I have had my hot tub about 6 months and was doing fine following the liquid chlorine dosing used here. Sometimes, though, the water had a strong smell, and I could never leave town for more than 5 days without having someone manually dose with chlorine while I was gone. Also, I had to dose with chlorine every time I was in the tub, and found I really wanted a system that could help with that. So, I finally converted. Such a simple process. I've already flushed with Ahhsome twice after getting the tub, so I didn't need to purge. I also use Aqua Clarity weekly. So, I just drained, fresh fill, got rid of all phosphates and balanced all my chemistry. I had to add probably 3 teaspoons of granular chlorine to get it started up, but since then, over the past week, the salt system has maintained chlorine levels perfectly. I am thrilled. And the water feels so much more gentle on my skin. I also added the silver cartridge to the filter, at the suggestion of the dealer. Not sure it's necessary and I'll read more before I have to change my salt cell in 4-6 months. Very good conversion for any looking, though. I'm very happy so far.
My only two questions at this point are:
- I assume I can continue using Aqua Clarity with the saltwater system and it'll work just as well as with the chlorine. I don't think there's a difference there, but thought I should ask.
- Starting up using only a bit of granular chlorine, I didn't get the buildup of cya that I did with the chlorine. But, I'm not sure it's even necessary to get it up to 20-30 in a hot tub that's running saltwater. Is this normal and I should just leave it alone?
My only two questions at this point are:
- I assume I can continue using Aqua Clarity with the saltwater system and it'll work just as well as with the chlorine. I don't think there's a difference there, but thought I should ask.
- Starting up using only a bit of granular chlorine, I didn't get the buildup of cya that I did with the chlorine. But, I'm not sure it's even necessary to get it up to 20-30 in a hot tub that's running saltwater. Is this normal and I should just leave it alone?