So I bought a new hot tub - Balance 7 Hot Tub Model from Clarity Spas
The sales guy kept going on about how the "Eco Pur" charge filter would reduce chemical usage and maintenance, and how he "only adds a capfull of shock once a week" in his personal tub, yada yada yada. I was a bit skeptical but all the marketing materials do seem to say largely the same thing.
Fast forward to opening the hot tub for the first time. I balanced all the chems on the initial fill and gave it a good up-front shocking. Used it once and a couple days later it was already cloudy. Using a single capfull of shock didn't really do anything, so I basically went the SLAM route and got the PPM up to 20 or so and held it there for a few days. Water cleared up and I let the PPM drop back down. A week later, with NO USE, the water is cloudy again. Do I need to get one of those little floating chlorine dispensers? the sales guy literally said "one of the nice things about the Eco Pur filter system is you won't need one of those floating chlorinators anymore"... lies?
Wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Master Spa tub with one of those filters - does it do anything at all?
Side note: I also have a pool which requires almost no maintenance. keep the salt level in check and my CG keeps the water crystal clear. occasionally I need to add baking soda or acid, but that's usually once or twice a season. So I'm coming from an almost 0 maintenance pool to what is starting to feel like a high maintenance hot tub.
The sales guy kept going on about how the "Eco Pur" charge filter would reduce chemical usage and maintenance, and how he "only adds a capfull of shock once a week" in his personal tub, yada yada yada. I was a bit skeptical but all the marketing materials do seem to say largely the same thing.
Fast forward to opening the hot tub for the first time. I balanced all the chems on the initial fill and gave it a good up-front shocking. Used it once and a couple days later it was already cloudy. Using a single capfull of shock didn't really do anything, so I basically went the SLAM route and got the PPM up to 20 or so and held it there for a few days. Water cleared up and I let the PPM drop back down. A week later, with NO USE, the water is cloudy again. Do I need to get one of those little floating chlorine dispensers? the sales guy literally said "one of the nice things about the Eco Pur filter system is you won't need one of those floating chlorinators anymore"... lies?
Wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Master Spa tub with one of those filters - does it do anything at all?
Side note: I also have a pool which requires almost no maintenance. keep the salt level in check and my CG keeps the water crystal clear. occasionally I need to add baking soda or acid, but that's usually once or twice a season. So I'm coming from an almost 0 maintenance pool to what is starting to feel like a high maintenance hot tub.
