Can Use Chlorine Or Bromine?
I’ll bet that this one will stump you. My wife and I cannot use chlorine or bromine without affecting our Iodine levels and our thyroid. Our doctor suggested using Iodine as a sanitizer since it is a member of the Halogen family (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine). I searched the web and found many sites referencing the use of Iodine, but only one briefly mentioned the PPM of 7-10 for a wading pool. Do you know what the PPM should be and what would be the best oxidizer to use. One site mentioned Hypochlorite which reintroduces chlorine back into our spa. We are currently using a non chlorine shock. The water is reasonably clear; algae and odor free, and has the slight greenish tinge that the web sites described for Iodine sanitized spas. We do get foam, shortly after adding the Iodine which de-foaming products easily take care of. pH is 7.8, when I add pH minus it comes down for a while then creeps back up. Total alkalinity is about 120. Any advice or tips for using Iodine would be a
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