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Problem with circ pump is it only filter the middle third of the spa water over and over again. The oils reside on top and dirt on the bottom and the circ cleans the clean.
I hope the tri x works better than the no-fault 5000/6000 design (oh by the way, they should give back their Silver Award for designing a fire starter). Another marketing gadget.
Fact: HS filters 14,500 gallons 100%.
Which only 3,200 is skimmed and you have to remember to press button to filter 3,200.
That's if 10 minute uses both pumps, which I would guess they do.
11,500 or so is the middle third which is never really dirty anyway.
HS is only slightly more efficient because of 5 # foam fill/60# base. Which is for support and is nightmare to get to leak.
Fact: less power to draw more water through filter without bypass is better.
So then, there we have it. 2 kW a day costing 18 cents a day to run, turning over 8,640 gallons every 24 hours, plus the clean up cycle that we discover to be approximately 5 cents per clean up cycle, so let's assume we use 2 clean up cycles, your total cost would be 28 cents a day, or $8.40 a month, turning over 10,440 gallons per day and turning over the content of the tub 24 to 26 times each day.So drober, push that clean up cycle with great delight and sleep at night realizing it is on pennies a day.
Now....would you guys quit bickering about who's filtration is best and start helping some of these people that are looking for answers on which tub is best as a comparision
My HS has a clean button that runs the jets for ten minutes. After I get out of the tub I add Dichlor I press the clean button and let the chem cycle and the water filter for the pre-programmed ten minutes.The only downside I see is $$$ in electricity.Do you your clean button or have your tub programmed to run after you exit?
The jury is back and the verdict is.... I will use the clean button everytime I exit the tub.Funny, you never know what question will create allot of discussion.I love hot tubs and you all are great!