salt/soft water feeling?

[Poolsean]

Hmmm, not sure of the chlorine smell in the spa. Can you try this with the AutoPilot cell disconnected and see if you still have this chlorine smell? If you do still have the smell, it's not due to the salt chlorinator.
If you have it only when the cell is energized, it may be due to some of the gases venting to atmosphere (this is a guess as I have not experienced this before).

[PatL34]

Roger,

If the smell from the spa occurs only when you turn it on, there may be a high concentration of chlorine built up in the spa piping, which is then gassed off with the blower is turned on.

If you can keep the pool water running even slightly through the spa without the blower, this may alleviate the problem.

Hope this helps.

Pat