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Circulation Pump - are they truly a cost saver?

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Wisoki:
They all do this. The little circulation pumps do not move enough water to prevent stagnant areas. Specifacly in the corners. The primary pumps in most of these spas will automaticaly come on for 20 or 30 minutest 3 or 4 times a day to do a big stir up. Even the HotSprin Spas have what they call the clean up cycle. You are supposed to press this button after spa use. All it's doing is turning on the main pumps to get the water sufficiently filtered. To me, this says, circ pumps are an unneeded expense. My spa is a 2000 Jacuzzi Laser Select. No circ pump, with an ozonater. Jacuzzi spas disable the ozonater for 2 hours when any button is pushed so ozone will not be released into the spa while it's in use. It's automatic filtration time is 2 hours 2x a day and the water is always crystal clear and smells nice! Circ pumps are a nice sounding sales tool that sounds like "folks, this spa is so automatic it filters your water every day all day and you don't have to do a thing".



--- Quote ---Or you could look at a spa that does both...circ pump and filter cycles...such as sundance/jacuzzi premium.
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soon2float:
Thank you all  for your help.
Wisoki, In all my searching I have not heard of any tub turning off the ozone during use (not to say they do not do this, but no one ever mentioned it. Is this important and should I look into this further.

Thanks again

Wisoki:
It's important because ozone is a toxic gas that can be harmful over prolonged periods of exposure.

empolgation:

--- Quote ---It's important because ozone is a toxic gas that can be harmful over prolonged periods of exposure.
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Kinda makes one wonder why it would be advantageous to have ozone introduced via a 24/7 circ pump...

tony:
I'm not sure of others, but SD spas turn ozone off when any main pumps are on.

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