Bromine tablets in a floater works great for me.
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What Chemicals Do You Put In Your Spa To Maintain It? How Often?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Spa Water Treatment Options
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Every spa owner has had to face the challenge of keeping the water safe and clear. The old standards of Chlorine and Bromine have started to fall from favor. True they do work but because they are so caustic they wreak havoc with your hair, skin, spa jets not to mention the environment. With this in mind lets look at some alternatives.
Mineral treatment of your spa water can do the same job with less environmental impact. First, Copper can be used to treat your water and keeps stuff from growing in your water. It is a lot safer for your skin, hair and health, and won’t cause premature break down of your pump and jet components. Still, because it does a good job of killing things you need to use care when you empty your spa. Some areas have banned using copper to treat water because if it does end up in the water shed it will kill fish and algae.
Zinc and Sliver are another popular solution. I would just recommend sticking with the liquid based versions. You should never use anything directly in the filter area of the spa because you do not want the risk of anything being sucked into the water pump.
Ozone is another efficient choice for water treatment. It works by exposing ultra violet light to air which forms an energetic oxidizer. It kills bacteria, algae and viruses. Again you should know how to use your system properly. Avoid over exposure to ozone while using the spa. No ozone bubbles should be entering the spa during occupancy. Smelling ozone is not good and would be a sign that your system should be checked.
One thing that a lot of spa owners forget about is checking your spa water pH. Maintaining the proper pH level can greatly improve the effectiveness of the water treatment. Spa water that is not properly balanced can cause irritation to eyes, and mucous membranes. Do not get lazy about checking the pH just because you have a handle on your chemical treatment.
Finally, circulation of the water. Stagnant water, especially warm stagnant water is a breeding ground for life. Circulating water will increase the effectiveness of filtration and chemicals. It is better overall for your spa pump to run for three to four hours at a time for two to three times per day as opposed to running for thirty minutes at a time ten times per day. If your spa only runs for a short period of time it will not properly filter the spa water.
The ultimate goal is of course to be able to enjoy your hot tub for years. However like your car, regular maintenance can have a profound influence on that. If you maintain your car, change the oil, replace the filters, rotate the tires, you stand a much better choice of enjoying your vehicle with fewer unpleasant surprises. The same goes for your spa.
Is It Ok To Use Pool Chemicals In A Or Hot Tub Or Spa?
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009They seem to be similar and much cheaper than the one’s labeled for spa’s only.
What is involved in maintaining the chemical balance in hot tubs?
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009A great addition to any home, a hot tub can be an immense source of relaxation. However, to ensure a spa or hot tub will give one those moments of relaxation for a long time to come then all necessary guidelines and precautions need to be followed. One continuously needs to check the chemicals in the water to ensure they are correctly balanced. How to do it? For the first time, go ahead, fill the tub with hot water, and see whether the chemicals are activated in the hot water or not. If yes, just fill in the other chemicals. This draining and refilling of hot tub needs to be done on a continuous basis after every two or three months. A great deal of attention needs to be paid to the applications and usages out here. While refilling the spa you also need to make sure you are putting in required quantity of hot tub chemicals for balancing the new water. In this regard, one will need to ensure around six different spa chemicals are used while adding water. Taking Care of your Hot Tub On a weekly basis you will need to test the alkalinity, PH and Bromine levels in the tub. For keeping the water safe and to maintain proper levels you will be required to add multiple tablets per week. Over here, if nobody is using the tub then you can use a product like scumballs to keep the ring around a water line off the tub. Caring for chemicals in a Hot Tub on a daily basis Checking spa water filters on a daily basis is a good practice. Put the tub on low speed for almost an hour everyday to get the motors working. Put an appropriate amount of bromine tablets in the floater when the tub is not in use and do not forget to remove them when the tub is being used. Moreover, let the Ozonator run on low speed for at least three hours everyday and keep the scumballs in the tub during all those times when it is not being used. Arctic Hot Tubs is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of hot tub chemicals that play a big role in prolonging the life of your hot tub and ensuring it helps in keeping you healthy and fit.
I Am Emptying My Spa And Filling With New Water. What Chemicals Do I Add Upon Start Up?
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009HOT TUB SPA
Give Your Face A New Look With A Spa Skin Peel
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009One of the biggest problems people have is scarring on the skin caused by acne. We can carry acne scars even as early as in our 20s. Not only that, scars can cause a myriad of other problems such as the lack of elasticity, dryness, and flakiness on the skin. None of us wants to look older than we really are, and there are now several treatments that help us maintain a truly youthful complexion.
Almost all spas today offer spa skin peels. There are many kinds of skin peels - they are also called resurfacing techniques because of the nature of the procedure.
