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 Mission
We're on a mission to make hot tub ownership effortless and enjoyable for everyone.
At AutoChlorinator™, we believe your hot tub should be a source of relaxation, not frustration. Too many hot tub owners spend countless hours testing water chemistry, calculating chemical doses, and worrying about whether their water is safe. We're changing that with intelligent automation that handles the chemistry so you can focus on what matters: enjoying your soak.
Rethinking Hot Tub Care
Traditional hot tub maintenance is stuck in the past. Manual testing, guesswork dosing, and over-reliance on expensive proprietary systems create unnecessary complexity and waste. Meanwhile, existing automatic chlorinators use fixed dosing rates that don't adapt to your actual usage, leading to over-treatment or under-treatment.
We saw an opportunity to combine smart water testing with precision dosing to create a truly intelligent system. The Auto Chlorinator™ continuously monitors your water and dispenses exactly what's needed—no more, no less. It's vendor-neutral, works with any chemicals, and requires no plumbing installation.
Our Philosophy
Great products should disappear into the background, working perfectly while you live your life.
User-Focused Design
Every decision we make prioritizes ease of use. No complicated apps, no cloud dependencies, no proprietary lock-in. Just simple, reliable hot tub automation that works the way you expect.
Chemical Efficiency
By dosing precisely based on actual water conditions, we help you use 30% less chemicals while maintaining better water quality. Good for your wallet, great for the environment.
Open Standards
We're committed to vendor neutrality. Use any chlorine or bromine brand you prefer. No subscription fees, no forced upgrades, no artificial limitations. Your hot tub, your choice.
Long-Term Value
Built with durable, corrosion-resistant materials and designed for years of reliable operation. 6-month chemical capacity means fewer refills and less hassle. Buy it once, enjoy it forever.
It all started with a problem, then an idea.
Now, join us 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.