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Silly Nature 2 question
« on: July 04, 2008, 09:07:36 am »
I know you use one cartridge every 3 months. You put it in the filter. My hot tub has two filters. I still use just one cartridge, right? Does it matter which filter I put it in?

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Silly Nature 2 question
« on: July 04, 2008, 09:07:36 am »

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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2008, 09:14:47 am »
Change every 4 months.
Put in filter that is inline with the pump that is used most.
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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2008, 09:18:31 am »
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Change every 4 months.
Put in filter that is inline with the pump that is used most.


We have a winner. In my case, I don't have a circ pump so pump #1 runs for filtration. Actually I just put the cartridge inside the skimmer door where both filters are.
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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2008, 09:51:03 am »
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We have a winner. In my case, I don't have a circ pump so pump #1 runs for filtration. Actually I just put the cartridge inside the skimmer door where both filters are.

Which leads to the next silly question:

Why in the filter rather than inside the skimmer door?
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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2008, 10:19:02 am »
Though I do not use N2 anymore, I did for years and always just placed the cartridge in the skimmer area...never inside the filter.  For a while I used the Sundance version of the N2 cartridge that fit in the filter door which essentially is the same as just placing it in the filter area.

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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2008, 12:45:06 pm »
By putting it inside the filter you'll get more water moving through the cartridge. In the skimmer more water will flow around, rather that through the cartridge.



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Which leads to the next silly question:

Why in the filter rather than inside the skimmer door?
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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2008, 03:47:30 pm »
I see people go both ways on using Nature 2. Is there a downside to using it? Does it hurt anything to have it in your filter? Just curious.

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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2008, 04:22:04 pm »
The only downsides are - could be a reduced amount of flow if stuck inside the filter and they will fall apart if left in the water for a long time.

I am on the side of not using it ... it does hurt the pocket. For the price of one stick you can but a bunch of dichlor or bromine which are true sanitizers. or buy an ozonator after a year of not using N2.

Of course the other side of the coin is that people do swear by it ... I just haven't had the positive experiences as others have had.

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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2008, 11:45:20 pm »
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I see people go both ways on using Nature 2. Is there a downside to using it? Does it hurt anything to have it in your filter? Just curious.

Thanks,
Scott


I have one filter that I still can't get the cartridge out of.
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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2008, 02:40:55 pm »
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I have one filter that I still can't get the cartridge out of.

You should get it out. I don't know how much water flow you get, but I have seen them fall apart if left in for four or five years. Yes, years. I put them in just about every spa we sell, and sometimes the owners forget it.


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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2008, 11:55:14 pm »
So on a J-470 would it be safer to put it in the polishing bag so if it feel apart it would not get to the pump?

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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2008, 01:23:37 am »
You want it wherever there is the best water flow. And you want to remember to change it. I have never had one come apart that was changed in any reasonable amount of time.


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Re: Silly Nature 2 question
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2008, 04:12:45 pm »
I already bought a replacement N2 cartridge and spare filter and polishing bag. My spa is about 6 weeks old. So I'm locked and loaded.

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