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Nhsusan:
What's this ozone all about?
The dealer wants to add on a ozone thing for $399. Yikes.
Do I want it or need it for this tub?

av8r:

--- Quote from: Nhsusan on October 30, 2015, 05:05:34 am ---What's this ozone all about?
The dealer wants to add on a ozone thing for $399. Yikes.
Do I want it or need it for this tub?

--- End quote ---

It's used to inject Ozone gas into water.  Ozone gas acts as an oxidizer to eliminate and precipitate waste out of solution so it can be removed by the filter.  Your dealer will tell you that it will reduce your chlorine/Bromine use.  In real life it's one more thing to go wrong or troubleshoot around.

Ozone gas will cause some types of plastics to deteriorate quicker...things like the underside of your cover, headrests, etc.

At $25 for 5 pounds of Chlorine shipped to your door it would take a very long time to ever reach ROI with Ozone and that's assuming it had no negative properties.

Good luck in your decision.

Nhsusan:
Maybe I will just keep my $399.
Thanks.

av8r:

--- Quote from: Nhsusan on October 30, 2015, 08:27:48 am ---Maybe I will just keep my $399.
Thanks.

--- End quote ---

I did, but I'm chea.....errrr...frugal.

Chem Geek has posted several times on how Ozone affects water chemistry and that it can actually work against you in a tub that is frequently used.  You should read up on his posts.

Vinny:
My 10 YO tub hasn't had ozone in at least 8 1/2 years ... it had the old "black light" type ozonator. I think I unplugged it about 5 years ago ...

Keeping your water clear is relatively easy once you get it down pat. I agree that $400 is a lot of money for ozone IF it does anything at all.

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