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Fresh Idea for Hot tubs, the Freshrain system- Maintenance free water treatment system
Submitted by DonHester on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 06:16. Fresh Idea for Hot tubs, the Freshrain system- Maintenance free water treatment system
I just did a blog on hot tubs and some of the electrical requirements.My baby gets a Hot Tub- An adventure in hot tub-ing!
Once we deciding to go down the “Hot Tub” path again I started looking at ways to minimize the maintenance that is associated with hot tubs.
We had an older tub before and it was truly painful to keep the tub properly PH-ed, shocked etc, etc… I found I was playing with chemistry constantly to keep the water clear and properly balanced.
I have also found that I have become more sensitive to bromine and chloride in my advanced old age.
Hot tubs if not properly maintained are a perfect little breeding ground for many bacteria such as Legionnaire’s Disease. Here are a couple articles on hot tubs and bacterial growth that anyone that has a hot tub should read.
A Risky Soaking: Study Shows Whirlpool Water Can Be Dangerous
Know the Hidden Dangers in Hot Tubs
So what to do?
Well after looking as several options we went with the FreshRain system.
The Freshrain system uses free oxygen from the air as the chemical treatment source for the water. And I do not have to add a thing to the system, yes you heard me right… no pH-ing, no shocking, NO BROMINE/CHLORINE!
From Freshrain-
“As air is introduced through the patented Vapor Ion Plasma generator, the individual oxygen molecules are momentarily split into two oxygen atoms, as in an electrical storm. The patented VIP technology immediately cause these highly charged atoms to link up and form highly charged cluster molecular negative ions (O2-) and continue to build up a very strong negative charge in the hot tub water.”
“When the highly ionized oxygen molecules are injected into your spa water (H2O) they quickly form safe levels of hydrogen peroxides (H2O2), hydroxides (OH) and peroxyls (-HO2). These cleaning agents de-toxify contaminants in your spa water.”
“The ionized oxygen continues to carry such a strong negative charge throughout the hot tub water that it coagulates pollutants, dead solid materials and heavy metals into large particles that can be easily filtered out. When we add the electrostatic filter, a lot of the charged particles are going to get caught in the filter.”
Some of the other benefits of the system is that you are not adding chemicals to the water your Hot Tub which can be hard on the plastics and acrylics so your tub will age better.
Freshrain also boast that the system will clean your spa’s surfaces and pipes without scrubbing, De-emulsifies oils, from your body, suntan oils and lotions that may be on you when you enter the tub and oxidizes and removes those contaminates that are the main cause of scaling.
So the maintenance now relies on cleaning the filters weekly since is now the main and only maintenance that needs to be performed. I have bought a second set of filters to swap out to make it easier.
I will be reporting later this system and if I think it is really worth it. Let me be your guinea pig!
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