Hi All,
I'm having paralysis by analysis trying to decide on what sanitizing system to have installed on my new tub!
There are so many opinions!
I'm leaning towards the Freshwater Salt System but have some concerns:
1) It's proprietary so the cartridge refills look like they can become expensive
2) Many people are reporting that their cartridges aren't lasting the expected 4 months and having to replace monthly in some cases with high bather load
3) Sounds like many are still having to manually add chlorine
4) it's an additional $500 option - Also! Does it use a salt cell that needs to be replaced? How much is the cell and how often do the go bad?
Chlorine Concerns (I know this is the cheapest):
1) If I go away for vacation, how do I keep water balanced so I don't have a mess when I come home?
2) All my friends tubs are salt so I haven't sat in a chlorine tub in quite a while, concerned with the smell
3) More frequent drain/fill then salt, at least that's what they say?
Ozonator and Bromine option - I have no idea what these do or if either are a good option for me.
Details to consider:
1) Moderate to heavy usage (Wife and I + 2 young children, all will be bathed and no detergent in suits) Ocasionally have another couple in with us
2) 4-5 week-long trips taken per year where it will be unmonitored
3) I have a salt pool so familiar with keeping one
I have also considered just going with the free/included Frog @ Ease system, only using its proprietary cartridges when we're away and unable to monitor levels, and manually maintaining chemicals when we're home.
I'm lost and need to make a decision pronto!
Thank you in advance for any feedback!!
I'm having paralysis by analysis trying to decide on what sanitizing system to have installed on my new tub!
There are so many opinions!
I'm leaning towards the Freshwater Salt System but have some concerns:
1) It's proprietary so the cartridge refills look like they can become expensive
2) Many people are reporting that their cartridges aren't lasting the expected 4 months and having to replace monthly in some cases with high bather load
3) Sounds like many are still having to manually add chlorine
4) it's an additional $500 option - Also! Does it use a salt cell that needs to be replaced? How much is the cell and how often do the go bad?
Chlorine Concerns (I know this is the cheapest):
1) If I go away for vacation, how do I keep water balanced so I don't have a mess when I come home?
2) All my friends tubs are salt so I haven't sat in a chlorine tub in quite a while, concerned with the smell
3) More frequent drain/fill then salt, at least that's what they say?
Ozonator and Bromine option - I have no idea what these do or if either are a good option for me.
Details to consider:
1) Moderate to heavy usage (Wife and I + 2 young children, all will be bathed and no detergent in suits) Ocasionally have another couple in with us
2) 4-5 week-long trips taken per year where it will be unmonitored
3) I have a salt pool so familiar with keeping one
I have also considered just going with the free/included Frog @ Ease system, only using its proprietary cartridges when we're away and unable to monitor levels, and manually maintaining chemicals when we're home.
I'm lost and need to make a decision pronto!
Thank you in advance for any feedback!!