Make Your Hot Tubs Sparkle With Clean

By Ferry Suwantoro

You should keep your hot tub clean all the time from bacteria that can cause disease.  Legionella and Pseudomonas bacteria are some that lurk in a dirty hot tub. Legionella bacteria can cause a fatal disease called Legionnaires disease. Meanwhile, Pseudomonas can trigger skin rashes, pneumonia, and eye infections.

Get that laziness out of your system and clean your hot tub! Here are some guidelines and instructions on how to clean your hot tub.

Replace your water once a month

It could get dark and muddy from dirt. As for hot tub, you can get the same results when you let the water stay for a long time. Safe and clean water is always the best.

Scrub, scrub, and rinse!

After draining the water from the tub, don’t just refill it with clean water! Get your cleanser, whether a recommended cleanser for hot tubs or a bleach solution. Get your muscles going by scrubbing the walls to release the dirt. Also include the surfaces and the deck on scrubbing to maintain a clean tub once someone dips in.

After the scrubbing is done, rinse the walls and floor with water. Make sure no bleach solution remains since it could produce bubbles in the hot tub water or make the water muddy and unclear.

Put disinfectants

Chlorine is the most popular disinfectant used in hot tubs and in pools. They reduce the harmful effects of water for the users safety.

Clean the filters

The filters should be cleaned once every two weeks, especially when the hot tub is used regularly. The filter can be cleaned by using a garden hose and spraying the filter to remove unwanted dirt. You can also use commercial cleaning solutions after rinsing it with water. These filters should be replaced once a year.

Steps for Effective Hot Tub Maintenance

By Ferry Suwantoro

Hot tub is built to be tough and durable, able to withstand all that heat and weight but without proper maintenance, it won’t last long. Follow simple maintenance tips to prolong the life of your hot tub so you can enjoy its benefits longer:

Know your hot tub

Your hot tub comes with the manufacturer’s instruction manual.  Read this guide before using your hot tub and try to familiarize yourself with your particular tub system.  Try to learn about how your unit works. Learn to identify your tub’s pump, heater, control box, timer, thermostat and filter.

Clean your filtration system

Your filtration system is the main hot tub component that keeps the water clean and safe.  If you’re a regular hot tub user, clean your filters regularly; at least once or twice a week.  Over time, the filters will start to degrade even with regular cleaning.

Check your heater and pumps regularly

Part of your hot tub maintenance schedule should be to inspect your heater and pumps to ensure that they are working properly.  If you notice any deficiency in performance, such as when water temperature becomes too cold or too hot even when controls are set or if water is not drained properly, check these components immediately.  If you are unfamiliar with the problem, call your manufacturer or have your hot tub serviced immediately.

Clean your hot tub

Water safety is the most important part.  Test the water regularly to determine its pH level.  Apart from the fact that the inappropriate pH level can affect your skin, it can also promote corrosion of the heater coil.  Once the coil is corroded, the heater will become inefficient in producing heat.  Test your water at least once weekly.