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Hotspring ACE Salt System with Envoy NXT 390 Gallons

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Aquatub88:
Hello,
I am a new hottub owner with ACE System. I would like to know how much salt and with what frequency do you need to add salt to the water?  Do you need to use the manufactures salt product or can you use table salt or similar? 
Can you count on the ACE system to generate enough residual so that you do not have to supplement with granular dichlor?
Thank you in advance as I get use to this new system.

castletonia:
Your ACE system would come with a 6lb container of salt.  It says on the back how much to add.  It will be close to the entire container (I can confirm when I get into work).  Whether you can or cannot use other products, I honestly do not know.  Considering the financial investment you made with the hot tub and the ACE system, I would just use what Hot Spring recommends.

Whether or not you will have to add dichlor or not depends on the usage and what setting you are running ACE at.  I suggest to my customers to shock once a month with dichlor. 

castletonia:
Envoy needs 2,500 grams of salt.  For reference, the container is 2,722 grams.  After the initial addition of salt, there is no specific timeline for when you need to add more, it is on a need be basis.

Aquatub88:
Thank you for your help.

d00nut:
Table salt has iodine... ACE Salt doesn't.  That is about the only difference.  I always teach my customers that less is more when it comes to the ACE system.  Less shocking (I only do that when I have abnormalities in my hot tub use.)  Less watercare products (MPS... stain and scale... I both avoid.)  Less other crap (aromatherapy.)  I pretty much use ph adjusters, dichlor, and salt.  Other than that... I am good!

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