Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: m_nelsen on December 30, 2012, 11:40:53 pm
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Found a 2011 Optima Brand new $8100 with full warranty, this tub has the ozone system in lieu of the Clear Ray. Anyone know which system is better?
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Both systems work well, you said new with 5 year warranty? Is this from a retail place or a consumer. If retail and they are a Sundance dealer you are fine with a warranty. If it's a private seller no such luck. FWIW it's a good price either way..
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Retailer floor model, tells me warranty starts whwn I take delivery. I hear the clear ray is cutting edge technology and works good but higher maintenance costs?
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If you have been led to believe that Ozone or Clear Ray will somehow magically make sanitation requirements go away. You were misled. Don't let that be a deciding factor in your decision. Comfort in your butt, wallet and dealer.
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Retailer floor model, tells me warranty starts whwn I take delivery. I hear the clear ray is cutting edge technology and works good but higher maintenance costs?
If the Clear Ray comes included then fine but I probably wouldn't even replace the bulb when it goes out because the bulbs aren't cheap and I'd bet you wouldn't even notice a difference. Its UV which is not cutting edge technology or even new technology and doesn't really do much in hot tubs. Leave this out of your checklist when making a decision.
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I have had one customer who had me add a UV system in-line with ozone on a HotSpring spa. I found a good unit, made for hot tub use, and plumbed it between the heater and the ozone injector, and then wired it in.
Several years later, there was a Ground Fault, tripping the breakers, and I traced it to the UV unit. Simple job to remove it, and from the looks of it, it had been bad for a very long time. The customer had noticed no change whatsoever.
HTH
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