A skin peel typically involves removing the outmost layers of the skin until a smoother, clearer, and more youthful complexion is revealed from underneath. That being said, a skin peel can have various purposes. An individual may want a skin peel to remove scars, minimize wrinkles, even out the skin tone, or get rid of blemishes and cysts.
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is one of the safest options you can try out at a spa. The technique uses tiny, abrasive beads or crystals to gradually remove the top layers of the skin. The term “abrasive” should not be confused as something harsh.
In fact, microdermabrasion is not painful and most people are very comfortable with the technique. You can even purchase a home microdermabrasion kit and give yourself a spa treatment in the comfort of your own home. These types of kits usually contain micro-spheres to even out the skin while removing bumps caused by inflammation and reducing the depth of acne scars. These at home products are generally milder than what you would find at a professional spa.
Chemical Peels
Chemical peels work a similar way to microdermabrasion. They remove layers of damaged skin but this time using chemicals. The types of chemicals used in chemical peels are Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA), Phenol and Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs).
Trichloroacetic Acid is typically used to remove fine surface wrinkles, pigment problems and blemishes. When this chemical is used, results may be less dramatic than expected and more sessions may be required, which can be costly.
Phenol is the strongest chemical used in a chemical peel treatment and is effective at removing course wrinkles, sun damage, and pre-cancerous growths in the skin. However, phenol can lighten some areas of the skin, and results can depend on your existing skin tone. Phenol is typically applied on the face and can cause scarring if applied to the neck or rest of the body.
Aphpahydroxy Acids are the mildest and equally effective chemicals used in a spa skin peel treatment. It is especially for those who don’t want to take too long recovering as in the case of Phenol and TCA peels. AHA peels are mild and safe because the chemicals are derived from natural sources such as lactic, glycolic and fruits acids. And just like with microdermabrasion, you can have an AHA peel in your own home.
I Cannot Figure Out The Chemicals In My New Spa. What Does What Exactly.?
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009We just bought a new PDC Spa. At first it was wonderful, then the water began getting cloudy.(It’s still cloudy) It smelled like something died in it. We keep adding the santi spa, and the clear spa. That took care of some of the smell but it just isnt right. The testing strips it came with say that the PH is high but where it should be. I think anyway.. HELP!!!! We would love to have the clear clean water we had when we bought it.. After only 3 weeks.. its out of control.. From everything that I have read you should only have to empty and refill 4 times a year. What am i doing wrong?
Spa Covers For Custom Spas
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Every week I get a call from someone wanting to know if we can build a custom spa cover. The answer is yes with a qualification. Not every spa can be covered. Before you let work begin on that custom spa idea you should consider how you plan to cover it. After the spa is built it will often be too late.
Spa manufacturers are building all sorts of shapes and sizes these days that can be purchased and delivered to your home and covered easily. But for high end custom built spas, that often cost six figures it is not so easy. Unfortunately far to often it is after the spa is complete and the owner gets their first heating bill that they think about a cover.
These spas are often featured in spa magazines and truly look amazing. Who would not want one? They look like theme park attractions you can own. They often feature natural looking rock walls and water falls, spill ways and infinite edges so that while you sit on the spa you can see the landscape beyond. All very impressive and expensive. Unfortunately heating and keeping debris out of such a work of art can also be an expensive proposition.
If you ask the designer of one of these spas how they intended it to be covered when the spa was not in use, the answer is they do not want it covered. That may not seem so bad if the spa is in southern California or some tropical island. However even these places need to keep rain water and blowing debris out of the spa. In snow country it becomes even more important to cover the spa when not in use.
If you are considering having one of these spas built, make sure the designer is including a cover into the process and that it does offer insulation. Just having a safety cover anchored over the spa is not going to keep heat in or debris out. To insulate the water when the spa has different heights around the edge such as a spillway, the spa cover should actually rest on the water. By coming in contact with the water the insulating cover will cut down evaporation and chemical consumption too.
In order for the cover to be easy to attach and remove you also need to consider access around the spa. If you have one side of the spa hanging off in space it may be attractive but fastening any cover on that side would be precarious without some consideration of how to safely maneuver around outside of it.
Likewise a spa buried in a rock wall. If a wall of any kind rises up vertically, although beautiful will always be problematic for fastening and keeping stuff out of the spa. Planning on a cover before built is the only way I know of to deal well with this.
There are solutions available to cover almost any spa if the cover is built into the initial design. It will most likely be a costly spa cover and pricey to replace however not as expensive as leaving the spa uncovered. The reason for the cost is that each time it is built is basically a one off production. This is why most concept cars go straight to a museum. If anything breaks on it there are no replacements sitting on a shelf somewhere.
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