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HotTubLife:
Just to chime in ...

I've had the Freshwater Salt system in an HS Envoy for 2 1/2 years now. The ACE cell finally crapped out about 3-4 months ago, although I suspect it was probably failing a bit sooner than that. My experience so far has been that I like the salt system, but was a bit sticker shocked when I had to replace the ACE. I found a less expensive alternative that is doing a terrific job so far. And while it is the case that the measurable chlorine in the water is very low, the water remains crystal clear with no additional help (for the most part). One thing I found with the original ACE system is that water chemistry issues - especially Ph - were a constant hassle. The chlorine granules were making the water much too acid (I got readings of 6.8 all the time). I suspect it's because the chlorine granules produce cyanuric acid, which needs to be balanced out constantly. Since switching salt cells, I've had no problem at all keeping the water at a happy 7.4-7.5. The amount of maintaining I've had to do has been quite minimal, even though I'm in that thing every single morning for 25 minutes.

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