Hi, this is sort of a long post. I am in the process of doing some major work on my 2011 Hot Springs. I admit I got lazy with the water testing and apparently my PH and Chorine levels over time got out of whack and all my stainless steel rings on my jets and bezels have rusted. I am in the process of figuring out what I have to replace but that makes me think what is the best system going forward. Some history of what I have had.
I purchased this with the ACE system which I believe history has determined to be a pretty bad solution. The cell failed and they replaced it once under warranty. After about 3 years when it came to the point of replacing it at $800, I replaced it with a SmarterSpa system. I purchased the one that measures the chlorine and runs as needed. Replaced the cells a few times and it appeared to work well. Not sure what has happened now but guessing it just created too much chlorine most likely due to me not maintaining everything as often as I should.
So going forward, I'm trying to decide if I should replace the Smarter Spa with another one, take a look at the new Hot Springs Salt solution which doesn't retrofit so not sure that is even an option or go with the old Hot Springs Ozone solution.
Any experts with a lot of experience have any advice to help me make a decision?
Thanks!