Hot Tub Care & Maintenance

Spa Chemical Dosage Charts

This handy spa chemical dosage chart is easy to read, and can even be printed out and kept by your spa for a quick reference!

January 1, 2020

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!

January 1, 2020

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.

January 1, 2020

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!

January 1, 2020

Spa & Hot Tub Owner's Manuals

Here's an extensive reference sheet on where to find owner's manuals for a spa. Use these as guides for use, care and troubleshooting information.

January 1, 2020

10 Ways to Destroy Your Hot Tub

Taking care of a hot tub nowadays is not too difficult, but if you're not careful, small slips can cause big problems. Most of these won't destroy your hot tub, but any of these will cause minor to major hot tub problems, which are best avoided.

January 1, 2020

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.

January 1, 2020

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.

January 1, 2020

Draining your Spa or Hot Tub Correctly

January 1, 2020

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.

January 1, 2020

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!

January 1, 2020

What's the Best Hot Tub Temperature?

High temperatures can also irritate certain skin conditions, and temperatures of over 100°F are not recommended for children. There are other recommended temperatures, depending on the use of the spa, hot tub or whirlpool.

January 1, 2020