General > Beating a dead horse
Filtration in hot tubs
Spatech_tuo:
--- Quote ---Also, didn't realize how much hair I'm losing, arghhh!
As a result, my single filter takes quite a long time to get dirty and require a rinse and clean.
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Talk to Terminator, he's found a solution to that problem.
drewstar:
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Let me ask you all this:
Does you spa have a cloth like round thin filter pad that sits on top of your skimmer?
Coleman has been doing this for some time now but I never hear about anybody else doing it.
It is a front line defense from any debris getting into the pipes. Just take it off once a week and hose it off. Amazing how much crap accumulates there.
Also, didn't realize how much hair I'm losing, arghhh!
As a result, my single filter takes quite a long time to get dirty and require a rinse and clean.
2 year old spa, still on same original filter.
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So you have two filters.
TN__HOT_TUB:
--- Quote ---Let me ask you all this:
Does you spa have a cloth like round thin filter pad that sits on top of your skimmer?
Coleman has been doing this for some time now but I never hear about anybody else doing it.
It is a front line defense from any debris getting into the pipes. Just take it off once a week and hose it off. Amazing how much crap accumulates there.
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I think Jacuzzi spas have a screen netting to collect debris.
windsurfdog:
--- Quote ---More mis-information. 325 sq ft filtering 180-200gpm pumps. Seems to me they have plenty of available sq ft of filtration to do what ever they want while still maintaining no bypass filtration. ;)
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Sorry, pkud, you missed my point entirely. I was not asserting that HS tubs didn't have enough filtration for 2 therapy motors....certainly they do. But, should HS decide to add a model with 3 therapy pumps, they could not do so without adding 2 more filters.....period. Could they sell a 7 filter tub? I doubt it. Do they even care to produce a tub with more than 2 therapy pumps? I doubt it. But, once again, those of us who have tubs with 3 or more therapy pumps appreciate the adjustability and therapy provided. IMO, HS tubs are limited with their 2 therapy pump system and adding another pump adds 2 more filters. No misinformation here.
windsurfdog:
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I know this one. I remember a conversation I had while having dinner w/ the Pres of Watkins many years ago. We were discussing various spa models and he was asked why they didnt put a moto-massage on the Prodigy. His response was to give seperation and reasons to upgrade. He said that he didnt want people to buy the Prodigy, he wanted them to upgrade to the Sovereign. therefore, the reason they do not put the same filter plumbing in the Tiger River, Caldera, etc.. is to be able to charge the premium price for this "premium feature". In fact, years ago they printed up a sheet that could be handed out that listed the "Premium Features" that were on a Hot Spring that could not be found on any other spa.
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So this means that the manufacturer of HS spas sees no-bypass filtration as an extra....something that is not really necessary for a sanitary tub but is a value added extra that somehow provides something more than other tubs....whatever that may be. Smart marketing to have a feature that no one else has but, in reality, nothing but marketing.
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