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Am I correct in my understanding that the Tiger River spas do not utilize the same 100% no bypass filtration system that the HotSprings spas use?
Right, Tiger River Spas have a 65sq ft filter with suction fittings with 100% no-bypass circulation pump filtration. With jets running, water is by-passed like every other tub on the market, except of course Hot Spring Spas.
My sales guy swears by making everyone shower before they enter the spa. He only changed his water one time last year after something like 10 months fo daily use. I would imagine that many things will impact how frequently you need to change your water like:1. The total disolved solid baseline level of the water coming out of your hose2. How many people and how often you use the spa3. The skin oil level of the users and perfumes, detrgents, etc4. Proper water maintenacne such as filtratiomn, chemicals, and circulation5. Ozone. I bet using ozone will extend water life a certain amountOn average, what I have heard is that most peoiple shoudl change their water every 3-4 months. I do not yet own a spa, so this is all from what I have gathered on-line and from my sales reps.
I got my tiger river bengal in August of 06, and my first water change was in late October.. I could have gone another month but it was starting to get below 32 every day by then. In the winter I was using it every day, once summer hit I was using it maybe 3-4 times per month. I did a water change at the beginning of July, my 3rd since purchase, and on the 4th I had a party, and about 20 kids were in the tub throughout the day.. I shocked hard that night, but after 3 weeks of fighting chem imbalance, foam, cloudy water, and slimy walls, I changed the water again.. At one point I went 2 weeks without using it, after a shock, it was 100+ degrees every day, and when I opened it I could not see the bottom of the tub.. it was that cloudy.. So I changed the water and scrubbed down the interior. It was great until the kids used it again and then I was fighting cloudy water and foaming again. (my kids dont use conditioners or lotions, they are just.. dirty I guess).I had the same thing this past summer in the 100 + Degree weather. The cloudy water was due to the filter not running because it was so hot. I added more clorine and bumped up the filter cycle's and that worked.The foaming is Soap in the swim suites .John