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We could walk on a whole lot more sacred cows then these in this post...like types of heat, insulation, bases and so on...
A Hot Spring w/ its 24 hr circulation pump stays cleaner longer and uses less chemicals than a "standard" setup (ie a spa with 1 65sq ft.)....wanna know how I know? because I maintain 5 filled spas in my showroom 12 months out of the year and I do a TON of wet testing...my estimation is around 25% less chemical overall, if the water goes cloudy the Hot Spring will also "recoup" faster because of the no-bypass...after a wet test the Hot Spring is always at least 25-40% less cloudy than a "standard" setup and again regains crystal clear water much fasternow all the "experts" can come in and argue whatever points they want...IT DOESNT MATTER TO ME...I see it with my own 2 eyes on a daily basis.and if you don't think that 100% of water being filtered while your "sweating like a pig" and have makeup/lotions/perfumes/deodorant/etc. coming off your body makes a difference than I guess we can agree to disagree but again I see it every single day with my own eyes...now is 10x better? prob. not, but the true 24hr circulation pump makes a huge difference re: all the points I've made above
Quote from: TwinCitiesHotSpring on February 08, 2013, 04:26:38 pmA Hot Spring w/ its 24 hr circulation pump stays cleaner longer and uses less chemicals than a "standard" setup (ie a spa with 1 65sq ft.)....wanna know how I know? because I maintain 5 filled spas in my showroom 12 months out of the year and I do a TON of wet testing...my estimation is around 25% less chemical overall, if the water goes cloudy the Hot Spring will also "recoup" faster because of the no-bypass...after a wet test the Hot Spring is always at least 25-40% less cloudy than a "standard" setup and again regains crystal clear water much fasternow all the "experts" can come in and argue whatever points they want...IT DOESNT MATTER TO ME...I see it with my own 2 eyes on a daily basis.and if you don't think that 100% of water being filtered while your "sweating like a pig" and have makeup/lotions/perfumes/deodorant/etc. coming off your body makes a difference than I guess we can agree to disagree but again I see it every single day with my own eyes...now is 10x better? prob. not, but the true 24hr circulation pump makes a huge difference re: all the points I've made aboveSo that 24 hour 20 gpm circ pump filters better than the 160 gpm jet pump working for how many hours?