How often you need to add spa salt depends largely on usage and how frequently you’re adding water to your hot tub. It’s essential to add spa salt after a full drain and refill, as well as whenever you top off with fresh water. In my experience, I can often go a few months without needing to adjust the salt levels, so a six-month interval doesn’t seem unreasonable.
I thought the whole idea of a fresh water system was to get less maintenance by the fact that the system is more stable then a standard chlorine system. From what i see on the video, weekly maintenance, it is exactly the same as the standard, and therefore to me it seems that there is no advantage what so ever compared with the manual chlorine system ???; Am i wrong with this ???
Great questions. The main idea behind the salt system is less water changes, once a year vs two or three times a year. And softer water that easier on the skin and eyes.
Just got it yesterday but I purchased based on water change and softer water. I was in one before we bought and my skin was great after. Plus no shower needed after your out
We’ve had a nightmare with ours. 3 months in and already required a water change and a new salt production cartridge. Our water reads perfect one day then nothing the next. We clean the filters weekly, shower before use, use it for no more than 1-1.5hrs over the day. We are constantly having to add liquid chlorine as we don’t think the tub is making any itself. We are now thinking of getting rid and going back to a chlorine system.
Same! I bought mine in April and everyday the chlorine level was never reading, so I kept adding dichlor as instructed until I had a purple reading. Then brought water sample to American sale and said too much chlorine, and too acidic so had to drain after just one month. So frustrating! So tech guy finally came out last week and installer had setting at the ace setting and not freshwater setting so he said that should fix it. Maybe you should check that out. Hopefully mine will read chlorine levels now.
I've had mine since 2020 and have had many issues as well. My rep feels the phosphate thing is a cop out on the part of HotSpring to deflect the fact they sourced lower grade cartridges especially during the pandemic. In all this time my cartridges last about 2 months but all of a sudden I had one that lasted 6 months and worked like a charm. No major differences in maintenance so it points to the cartridge. I've also heard it's got better my current one is at 2 months and still producing chlorine. The company wants you to believe its always a water chemistry issue and the somehow the consumer isn't taking the right precautions but the reality is it's faulty hardware and avarice of the company causing the issues. Anyway my 2 cents after trying every conceivable solution :)
The most common reason why hot tub filters get stuck is if they were inserted too tightly or residue has built up around them. To prevent this, make sure you're removing and cleaning your filters often. If the filter is too stuck to remove by hand, you may need to use a tool like a strap wrench to remove.
So this means the salt water system is just reducing water drain and refills? You still have to do the weekly maintenance with filters, PH and Chlorine, just salt is now additional etc? One of the things that attracted me to this was the sales pitch of no change of water for very long periods. So i will still need to add chlorine granule's weekly and dose up/down on PH with any salt system? At least its weekly only i guess. I am using existing non salt water 2-3 times a week for 2-3 people and check weekly the figures, so this whole system is just water saver actions only? And i guess no additives for smell adjustment etc or foam reduction? Just looking at replacing ours in coming months and salt system seemed better than now etc? just after a pointer, is it worth the extra money?
Look into chlorine dioxide. healrhy water purification. it's not a bleach, though at first mix it smells like it. Check out Dr. Stephanie Seneff, MIT researcher, on chlorine dioxides health benefits.
Great questions. Unfortunately when you have a mix of water and people there will be maintenance involved. Here are some of the key benefits for making the switch the the Freshwater Salt System. More natural-feeling water with no itchy, dry skin or eyes Fewer chemicals added and no harsh odors Simple water care means more time enjoying your spa Conserve water by reducing spa drain and refills to once a year*
Your experience will depend on the specific details of size, usage, and how well you handle all the potential issues (ex: phosphates, metals, alkalinity, hardness, pH, salt, etc) when you fill it. From my personal experience, I found that I had to add a LOT of pH decreaser in the beginning (nearly 3 pounds of sodium bisulfate to a 350 gallon spa) just to get the alkalinity and pH into the proper range. Also, my hardness was just a bit high, so I used a Vanishing Act pillow to reduce it. I've had my spa for 8 weeks and use it daily (one person for 30 to 90 minutes). I test the water every 3 to 5 days. I've got my salt system output set to 6 and temperature set to 101° F. So far, I've found that I haven't needed to add additional chlorine (beyond the initial start up shock) at all. I have to add a few teaspoons of pH decreaser approximately once a week. From what I've seen, it seems like running the jets seems to increase the pH slowly over time (perhaps from pumping air through the water?) It didn't seem to rise as fast during the 2 weeks that I didn't use the jets. That might just be coincidence though. The filters are going to pick up the debris that falls into the tub while it's being used, as well as the hair, skin, natural oils, and other stuff that happens to come from you. So, rinsing them off once a week or so is a great way to make them last longer and work more effectively. So, to summarize, with a 350 gallon freshwater salt system I test the water every few days and weekly add a few teaspoons of pH decreaser and rinse the filters. That's it so far. After initial balancing, no other chemicals or maintenance seem to be needed yet.
