Patent ID: 8612061

Claim:
A method for use in connection with a bathing system, the bathing system comprising a set of bathing unit components including a heating module and a filtration system adapted for acquiring an actuated state and a non-actuated state, the bathing system adapted to receive power from an energy provider that supplies power in accordance with a power consumption profile, the method comprising: a) displaying on a display screen a plurality of water care modes selectable by a user of the bathing system, the plurality of water care modes displayed including at least two distinct energy savings modes associated with respective operating parameters for the filtration system; b) receiving, at a processing entity, an indication of an energy savings mode selected from the at least two distinct energy savings mode displayed on the display screen; c) following receipt of the selected energy savings mode: i. using the processing entity to derive a usage profile associated with the filtration system, the derived usage profile being dependent upon the selected energy savings mode and the power consumption profile of the energy provider, the usage profile associated with the filtration system conveying periods of time during which the filtration system is to acquire one of the actuated state and the non-actuated states; ii. causing the filtration system to acquire one of the actuated state and the non-actuated state based on the derived usage profile associated with the filtration system.