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Freshwater Salt System?
Hottubguy:
Nice thing with that system is if it seems too expensive to some its easily converted back to chlorine. Peronally for me it comes down to convenience. I really don't have to do much other then throw a bit of ph minus in every few weeks.
Spatech_tuo:
--- Quote from: Hottubguy on July 16, 2019, 11:13:34 am ---Nice thing with that system is if it seems too expensive to some its easily converted back to chlorine. Peronally for me it comes down to convenience. I really don't have to do much other then throw a bit of ph minus in every few weeks.
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For me I don't need a car with all the fancy bells/whistles or a spa that takes care of itself but you have to give people what they want and we all know a large % of customers want things to work automatically whether its a pool, spa, car, vacuum... Oh well at least the spa salt/chlorine generator cost is coming down. When my wife routinely asks why I still water my rather large garden by hand rather than set up an auto-system I just roll my eyes a bit and tell her I'm fine with doing it manually and it helps me be sure everything is in order.
d00nut:
All personal preference. I'm still on ACE... for now. Works great, automatic, costly.
Freshwater Salt works pretty much like ACE, but a lot less expensive. It's actually less expensive than Frog @Ease... think about it.
The Cartridge shouldn't be changed every month though... if you are doing that you will spend big bucks. 4 months is what Watkins recommends.
Hottubguy:
--- Quote from: Spatech_tuo on July 16, 2019, 12:55:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hottubguy on July 16, 2019, 11:13:34 am ---Nice thing with that system is if it seems too expensive to some its easily converted back to chlorine. Peronally for me it comes down to convenience. I really don't have to do much other then throw a bit of ph minus in every few weeks.
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For me I don't need a car with all the fancy bells/whistles or a spa that takes care of itself but you have to give people what they want and we all know a large % of customers want things to work automatically whether its a pool, spa, car, vacuum... Oh well at least the spa salt/chlorine generator cost is coming down. When my wife routinely asks why I still water my rather large garden by hand rather than set up an auto-system I just roll my eyes a bit and tell her I'm fine with doing it manually and it helps me be sure everything is in order.
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For me I work 80-90 hours every week. When I want to use my pool or hot Tub I want it to be ready. That's why my pool is all automated and why I went with a salt tub. I loved my Marquis Resort but have noticed the water is a lot easier to maintain on my Caldera with the salt system.
bud16415:
The after market external salt to chlorine gen. units are cheap to install, all you need is a 120v GFCI to plug into and can be bought for under 250 bucks. There are a few brands on the market. The replacement anode are about 100. If you soak them in vinegar once a month over night they last for years. Most of these units will work up to 1000-2000 gallons of water if needed, timer set to shorter time cycles for less water. The only thing they involve is when you open the cover you take the anode out and put it in a holder you attach to the side of the tub and you have to remember to put it back in the tub before you cover it.
Any tub can be converted to salt.
I haven’t switched mine to a salt gen because Dichlor/liquid bleach is too simple, cheap and quick as well. The only drawback is if you go away for more than a week you need a backup plan to keep the tub sanitized. I have been opting to put a @ease cartridge in when I go away maybe once a year for a two-week vacation.
On the other hand I like the feel of the salt in the water and I do add 7 pounds of pool salt to each water change in my Caldera Geneva. Even though I’m not using it for making chlorine.
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