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I hear what you're saying but most consumers find the act of draining and refilling very time consuming. Most prefer to gain a good understanding of watercare and not micromanage it and find that over time, they can easily get 3-4 months or more out their water without worrying about everything.New water is great but at the end of the year, I bet you're spending far more time and money in draining & refilling that often, than most of us are.Do you have good local support for your watercare? What sanitizer & products are you using?Steve
the majority of our customer go long term on water changes with no problem. One year would be a normal recommend time frame, some have gone far beyond one year with the ability to maintain water quality and still use the spa on a regular basis 4 to 5 times a week.
I'm curious about the heating charge thing.isn't 15$ a bit hight? at .10 cents per kwh doesn't that come out to like 150 hours?Is my math screwed up?
Am I seeing this right ..1 year between changes? I thought 3 - 4 months was "normal" and after that TDS usually ended up being a problem. I'm at almost 3 months, and water is crystal clear, but I was still planning to change it at 4 months. This is my first time keeping water this long due to other warranty issues. Anyone else with feedback on this one?Steve
My 5.5 Kilowatt heater should run non-stop for 15 hours at 4 degree rise per hour and 42 degree fill temp. If my math is correct, 15 hours x 5.5 kw = 82.5 kw-hours x $.09 / kwh = $7.43. The circ pump will also be on , but is on 24/7 anyway on my model. Maybe with the 15 hours of heater AND jet pump on other brands it could reach $15??
………….Having water for one year or more is NOT recommended. There's no magic here and chemical makeup of water is the chemical makeup of water…… I have seen some go longer while staying under the 1500TDS reading where a spa should be drained.
In my experience, the people suggesting that they're getting more than 6 months are usually basing it on water clarity which we all know is a mistake. Since we know that there's no "product" that removes or lowers TDS, the only way I know to get a year or more out of your water is not use the tub or add anything to it. I believe they call that a swamp...
It has nothing to do with being "skeptical" J._McD... it's all about the chemical makeup of H2O.
If you have a program that can offer this extended use, I’d love to know it! What are you contributing this extended period of time on?Thanks, Steve