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A salt converter is the system I would like the best. My friend added a converter and switched his tub to salt and it is wonderful. I might do the same thing. The one he bought is a saltron mini. Works and does the same thing the Ace does but a lot cheaper to keep running IMO. The smoothness of the salt water is second to none.
Caldera (and Artesian and Marquis) has @ease offered in-line on their units and its new and possibly confusing. I was confused at first and I do this for a living, so your confusion is completely justified. Here is a blog I wrote about @ease: http://www.prestigepoolsandspas.com/blog/ease-a-really-cool-spa-sanitization-systemI'm not honking for @ease, I just think its pretty cool. Hope this helps. Good luck moving forward.
Quote from: The Wizard of Spas on March 06, 2017, 01:38:03 pmCaldera (and Artesian and Marquis) has @ease offered in-line on their units and its new and possibly confusing. I was confused at first and I do this for a living, so your confusion is completely justified. Here is a blog I wrote about @ease: http://www.prestigepoolsandspas.com/blog/ease-a-really-cool-spa-sanitization-systemI'm not honking for @ease, I just think its pretty cool. Hope this helps. Good luck moving forward.Have you had any issues with Ph and alkalinity dropping significantly with the @ease? After a week of using mine, my levels were way down to almost not registering. Since returning to the dichlor method, my PH an AL have been stable. It did make it easy to maintain chlorine levels for the couple of weeks where I couldn't get out there everyday but it did cause me some small headaches to get my other levels back in line.
I have the Caldera Geneva and love it. I didn’t care much for the built in frog system as I started with bromine and my numbers were hard to control as mentioned above. Like mentioned I switched to a daily program of Dichlor and supplement liquid bleach once I get to the levels I like with the Dichlor as stabilizer. I have tried the @ease cartridges and they look like they would be the simplest solution but are a bit pricey. @ease is what I switch to if I’m going away for a week or more. The rest of the time I just add one tablespoon of Dichlor after we get out each night. A salt converter is the system I would like the best. My friend added a converter and switched his tub to salt and it is wonderful. I might do the same thing. The one he bought is a saltron mini. Works and does the same thing the Ace does but a lot cheaper to keep running IMO. The smoothness of the salt water is second to none. All the methods your exposure to harmful chemicals is very minimal far worse is what you get if you don’t sanitize enough. The biggest things we do is always shower before and moisturize after. Both tubs are great tubs. If you have any specific questions about the Geneva please ask.
The Ace Salt System produces Active Oxygen at it's initial start point. Once the system recognizes the tub is clean, it then cycles through a process to produce chlorine, Ozone, Hydrogen Peroxide, and MPS. This is one of the reasons it is considered a System, and not just a Chlorine Generator like many of the after market set ups.
Quote from: bud16415 on March 06, 2017, 12:07:05 pmI have the Caldera Geneva and love it. I didn’t care much for the built in frog system as I started with bromine and my numbers were hard to control as mentioned above. Like mentioned I switched to a daily program of Dichlor and supplement liquid bleach once I get to the levels I like with the Dichlor as stabilizer. I have tried the @ease cartridges and they look like they would be the simplest solution but are a bit pricey. @ease is what I switch to if I’m going away for a week or more. The rest of the time I just add one tablespoon of Dichlor after we get out each night. A salt converter is the system I would like the best. My friend added a converter and switched his tub to salt and it is wonderful. I might do the same thing. The one he bought is a saltron mini. Works and does the same thing the Ace does but a lot cheaper to keep running IMO. The smoothness of the salt water is second to none. All the methods your exposure to harmful chemicals is very minimal far worse is what you get if you don’t sanitize enough. The biggest things we do is always shower before and moisturize after. Both tubs are great tubs. If you have any specific questions about the Geneva please ask. Hi bud16415, what color scheme did you go with for your hot tub? I think I will go with the slate cabinet and midnight canyon shell. I went to a dealer today to look at the Geneva and I've decided I will get this instead of the Envoy NXT. I just wish that I could see this color on a hot tub before I purchase it. I know that I can look at this color combination online. However, I'd like to see it in person. I plan to also use the frog system and see how that works for me.
The Diamond Electrode that is used in the Ace Salt System is what differentiates the System from the others. When this cell is energized, it reacts and breaks apart water molecules and combines them with the salt to create the cleaners. As I am not a scientific goddess, I am not aware of how the electrode when combined with the salt and water creates each individual cleaner with each molecule or however it is done.