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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: smackman on March 24, 2012, 07:38:00 pm

Title: Antimicrobial Hot Tub Filters
Post by: smackman on March 24, 2012, 07:38:00 pm
Are these Antimicrobial worth the extra money? My Hot Tub is only used by me and the wife 95% of the time. Just wondering what the Pros think....
Title: Re: Antimicrobial Hot Tub Filters
Post by: Jacuzzi Jim on March 24, 2012, 07:45:20 pm
 No they are not.  All micrban does is inhibit the growth of bacteria on the filter media.  Really does nothing for the water in my opinion.
Title: Re: Antimicrobial Hot Tub Filters
Post by: Spatech_tuo on March 24, 2012, 09:32:55 pm
Quote from: Jacuzzi Jim on March 24, 2012, 07:45:20 pm
No they are not.  All micrban does is inhibit the growth of bacteria on the filter media.  Really does nothing for the water in my opinion.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Antimicrobial Hot Tub Filters
Post by: Chas on March 25, 2012, 10:40:23 am
Agreed agreed.



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Title: Re: Antimicrobial Hot Tub Filters
Post by: Spa_Tech on March 25, 2012, 02:31:30 pm
Quote from: smackman on March 24, 2012, 07:38:00 pm
Are these Antimicrobial worth the extra money? My Hot Tub is only used by me and the wife 95% of the time. Just wondering what the Pros think....

The only conceivable benefit to having anti-microbial filters would be extending the lifespan of the media itself. If it actually makes the filters last longer, there may be some benefit- but you really wouldnt know unless you were able to compare them with standard spun-bonded polyester filter cartridges.