This is my first post and I'm a fairly new hot tub owner so please bear with me if some of this is redundant. I've tried searching and I'm seeing differences of opinions and it's confusing to me.
I've been using the Frog inline system in my HotSpot Rhythm for a year now with good results, however for cost effective purposes I'd like to switch to using the Freshwater (Nature 2) system with the addition of manual chlorine. I'd like to use the N2 system since the chlorine levels are very similar to that of the Frog system (.5-1ppm). My tub does have ozone as well. I was getting typically around a month or so on each SmartChlor cartridge, however the last 4 or 5 have only lasted a week or two each even after a water change. At near $80 a month for cartridges the ease of use just isn't worth it to me anymore.
Is the N2 system compatible with the dichlor/bleach method? I'd like to stick with chlorine over the MPS method for testing reliability purposes (Taylor K-2006).
If using N2 would I still follow the recommendations by Nitro/chem geek for the bleach method with regards to the other chemical balancing? I.E. CH @ 150ppm, TA @ 50ppm, pH between 7.2-7.8, and Borate @ 50ppm? On a fresh fill would I still use dichlor until it reaches 20-30 ppm CYA?
Will I be OK to keep the FC at 1ppm with N2 instead of the 3-6 ppm normally set using this sanitizing method?
Since my tub has ozone I also so mentions where some users with ozonators found that the rate of pH rise was intolerable even with lowered TA. Is this what the addition of borates is supposed to help with? I've never used borates so this is new to me.
Appreciate any feedback. Thanks for reading.
Dennis
I've been using the Frog inline system in my HotSpot Rhythm for a year now with good results, however for cost effective purposes I'd like to switch to using the Freshwater (Nature 2) system with the addition of manual chlorine. I'd like to use the N2 system since the chlorine levels are very similar to that of the Frog system (.5-1ppm). My tub does have ozone as well. I was getting typically around a month or so on each SmartChlor cartridge, however the last 4 or 5 have only lasted a week or two each even after a water change. At near $80 a month for cartridges the ease of use just isn't worth it to me anymore.
Is the N2 system compatible with the dichlor/bleach method? I'd like to stick with chlorine over the MPS method for testing reliability purposes (Taylor K-2006).
If using N2 would I still follow the recommendations by Nitro/chem geek for the bleach method with regards to the other chemical balancing? I.E. CH @ 150ppm, TA @ 50ppm, pH between 7.2-7.8, and Borate @ 50ppm? On a fresh fill would I still use dichlor until it reaches 20-30 ppm CYA?
Will I be OK to keep the FC at 1ppm with N2 instead of the 3-6 ppm normally set using this sanitizing method?
Since my tub has ozone I also so mentions where some users with ozonators found that the rate of pH rise was intolerable even with lowered TA. Is this what the addition of borates is supposed to help with? I've never used borates so this is new to me.
Appreciate any feedback. Thanks for reading.
Dennis