Can you let me know what type of maintenance you do after each use? Like boost option, salt water output level (do u ever move down from 8), how much dichlor to add.
These are great questions! My personal tub is the Hot Spring Prism. I have the power level set at 4 and the Output level set at 10. We use our tub almost daily with 2 - 6 people in it at a time. I use liquid bleach with no fillers or scents as my sanitizer. I only need to add some maybe once a month.
Soooooo.... I thought the salt system generated is OWN chlorine.. this per Georgia Spa, hot springs web page, etc etc.. so easy you're saying is you still need to add chlorine weekly???
In the video he said he test the chlorine weekly. He didn't say how often he needs to actually add any chlorine. He just says "when I'm a little low". Depending on your use patterns, and how well you've got your water chemicals balanced, you may go many, many weeks without needing to add any chlorine. I've had mine for 8 weeks and use it (1 person 30 to 90 minutes) daily. I test every few days and haven't needed to add any chlorine yet.
@@LeisureTimeInc I have an Aqua scenic system installed in my swimming pool now for 7 years, and the amount of salt is 1PPM which is the same amount concentration in your eye drops. Wonderfull system, with crystal crystal clear water ,(H20 system that generates ozon in electrocel while water passes through resulting in perfect desinfection without chloor residu's in the water !!) , Ph that hardly ever changes, and feels very very good compared to chlorine tablets. No maintenance what so ever. Copper and silver bars are also helping desinfect, and works as flok. I also have a SPA of Leasure time (have to be honnest and say it is installed in a rental vacation house were people take less care of the presciption for using SPA, and that causses nothing but misery in trying to keep the water balanced. Therefore i am looking arround for possibilities to exchange this standard chlore system by a similar low salt level SPA, hoping that maintenance will be reduced to a min, but am not 100% convinced that there will be an improvement on that level. If anyone has experience on that level, salt with great usage, then i would like to hear it.
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Very informative video! Quick question : What does the Booster On/Off switch do? Should you leave the Booster ON ?
How do you clean the salt cells?
On average how often do you need to add more salt? In 6 months mine is still saying the salt level is good on the control panel
How often you need to add spa salt depends largely on usage and how frequently you’re adding water to your hot tub. It’s essential to add spa salt after a full drain and refill, as well as whenever you top off with fresh water. In my experience, I can often go a few months without needing to adjust the salt levels, so a six-month interval doesn’t seem unreasonable.
@@LeisureTimeIncsounds good. I appreciate the reply.
I thought the whole idea of a fresh water system was to get less maintenance by the fact that the system is more stable then a standard chlorine system. From what i see on the video, weekly maintenance, it is exactly the same as the standard, and therefore to me it seems that there is no advantage what so ever compared with the manual chlorine system ???; Am i wrong with this ???
Great questions. The main idea behind the salt system is less water changes, once a year vs two or three times a year. And softer water that easier on the skin and eyes.
We love our Salt system Hot Springs Spa we’ve had it about a month now best investment we’ve made.
I’ve noticed my levels are stable for weeks instead of days with the salt so it seems to be an advantage.
Just got it yesterday but I purchased based on water change and softer water. I was in one before we bought and my skin was great after. Plus no shower needed after your out
Your video is super thorough, thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
We’ve had a nightmare with ours. 3 months in and already required a water change and a new salt production cartridge. Our water reads perfect one day then nothing the next. We clean the filters weekly, shower before use, use it for no more than 1-1.5hrs over the day. We are constantly having to add liquid chlorine as we don’t think the tub is making any itself. We are now thinking of getting rid and going back to a chlorine system.
Same! I bought mine in April and everyday the chlorine level was never reading, so I kept adding dichlor as instructed until I had a purple reading. Then brought water sample to American sale and said too much chlorine, and too acidic so had to drain after just one month. So frustrating! So tech guy finally came out last week and installer had setting at the ace setting and not freshwater setting so he said that should fix it. Maybe you should check that out. Hopefully mine will read chlorine levels now.
Dang it! Most issues revolve around elevated phosphates level in the water.
I've had mine since 2020 and have had many issues as well. My rep feels the phosphate thing is a cop out on the part of HotSpring to deflect the fact they sourced lower grade cartridges especially during the pandemic. In all this time my cartridges last about 2 months but all of a sudden I had one that lasted 6 months and worked like a charm. No major differences in maintenance so it points to the cartridge. I've also heard it's got better my current one is at 2 months and still producing chlorine. The company wants you to believe its always a water chemistry issue and the somehow the consumer isn't taking the right precautions but the reality is it's faulty hardware and avarice of the company causing the issues. Anyway my 2 cents after trying every conceivable solution :)
Can’t unscrew them what’s the trick? All three don’t budge
The most common reason why hot tub filters get stuck is if they were inserted too tightly or residue has built up around them. To prevent this, make sure you're removing and cleaning your filters often. If the filter is too stuck to remove by hand, you may need to use a tool like a strap wrench to remove.
