Join us....buy a hot tub ... 😂
A friend used to work at a hor tub store so she gave me some great tips on what to buy. She recommended a hot tub that was NOT sold at her former store...because once out of warranty, it is really accessible to get to the plumbing and wiring, and since Jon is a DIYer she recommended that style rather than the other ones (most of them) that have spray foam in around all the parts, that has to be dug out if you have to investigate a leak.....
Ours is chlorine (salt water ones just do a chemical reaction to create chlorine anyway) but it has UV and ozone as well so we need much less chlorine. We use a Frog floater which helps and then an oxidizing shock that is a lot like peroxide powder. All in all, it is not difficult to maintain once we figured out the tips and tricks that work best for us to keep it in balance.