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Ease inline smartchlor
Botswana:
I dont use the tub much nor do i want to deal with it everyday. Reslly just curious if this stuff that i linked is what is in the smartchlor cartridge. Seems to be..
Sam:
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--- Quote from: gmdodt on May 06, 2019, 03:00:02 pm ---Just found this thread, reviving it because I am curious about snmartchlor replacements. If this 2000 flush product has the exact same label, which it does...can I not use it to replace the insides of these cartridge? I use to use the bromine ones and I opened them up to put bromine tabs in them. The smartchlor things are so damn expensive. Basically equates to $15 a month just in chlorine...
I may be willing to buy it and try it, not that I would really know how to tell if its working or not..
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If you use your tub everyday or even every other day I find it really simple to just toss in a tablespoon of dichlor when I get out I hit clean close the tub and forget it. There is no reason to test it every day. But about once a week I do a test strip and then make any adjustments needed. Once I hit my mark of 30-50ppm on stabilizer I switch from a tablespoon of dichlor to 1/3 cup of bleach.
This method is as cheap as I have found and the best for the tub as I’m always keeping an eye on things. The only drawback I found is it doesn’t provide protection when we are away for a week or more. Anything under a week I just hit it hard right before we leave with a shock dose of dichlor or bleach. Over a week I pop in an @ease cartridge that I load with just enough @ease to last for as long as we will be away. The other method is to have a neighbor come over.
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Honestly, this is probably the best method I've seen. Bang for buck you can't beat it and it's pretty easy too.
Ralith:
Just got a brand new Artesian Isla Margarita Elite, with @ease inlin. Now since it's new, we are using it 1-2 times/day for 30 min each, but the smartchlor cartridge was empty at 2 weeks... no way on paying $30/month JUST for those catridges... granular chlorine is like 1/5 that cost.. $40 for 6 month supply. Mainly following people here and throwing 1/2 or so in after each use and water seems great.
Ralith:
--- Quote from: gmdodt on May 06, 2019, 03:00:02 pm ---Just found this thread, reviving it because I am curious about snmartchlor replacements. If this 2000 flush product has the exact same label, which it does...can I not use it to replace the insides of these cartridge? I use to use the bromine ones and I opened them up to put bromine tabs in them. The smartchlor things are so damn expensive. Basically equates to $15 a month just in chlorine...
I may be willing to buy it and try it, not that I would really know how to tell if its working or not..
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The test strips that come with the startup pack of @ease have a spot to see if smartchlor needs replaced. I'd be pretty interested in this as well, could easily crush them up and refill cartidges.
Hottubguy:
--- Quote from: Ralith on May 12, 2019, 07:46:52 pm ---Just got a brand new Artesian Isla Margarita Elite, with @ease inlin. Now since it's new, we are using it 1-2 times/day for 30 min each, but the smartchlor cartridge was empty at 2 weeks... no way on paying $30/month JUST for those catridges... granular chlorine is like 1/5 that cost.. $40 for 6 month supply. Mainly following people here and throwing 1/2 or so in after each use and water seems great.
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Did you put it in at fillup or wait until the water was up to temp?
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