General > Beating a dead horse
By-pass Filtration
shabba34:
--- Quote ---So in our vast knowledge combined, what would be the relationship to pump longevity (and other spa componants such as heater, pump seals, etc.) when considering the 2 aspects in question?
Failure due to improper watercare ____ %
Failure due to industry std filtration ____ %
I'll start with my best guess based on experience...
Failure due to improper watercare 99 %
Failure due to industry std filtration 1 %
Which in turn makes my 5% comment earlier a very high guess to the importance of it.
I do like the marketing aspect of it. It's the same reason Beachcomber makes Protec, Hydropool makes self clean, Arctic makes perimeter lock and so on...
It's the same reason why I could go on about the advantages of self clean and the benefits of pressurized filtration in a sales presentation...It's the reason why I sold a boat load of Beachcomber's back in the day...
Steve
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Customer neglect in maintaining clean filters can skew those opinionated %'s tremendously. Every manufacturer can have issues with this and it has nothing to do with water chemistry. That is if you are not including cleaning your filters in your improper watercare %'s. However, I do agree that improper watercare is of a much higher % to failure rate then the filtering sysem itself. Unlikely 99% to 1%. ;)
Chris_H:
--- Quote ---You talking to me?
We have had very few failure rates with our jet pumps. If others are having as great a success as us, that's wonderful and bodes well for our industry.
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Have you had that same success with heaters?
ssbraun:
Now I'm genuinely curious here...When a jet pump fails, what's the usual issue? Seals, motor?
Chas:
“Industry standard.â€
Hmm.
Prior to 1965 the "Industry Standard" in the automotive realm was bias ply tires, drum brakes, carburetors, and no seat belts.
There has to be a leader in every industry, or the 'standard' will prevail.
Of course, as I have postulated before, since there are more HotSpring tubs out there than most other brands combined, it sort of make HS the 'standard.'
Also - did you fine folks know that HotSpring is the FIRST tub to be certified by the NSF? No, I'm not talking about the fact that Sundance claims to have the only NSF filter certified by the NSF - they don't, BTW HotSpring already has NSF certified filters - but HotSpring is the ONLY tub currently certified by the NSF for OVERALL spa safety and performance for the ENTIRE SPA.
Ha.
(Did I say that?)
:) ;)
Spatech_tuo:
--- Quote ---as you don't tell me to put a circ pump where it shouldn't be...lol ::)
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I know what you mean; I was going to suggest we're getting a bit over the top here too but after the last time I chimed in and was chastized I'm afraid I'll get that other guy to send his circ pump warning my way. I know circ pumps are small but they're not THAT small!
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