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Tips for Home Spa Care and Maintenance

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Your home spa can give you more in terms of service if you make sure it undergoes maintenance on a regular basis.  Maintenance not only makes sure that your home spa is working properly but also guarantees that it is safe to use.  Here are some key points you should remember to keep your home spa clean and functional:

Keep your Filter clean

If your home spa filter is disposable, replace it regularly.  Depending on how heavily it is used, do this after about 8 months or simply follow the manufacturer’s recommendation.  In between, detach the filter unit and clean it manually.  Remember that a clean filter system means clean water.

Clean the Tub

You can prevent stains and discolorations from forming by simply using a vacuum or a skimmer net to remove floating residue.  Each time you use your home spa, body oils, sweat, grease, dirt, dust and additional oils from cosmetics can mix with the water and form residues on the side of the tub.  For maintenance, simply wipe off the residue or use a mild cleanser for more stubborn stains.

Disinfect your Home Spa

Home spa maintenance is never really complete without disinfection.  The warm temperature and dampness is an ideal environment for germs and bacteria to grow.  Algae and mold can also appear, which can cause allergies and other health risks.

After cleaning, make sure your home spa is disinfected.  Simply mix some disinfectant into a pail of water and use this to rinse your tub.

Ensure Circulation

Checking the circulation of your home spa is part of its maintenance.  Observing the circulation will alert you to any defect in your equipment.  Good circulation also means that water is moving efficiently throughout the tub and that it mixes thoroughly with chemicals.  For maintenance, run the circulation system of your home spa for 3 to 4 hours every day.

Change Water

Sooner or later, the water in your home spa will get dirty, even if you clean your filter regularly or add chemicals.  Grayish, cloudy, discolored and smelly water means you will have to drain your tub and replace it with new water.  This usually happens after 3 to 4 months of regular use.

A professional can ensure that the equipment is working properly and that any defects are immediately repaired.

Effective Hot Tub Maintenance

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Your hot tub is built to be tough and durable, able to withstand all that heat and weight but without proper maintenance, it won’t be long before you’ll need to replace it.  Avoid this unnecessary expense and use these 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.  Hot tubs might have the same use but not all of them have the same functions.  Try to learn about how your unit works.

Learn to identify your tub’s pump, heater, control box, timer, thermostat and filter.  Familiarize yourself with how it’s supposed to work, look and sound so if anything goes wrong, you will be able to tell immediately.

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.  At first, your filtration system will do an excellent job at making sure your water is good to use.  Over time, the filters will start to degrade even with regular cleaning.  Replace your filters after about 10 to 12 months.

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.  It is much easier to correct a problem with your equipment early on than to wait until it breaks down.  If you are unfamiliar with the problem, call your manufacturer or have your hot tub serviced immediately.

Clean your hot tub

One of the reasons why you should be conscious of the maintenance of your hot tub is water safety.  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.  You might also want to change your water every 8 to 12 weeks, depending on use.