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Hot Tub and Pool Water Care Basics

How to maintain the Water Balance of your hot tub, spa or swimming pool. Some spa and pool owners use too many chemicals in the water. It's easy to follow Carefree's Spa Care Guide for crystal clear water. The hot tub water should always be clear to see the head of a dime on the bottom and there should not be any funky odors. A cloudy or smelly spa is the sign of dangerous bacteria or biofilm. If the Spa Care Guide, Water Problem Solver or Weekly Water Test does not help you to correct water quality issues, we provide complimentary in-store water testing, analysis and consultation.

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CIRCULATE: Hot Tub or pool water should be set to the highest level of circulation The more the water moves in the vessel the harder it is for bacteria or algae to grow. It is important to filter out debris and swimmer's waste (dead skin cells, cake make up, self-tanners, insects, etc.).

FILTER: The hot tub spa filter is one of the most important tools in your spa or swimming pool. It removes debris and most microscopic particles. A filter should be backwashed (pool) or rinsed (spa or pool) frequently.

CLEAN: For a pool, the walls and floor should be brushed or vacuumed at least once per week during the season. A spa at least quarterly. If you can not do this then retain an automatic pool cleaner or retain a weekly (pool) or bi-monthly (spa) service from Carefree. See spa and pool cleaning services.

SANITIZE: Some sanitizers such as chlorine or bromine kill bacteria. Mineral ionization and salts inhibits the growth of bacteria. Use sanitizer in your spa or pool to prevent bacteria from taking over.

OXIDIZE: Sanitizers do not handle swimmer's waste such as body lotions, make-up, dead skin cells or insects. Add an oxidizer once per week such as shock which is an agent to oxidize swimmer's waste.

BALANCE: With the exception of AquaFinesse, most spa or pool water care systems require weekly water tests or more frequent with larger bather loads to determine the pH levels, the presence of sanitizers and calcium hardness of the water in the vessel. Testing helps identify water balance issues before they become skin diseases or skin irritation issues.

Consult Carefree Spas and our spa supply experts at anytime for hot tub water care needs or questions. Call us at 303-321-9600.

AquaFinesse hot tub spa and pool water care system is new way to keep your water healthy. No test, no odor, no itch.

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SAVE TIME WITH A CAREFREE SPA - As you manage your busy lifestyle, you have more important things to do than worry about the water maintenance of your spa. Carefree offers four levels of water protection that include:

1) AquaFinesse™ developed in Europe, is a hot tub, spa and pool water treatment system that uses organic salts and minerals. It is a bio-film dispersal technology that reduces chemical use by 80% compared to other systems. A once per week dosage combined with skin softeners and lavender odor, makes hot tub and swimming pool water care easy. Internationally-renowned testing and certification institute, KEMA, approved AquaFinesse. More...

2) Ionization that is made up of either zinc or silver such as Nature 2 purifier or Sundance Spa Sun Purity in conjunction with appropriate sanitizer and non-chlorine shock. With this system the required sanitizer level is reduced by 50% and bromine is not necessary. Click here for Water Balance.

3) Bromine/Chlorine is one of the oldest proven method of water care. If used correctly and in moderation, it can be a carefree system. Click here for Water Balance.

4) Salt Spa. This method provides a high level of cleaning to eliminate harmful bacteria and to enhance the health benefits of the spa experience. The salt system transforms mildly salted water (one-tenth the salt concentration of sea water) into chlorine that is necessary to completely sanitize your spa water. No more packaged chlorine, bromine, or spa shock to clean your water. Call Carefree at 303-321-9500 to see if it makes sense to convert your existing hot tub into a salt spa with chlorine generator system.

Spa Water Balance Ideas

After your hot tub or spa installation, you will need to know how to fill and drain and refill your spa. We also train you how to achieve excellent water balance.

Whether we have an outdoor or indoor spa or hot tub, we need to pay close attention to our water and filter cartridge. As part of our royal treatment, Carefree provides each new spa customer with an in-store Water Care and Filter Cleaning Class.

Call (303) 321-9600 to schedule your in-store class.

To test your spa water you will want to utilize a quality "5-in-1" test kit or equivalent test strips.
See Weekly Water Test.

Clean your hot tub filter with a filter flosser