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I need a little help. I am smart and genuinely interested in keeping my hot tub as perfect as possible, however, I also suffer from this lovely thing called “chemo-brain” that makes me very absent minded. They tell me this will eventually go away (in 5-10 years!) but in the meantime I frequently forget to check my chem levels. (I also have a hell of a time remembering to water plants, thankfully the dog still gets fed!) We have a 380 Gallon Caldera and I had been using the Dichlor-bleach method, but would miss a day or three at a time and that was worrying me since sometimes the chlorine would get to 0. (Almost never more than three because I love going in!) I switched to the Nature2 using MPS/soak and Chlorine (bleach) shock on a roughly weekly basis. My thinking was that it was a slightly lower maintenance way to maintain the spa. That’s what I am doing now however I suspect that the sanitiser levels are still getting too low sometimes as well. We had people over a few days ago and we all noticed a faint odd smell (mildew-ish if I had to describe it) despite having added MPS prior to the soak and verifying the levels were higher for the anticipated bather load. I am now thinking that the Nature2 is not going to be the right system for me with my limitations. I'm thinking that getting a salt water chlorine generator might be the best solution for my well-intentioned but spacy brain. I know a SWCG isn’t a set and forget solution, I'm not expecting it to be, but I’m thinking it will provide some stability to the system that I have been having difficulty managing on a daily basis and for about $300 that seems well worth it. I’m not sure how a SWCG maintenance routine would work but my thinking is: Each fill balance the water as usual, add boric acid to 50 ppm (still a good idea with SWCG?) and 100% pure cyanuric acid to 30-40 ppm. Add whatever sort of salts need to be added and activate the SWCG. Continue to check levels the same way that I have been to maintain balanced water and add bleach when necessary and/or for high bather loads. Does this seem like a good plan to make sure the sanitiser never dips below zero or am I seriously missing something? If this is a good idea and anyone has more experience with SWCGs in hot tubs I’d love suggestions. I’m thinking of either the TechniChlor 220 http://www.amazon.com/TechniChlor-220-Saltwater-Generator-Chlorinator/dp/B003TL8UQS/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1369961603&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=TechniChlor+220 ChlorMaker IL http://www.amazon.com/ChlorMaker-IL-Saltwater-Generator-Chlorinator/dp/B005L9AT8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369961510&sr=8-1&keywords=ChlorMaker+IL Chem-Geek and Waterbear I'd especially appreciate your input, I've come to respect you both pretty highly in reading over old posts and your help already since I've joined.
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