The material, the weight — and the wait
Work has been stalled for a few months. After taking the time to review the state of this project, I realized what the sticking points were. They come in three forms:
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Our Story
It all started with a problem, then an idea. Follow along as we refine the solution.
Rounding the final corner on design and development
At this point, individual “chunks” of the project have been fully tested successfully in isolation and we are ready to bring it all together. We are now waiting on the first run of PCBs (and finalizing the 3D models while we wait).
The iteration toward a productive interface
For some time, we’ve considered how to keep the hot tub owner informed. One obvious answer is to “have an app”. This is a really good solution because it brings our data into a virtually unlimited medium.
Faster iteration to find a physical design
Because the physical design of the AutoChlorinator™ has many strict requirements, it’s become apparent that we need to turn them into “real life” objects for testing — and iterate upon them quickly. Just in the design stage, we’ve gone through countless prototypes, so using a third party for producing them is not a possibility:
On the requirements of an auto chlorinator
Working from first principles, let’s discuss the MUSTs and MUST NOTs of the auto chlorinator; there is little-to-no wiggle room on these requirements and they are in no particular order.
On the purpose of an auto chlorinator
Manual treatment of water often leads to over-treating or under-treating pool and spa water. It is more expensive, takes more time, contributes to swimmer discomfort, and impacts water safety.