This post is about biofilm bacteria that can form in the plumbing and equipment of spas and hot tubs. The good news is that biofilm is removable (in most cases) and preventable.
How to Keep a Hot Tub Clean While on Vacation
What do you do when you aren’t home to clean the spa for a few days or weeks? How do you keep the hot tub clean while you’re on vacation? Not to worry – we’ve got all your answers right here!
How to Drain a Hot Tub Quickly
The average hot tub should be drained every 3-4 months, depending on frequency of use, water quality and other factors. Using the drain plug alone or siphoning water through a garden hose can take hours and hours to complete.
How to Clean a Hot Tub Without Draining
Check out these helpful hot tub cleaning tips for times when draining your hot tub is not an option!
Hard Water Issues in Spas and Hot Tubs
Hard water problems in hot tubs start when calcium begins to come out of solution, giving you frequently cloudy water and scale deposits on your spa.
Draining your Spa or Hot Tub Correctly
Draining, or emptying your spa or hot tub, is necessary every 2-4 months, to reduce the amount of dissolved solids in the spa, and any germs or “baddies” that may have built up some resistance to the spa chemicals. Draining is also sometimes preferable to intensive shock treatment, which can be harmful over time to […]
Cloudy Hot Tub After Shocking
Getting cloudy water immediately after shocking your spa or hot tub is pretty common, and usually considered normal. After all, there are a lot of chemical reactions going on when you shock a spa!
How to Shock a Hot Tub
Spa shock is an oxidizer that is used to destroy organic contaminants that have been able to escape normal daily sanitation.
How to Clean a Hot Tub That Has Been Sitting
For spas and hot tubs that have been sitting unused and unmaintained for a period longer than a few weeks, here’s how to clean a hot tub and get it looking like new again.
Hot Tub Water: Test Like a Boss
Testing hot tub water regularly is important to avoid peaks and valleys of sanitation and water balance. Testing every day is not necessary unless your spa is used on a daily basis. Instead, test the water 2-3 times per week – more often if the spa is used frequently.