crow K on 04/02/2025 - 15:17

      +1

      Think of all the money you'll save taking advice from people you haven't met and have no idea how correct or not they are.

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      Stewardo on 04/02/2025 - 18:02

      Maybe gather all your intel from the internet then call the the pool shop. See if the advice of randoms vs experts is consistent.
      I’d check your circuit breaker has a modern earth leakage device as well. That would be one of the things they would look at if you were going down the planning permission/fences path. (I realise your not)