jblizzle said:
Curious to know what all 99% of the people are REALLY spending on chemicals and adding to their pools.
That is the real root of my original question!
My desire is, like everyone else, to spend the bare minimum on pool chemicals, but also have water that is enjoyable. (To me, this means to not smell like chemicals, and to not turn my daughters blonde hair green).
My shot at ozone was an attempt as some combination of these somewhat mutually exclusive desires.
My chemical costs for the past 14 months I guess I now consider very low for a pool that is in use year round (in that Ive spent ~$75 on chlorine tabs, ~$15 on liquid chlorine, and Im not sure what on acid (I cant recall what each jug costs, but Ive used ~6). I think they might be $5-6 a jug? I suspect I can safely say Ive spent something less than $150 in 14 months on chemicals.
From what Ive seen poking around the board, these costs seem quite low compared to what others typically spend?
But, of course, I had to spend the up front $ on the ozone, which others have not spent. I honestly dont recall their exact costs, but I want to say the big unit was ~$450 and the small one ~$200.
I am starting to actually think the ozone does reduce the chlorine demand notably the more I look around and see what others are spending on chemicals (even the el cheapo approach of buying bleach jugs, etc).
I am also starting to think I sound like an ozone salesman! LOL Any sort of science aside, anecdotally (and as much as its human nature to want to justify our decisions, purchases, etc) it just doesnt seem logical that I am not using more chlorine for a pool of this size thats used year round and that sits at a relatively warm temperature most of the year?