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jamiho:
Hello,

I bought a reconditioned Marquis Destiny and after a bit of a bumpy start (I previously posted about a fried control board), I am now very much enjoying the tub. 

The tub has an inline system with space for a mineral cartridge and a bromine cartridge.  Being new to tubs, I decided to try this out first, and I like the idea of not using chlorine. When I first filled my tub I did use a bromine booster to establish a reserve.  However, I have found it difficult to maintain the recommended bromine level.  Having the cartridge set at 2-3 as the manual suggests consistently gave me a bromine level of zero on the test strips, with or without shock.  I upped the setting to 6 and got up to a level of 4 for bromine, which is too high (my tub has an ozonator so suggested bromine level is 1-2), so I dialed it back to 2 but over a few days to went to 0 again.  Same thing when I dialed it to 3.

My husband and I have been using the tub for 15-30 minutes almost every day, and I have been adding shock about every other time we use it, up to 3 times a week.  Is this too much or too little for our use?  I have the filters set to run for an hour twice a day.  Again, too little or too much?

I am considering switching to bromine tablets in a floating dispenser so I have a little better control over the bromine level, and also because the cartridges are expensive and I don't like the amount of plastic wasted.  It's nice not to have a floater bumping into me when I'm soaking, but not sure the inline system is worth the hassle and cost. But I thought I would check here for any advice you may have.

castletonia:
What color bromine cartridge, yellow or green?  I had all sorts of issues with the yellow (150 gram) cartridges dispensing enough bromine into any Marquis when I sold them.  Once I switched to the green (200 gram) all those issues went away.  Another thought, what is your filter settings at?  Default from Marquis was 1 hour twice daily, so a total of 2 hours.  That is not nearly enough time regardless of which cartridge you are using.  I had recommended to all my customers an F4 setting (4 hours twice daily = 8 hours).

There is no getting around the fact that the in-line system is not the cheapest option, but I like the convenience.  I now sell Hot Spring and Caldera and all Caldera's I sell start with the in-line system. 

jamiho:
Thanks!  I am using the yellow cartridges, didn't know there were green ones.

I am a bit leery for 8 hours of filter time a day due to the electricity costs as well as the noise.  Is that much really necessary for 2 people using it 15-30 minutes most days?

castletonia:
Seek out the green cartridges which are made for Marquis or the purple ones made for Caldera, they are both 200 gram cartridges.  Not sure what your filter times are, but generally speaking, I think you need at least 4 hours daily, but 6-8 provide in my opinion much better results.  Marquis makes a quality hot tub that is well insulated so I cannot imagine 6 vs 8 hours would make a huge difference.  The pump shouldn't pull more than 3 amps on low speed.

jamiho:
Thanks Castletonia!

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