I'm all ears. Talk to me, Goose!
I'm all ears. Talk to me, Goose!
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:I'm all ears. Talk to me, Goose!
Tis all chlorine-one just stores your future chlorine in the pool in the form of salt and makes more chlorine constantly. Very little salt required. Highly recommend.
It's an 11,000 gallon "hot tub", but I'm about to convert my chlorine pool to salt water just to cut down on the maintenance. The chlorine generator tubes do have a lifespan, though, so figure you'll be changing those out every few years.
Hot tubs use bromine which retains I cleaning properties at higher heat. You want to test hot tub chemicals often enough (ph and alkalinity) it's nothing to add a few more bromine tabs to the floating carrier.
I wouldn't spend the money unless you really want to. Also, buying a new hot tub? Down here you can almost get them for free. At some point people just want them gone.
My $200 HT has been cranking it out for almost 12 years. It worked great, only needs a new blower (which isn't even necessary).
In reply to Keith Tanner :
We did salt when we redid our pool in 2018. I'm already on my second salt cell ($700). You need to clean them every 3 months or so with a hose sprayer and/or soaking in acid/water solution if the buildup is bad enough, so they are not care free.
Btw, I'm not a pool professional, BUT my first summer job was working for Pinch-a- Penny (huge FL pool supply chain). This was back in '83 and I still remember my morning commute in our Omni/Horizon (VW engine) and shifting from 3-4th and wrapping the speedo past the 85mph limit and back around to 0. Loved that car! The job, sure. Loved it too.
Ya know how people say that when they make big money, they won't announce it but there will be signs....
Lolz. I mean not really. Lots of people have hot tubs. I just thought it was funny.
In reply to wvumtnbkr :
It's not big, it's just big enough. 🤘🏻😎
How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, Californians screw in hot tubs, not lightbulbs.
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codrus (Forum Supporter) said:How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, Californians screw in hot tubs, not lightbulbs.
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No egg drop soup for me, please
I have one of those swim spas, (overgrown hot tub). It came with a charge filter, copper charcoal thing that lets you use less chemicals. With the charge filter I found it hard to keep the chemical readings steady. I just use the standard hot tub chemicals now, it is the easiest way for me to maintain it, two years now with no issues.
I have zero experience with saltwater hot tubs, but I do have and maintain a bromine-based hot tub, and honestly it is not at all as scary as it is made out to be. Set your pH and alkalinity first, using various chemicals for those processes... Shock and use a descaler if you have hard water. Then I use bromine tablets inside of a cheapie ($2) floating dispenser. When the tabs are gone, add 2 more.
I tested weekly during heavy use, and it turned out to be dumb, because it would literally take months before I had to touch pH or alkalinity. So now I do a monthly test, along with a filter swap (buy 2, so you always have a clean one), and that's that. I was scared of a hot tub because of the maintenance nightmares everyone told me about, but <knocks wood> it's been a massive value-add to our home in the winter months.
There's not much better than enjoying a nice cold beer in a hot tub while snow is falling around you...
I ran a salt pool for 3 years. It's really pretty simple. You will need to buy a chlorine generator, something like this. https://www.discountsaltpool.com/controlomatic-chlormaker-spa-chlorine-generator
Then, instead of just monitoring chlorine levels, you will also need to monitor salt levels. Once the system is stabilized, you can probably get away with checking it every week or two. My 8,000-gallon pool required about 100 pounds of salt per year to keep levels right, most of which was due to rain. A covered spa should require a lot less.
You may still need to shock the system with chlorine during heavy use.
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