Thanks for the video. Very clear and understandable. If you have started using chlorine in a hot tub, is it possible to switch to bromine or are there special things that must be done first? Could you still use the same "Bob" or would you need a different one that didn't have chlorine in it? We just got a hot tub and it would be interesting to see if our skin felt better or worse as a result. Thanks.

I have built 5 decks with sunken tubs with no issue. Why do you ask, because I create a removable 2' track around the hot tub.

The previous homeowners had a new deck built around existing hot tub sealing it off forever against future repairs. I could access front panel, pumps ext but that was it. It developed a leak on a corner and I had to cut it to pieces to get it out. Looking on how too repair deck hole now.

thank you for the information. I have a Jacuzzi 512 gallon. The problem is that the water that’s coming from outside. It’s like salty and my filter gets clogged quick. what can i do

Omg you seriously need an education on salt water systems. I don’t say that as a bitter salesman but instead someone who’s been in the industry for 30 years. Just goes to show people, don’t believe everything you see on the www!! 😂

I've had enough of American junk and ill considered 'innovation'. There are very good reasons why spas have always used Bromine.

I want to order a hard shell hot tub cover. How can I ?

Do you have an opinion on the"Clear Comfort"system-hydrogen peroxide/UV-C sanitizing unit.

So we should put chemicals that have skull and bones on the bottle!?

What is a really nice Swim Spa to purchase these days? Between 12-15 foot?

If what you say is true, which I don’t agree I have a saltwater pool for 15 years and never had any corrosion problems. What’s your answer to that, sir?

It's not the type of chemical, it's the amount of it. Chlorine generating systems add chlorine regardless of any other variables, and saltwater spa users, in virtually every case, end up over chlorinating their spa regularly, because what they don't realize is, if you suddenly don't use your hot tub for a week, well guess what, your chlorine generator is still going to be adding chlorine every single day, and those levels will get really high. The water has a very high ORP all the time, and ends up corroding metal components, usually starting with the heater and the jets. Seen it hundreds of times.

You dont use either.. you use Epsom Salt, and you utilize a different system.

Hold on, bromine generators were found to be carcinogenic, but you're still recommending people use bromine?

But the power is out and no electricity to run space heater?

"Salt Water" in hot tubs existed before Electrolysis devices and never had issues until "salt water devices" became mainstream for hot tubs in 2006. Before that it was called an A-B system, consisting of Part A (Sodium Bromide) and Part B (MPS Shock). You put Sodium Bromide in the water like you would now, but instead of using an overpriced electrolysis device you simply added oxidizer per use and once a week to create the sanitizer you need. But now, you can't use MPS with electrolysis devices without creating carcinogenic gas. Totally ruined a perfectly good salt system, just so manufactures could make an extra couple hundred a sale. Want "salt water"? go back to the way we used to do it before. No electrolysis device, no more electrolytic corrosion.

Royal Tubs says not to use regular salt and instead to use magnesium salt.

I am totally backing up your statements here. I want buyers to beware as well. My dear friend who has been selling hot tub spas for years told me to absolutely not buy into the salt water systems. They are corrosive as you say. She stated tubs are being ruined. She is in Tyler, Texas. I live in Tennessee and the closest dealer here who's salesman I spent a day with told me "The Hot Springs Spas are built with non corrosive parts" I relayed this to my friend in Texas and she said what you said. "That is not true" & recommended Bromine as a sanitizer. I can tell you the only thing more corrosive than salt is a salesman that lies to you perhaps working for a company that is more concerned with making money on repairs and sales than the longevity of rthe customers investment. If you are new like me. Do your homework and do not listen to what a salesman says. If anything look and act dumb when you walk in the door and put your salesman to the test. See if he is hones before you even consider buying from that company.. Thanks Hot Tub Man.

Man i get the hot tub rash. Would salt be better for my condition?

I don't support stupid moustaches and clown hair, sorry.

Use epsome salt and do not electrify.

20+ years of servicing hot tubs, and I've been using the hood-welded-shut analogy for a dozen years too! I have a video that shows NINE reasons sinking a hot tub in a hole is a bad idea.

What about a soft tub

Hi! We are wrestling with a salt system on a hot tub we now own, but didn't choose ourselves. I'm trying to figure out if we can disable the stupid system and go back to the bromine we used on our old hot tub which died of old age. Help!! 😂

Thanks for the great info, I Just bought a tub with a salt system , the price of the titanium cartridges that need to be replaced every four months at almost 150 a pop. Considering that and now learning about its corrosiveness, not sure if it’s worth it

Newb question: does "off" here mean electronically turned off, or just mechanically closed? In other words, if they're not making any noise, does that mean they're off?

Any thoughts on hydrogen peroxide? I have reacted to bromine in the past

I'm sure salt had something to do with those handlebars.....lol