HotSpring Vista

[Spatech_tuo]

Chas, thanks again for your help. When they set up my tub they put in the silver ion cartridge. Can the ozone be put in without draining my hot tub?

Easily.

[jsimo7]

Hi Chas, Is the silver ion part of the ozone package or a extra charge?? How important is the silver ion cartridge with well water with a water softner? The salesperson said it is not needed and will not work correctly with well water. He said to many minerals will attach to the silver and make it useless.

[Chas]

Can the ozone be put in without draining my hot tub?

Yes it can.

[reddog132]

Sounds like you got a great deal! Congratulations.  I hope to have one someday soon.

[Chas]

Please don't expect to get that same price: it is very very low.

[reddog132]

Trust me I know I won't get a deal like that. :-/  

[jaj111]

jsimo7, My dealer told me to bypass my water softer when they filled my tub. I also read in the manual not to use soft water.

[tonyp]

I have very hard water and thus have a water softener.  HS does say that you can add 25% softened water.  Since my outdoor faucet bypasses the softener, I use it to fill the tub most of the way and then add softened (hot) water from an indoor faucet.  Not only reduces the calcium level but the heating time as well.  

I also use ozone and silver-ion in my HS Envoy.  No significant water problems to date (except keeping the Ph low).

[jsimo7]

THANKS FOR THE INFO ON SOFT WATER I NEED TO LOOK AT MY SOFTNER TO SEE IF I CAN BYPASS IT
MY DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM TO USE SOFT WATER
DO YOU USE THE PRE FILTER FROM HOT SPRINGS? I PLAN TO USE THAT THING

[jaj111]

This is a direct quote out of my HS manual                      (" IMPORTANT Watkins Manufacturing Corporation does not recommend that the spa be filled with softned water, as this may damage the spa's equipment" ) I don't know but that is what the manual says.

[Chas]

MY DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM TO USE SOFT WATER

Your dealer needs to call the factory - or they may have told you to go ahead and fill with soft water, but raise the calcium hardness level immediately with a chem.

The factory does say not to fill with soft water.

[jaj111]

I ordered my FreshWater III today. Funny thing is my dealer said  he can't tell any difference in tub with ozone or without. Said he thought it was a waste of money. This is a dealer that has been around a long time. I ordered the ozone anyway.

[jsimo7]

What do the experts on this site think about ozone . Is it a important option, and about how much per year or per month does it save on chemicals??

[Spatech_tuo]

I'm chime in for the semi-experts. I'm a big ozone fan because I see many spas and can DEFINITELY tell that in general spas with ozone are much clearer when I get out to them (not all of course as anyone can screw up the water if they try just right).

However, I do not look at ozone as a way to reduce chemicals or save money. To me its usefulness should be looked at in terms of greatly improving your chances of keeping the water clean/clear as the more work it does the less work chlorine will have to do but you don’t want to start reducing your chlorine too much or you're right back where you started.

Also, I would recommend spending a bit extra to get a good CD ozonator. The UV types put out far less ozone and require a costly bulb change every 18 months or so (whether its still illuminating or not). Also, some CD types require a chip change every xx number of hours. Find out what type they are looking to sell you.

[Chris_H]

I'm chime in for the semi-experts.

You consider yourself a semi-expert?  Definitely fooled me.