So this means the salt water system is just reducing water drain and refills? You still have to do the weekly maintenance with filters, PH and Chlorine, just salt is now additional etc? One of the things that attracted me to this was the sales pitch of no change of water for very long periods. So i will still need to add chlorine granule's weekly and dose up/down on PH with any salt system? At least its weekly only i guess. I am using existing non salt water 2-3 times a week for 2-3 people and check weekly the figures, so this whole system is just water saver actions only? And i guess no additives for smell adjustment etc or foam reduction? Just looking at replacing ours in coming months and salt system seemed better than now etc? just after a pointer, is it worth the extra money?
Look into chlorine dioxide. healrhy water purification. it's not a bleach, though at first mix it smells like it. Check out Dr. Stephanie Seneff, MIT researcher, on chlorine dioxides health benefits.
Great questions.
Unfortunately when you have a mix of water and people there will be maintenance involved.
Here are some of the key benefits for making the switch the the Freshwater Salt System.
More natural-feeling water with no itchy, dry skin or eyes
Fewer chemicals added and no harsh odors
Simple water care means more time enjoying your spa
Conserve water by reducing spa drain and refills to once a year*
Your experience will depend on the specific details of size, usage, and how well you handle all the potential issues (ex: phosphates, metals, alkalinity, hardness, pH, salt, etc) when you fill it.
From my personal experience, I found that I had to add a LOT of pH decreaser in the beginning (nearly 3 pounds of sodium bisulfate to a 350 gallon spa) just to get the alkalinity and pH into the proper range. Also, my hardness was just a bit high, so I used a Vanishing Act pillow to reduce it.
I've had my spa for 8 weeks and use it daily (one person for 30 to 90 minutes). I test the water every 3 to 5 days. I've got my salt system output set to 6 and temperature set to 101° F. So far, I've found that I haven't needed to add additional chlorine (beyond the initial start up shock) at all. I have to add a few teaspoons of pH decreaser approximately once a week.
From what I've seen, it seems like running the jets seems to increase the pH slowly over time (perhaps from pumping air through the water?) It didn't seem to rise as fast during the 2 weeks that I didn't use the jets. That might just be coincidence though.
The filters are going to pick up the debris that falls into the tub while it's being used, as well as the hair, skin, natural oils, and other stuff that happens to come from you. So, rinsing them off once a week or so is a great way to make them last longer and work more effectively.
So, to summarize, with a 350 gallon freshwater salt system I test the water every few days and weekly add a few teaspoons of pH decreaser and rinse the filters. That's it so far. After initial balancing, no other chemicals or maintenance seem to be needed yet.
Can you let me know what type of maintenance you do after each use? Like boost option, salt water output level (do u ever move down from 8), how much dichlor to add.
These are great questions!
My personal tub is the Hot Spring Prism. I have the power level set at 4 and the Output level set at 10. We use our tub almost daily with 2 - 6 people in it at a time.
I use liquid bleach with no fillers or scents as my sanitizer. I only need to add some maybe once a month.
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Soooooo.... I thought the salt system generated is OWN chlorine.. this per Georgia Spa, hot springs web page, etc etc.. so easy you're saying is you still need to add chlorine weekly???
Great question. It handles the bulk of the chlorine production need of the hot tub. Sometimes it will need to be supplement depending on bather load.
So no advantage over bromine tablets in a floater.
In the video he said he test the chlorine weekly. He didn't say how often he needs to actually add any chlorine. He just says "when I'm a little low". Depending on your use patterns, and how well you've got your water chemicals balanced, you may go many, many weeks without needing to add any chlorine. I've had mine for 8 weeks and use it (1 person 30 to 90 minutes) daily. I test every few days and haven't needed to add any chlorine yet.
How does the salt water not ruin the machine
It requires very little salt to keep the system operational, making it non corrosive.
@@LeisureTimeInc I have an Aqua scenic system installed in my swimming pool now for 7 years, and the amount of salt is 1PPM which is the same amount concentration in your eye drops. Wonderfull system, with crystal crystal clear water ,(H20 system that generates ozon in electrocel while water passes through resulting in perfect desinfection without chloor residu's in the water !!) , Ph that hardly ever changes, and feels very very good compared to chlorine tablets. No maintenance what so ever. Copper and silver bars are also helping desinfect, and works as flok. I also have a SPA of Leasure time (have to be honnest and say it is installed in a rental vacation house were people take less care of the presciption for using SPA, and that causses nothing but misery in trying to keep the water balanced. Therefore i am looking arround for possibilities to exchange this standard chlore system by a similar low salt level SPA, hoping that maintenance will be reduced to a min, but am not 100% convinced that there will be an improvement on that level. If anyone has experience on that level, salt with great usage, then i would like to hear it.
The plumbing in these tubs is also all vinyl/plastic so there is nothing to corrode!
Chlorine gas…