Hot tub care most importantly consists of 2 different processes – maintaining your hot tubs water balance (pH and TA) and hot tub chemicals. If you closely observe, fix and maintain both of these processes then your hot tubs water will be much more enjoyable to you and your guests.
Hot Tub Care – Hot Tub Water Balance
Your hot tubs TA (total alkalinity) is measurement of the alkaline in your hot tubs water. Having a hot tub with correct TA will make it so your water can resist to sudden changes in the pH. As a general rule of hot tub care, you should always adjust your hot tubs TA first, then check your pH. The best level of hot tub TA is 80-140, and you can measure this using test strips.
Your hot tubs pH levels should be from 7.2-7.8 for best hot tub care. If your water pH is high, you need some kind of acid to bring it back down. Remember that if you have a concrete hot tub you want to keep a pH that is a little on the higher side, since concrete will erode when the water is acidic. You should also remember that bromine is very acidic, so using bromine will bring down your water pH as well.
Not using proper water balance hot tub care can have some really bad effects on your hot tubs, leading to the need for hot tub repair.
Using proper hot tub sanitizers at proper levels is the only thing that will keep your hot tub safe from bacteria. Chlorine and bromine are the two most commonly used hot tub sanitizers, and if used in conjunction with a hot tub ozonator, your system can do a really good job and you will have the cleanest crystal clear water possible.
Water hardness is another thing you can monitor to keep your hot tub spa water at it’s best. This is the amount of calcium in the water. If your water hardness is too low, you may ruin your hot tub parts and equipment. There are plenty of products available to increase water hardness, but managing high levels of water hardness isn’t as easy.
Stain and scale prevention is critical to hot tub care of your hot tubs shell. Every time you empty out your hot tubs water and change it, use a stain and scale prevention product.
