HOT TUB CHEMISTRY 101: How to Sanitize Your Hot Tub | Swim University
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Unless you want to stew in gross, scummy water, you need to learn some hot tub chemistry. If you keep your hot tub chemicals balanced and your hot tub water sanitized, and you can enjoy a nice, relaxing soak anytime - without the rash.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to Hot Tub Chemistry 101: How To Sanitize Your Hot Tub
00:16 - Test Your Hot Tub Water
00:49 - What Are Hot Tub Sanitizers And How Do They Work?
01:21 - Chlorine Sanitizers
02:24 - Bromine Sanitizers
03:41 - Hot Tub Care Video Course
04:21 - Biguanide Sanitizers
05:08 - Mineral Sanitizers
05:58 - Salt Water Chlorinator System
06:38 - Hot Tub Shock
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What do you use to sanitize your hot tub? Chlorine, bromine, salt or minerals?
@Enter gamer We have a complete guide to pool care for beginners called the Pool Care Handbook and Video Course. You can find it here! swimuniversity.com/pool
Nice video. Very helpful for beginners. You did not address 1 major topic. The types of chlorine (Dichlor granular and trichlor pucks). My dealer recommends pucks but online and my warranty says NO! And what about the concept of stabilizer? My eyes are glazing over...it would be nice for you to go over these concepts!
I have a 525 Gallon tub that utilizes the @frogease inline Smartchlor and mineral canisters. Do you recommended a non-chlorine shock? Also, these get expensive to replace do you think it's better to just maintain the chemicals myself versus the @frogease system?
Hey! Been thinking about getting a hot tub in the summer! Any tips on good hot tubs to buy, like good features to have and things to look out for. I was thinking a tub under say $1000 CAD
What about using cal-hypo designed for use in basket, I have an in-ground outdoor hot tub and have always battled very high levels of CYA using the trichlor stabilized tablets. I do keep a floating solar cover on the water whenever not using to keep water warmer and prevent degradation of the cal-hypo since it is unstabilized. Please advise and thank you, the cal-hypo is made by pool life and dissolves very slowly and says it disperses only when water is flowing, I’m not using chlorinator feeder anymore and know not to ever put cal-hypo tabs in that for possibility of explosion and it not flowing water enough for cal-hypo tabs.
I use Bromine although I have more than enough Bromine in a floating dispenser (about 6 big tablets) although when I test the water the Bromine levels are extremely low, near 0, what do you suggest?
Have a chlorinator feeder issue...I keep getting brown crusty sediment that sticks to sides on inside of container. I have to scrape it off it dries like cement. It will eventually clog my feeder. Have tried different chlorine tabs at different times and never have mixed them. (Spend good money on tabs not cheap ones). Anybody ever have this issue? Pool store unsure. Frustrated. Any advice?
Can we use ecoone products on a 900 gallon pool . They are for spa n it says pool too
Good information
I bought a spa-berry which uses a moss as sanitizer. Have you heard of this and does it work
Hi, I am form Czech and your videos are really useful and understandable for me, good job. Please can you help me? I want to ask you about interaction between bromine sanitation and water hardness. I have w.h. 280 ppm and the right value is about 150 - 200ppm. I canť take it down with preparation to decrease water hardness. I have an automatic system of sanitation in my hot tub (it is called in.clear system). Thank you very much for your help. Best regards Romana
Perfect
Just inherited a hot tub when I bought a new house. The previous owners use a mineral cartridge sanitizer, and said they only use shock in it.
I just tested the water and it appears to have the correct bleach of .5 ppm., but everything else is low, free chlorine, pH, and alkalinity. Do all of those other categories need to be in the right ranges when using mineral sanitizers? The water looks crystal clear.
What are your thoughts on converting to a saltwater system for the hot tub? Or do you favor favor bromine versus chlorine?
Bad idea! Haven’t found a system that’s easy to maintain and CLEAN also it just turns salt to chlorine and you have to add chlorine still to supplement. Might as well just fix you water levels and use a chlorine system with minerals so you can be at .5 ppm chlorine like the video above said. I am a hottub tech.
Leslie pool test my water and said I need 2 pounds of salt added. However, my salt test strip reads that it is good level. They have my 475 gallon specs, why add 2 pounds?
My local hot tub store told me to use a sanitizer and a shock every other day if I'm using my hot tub very frequently. Is that accurate or is the best way to simply test the levels of sanitizer and adjust accordingly? Thanks
Adjust accordingly but if you use your spa you can grantee you need to add chlorine regularly.
So if my jacuzzi is cloudy or slightly off colour/green, I should still test the water before I shock it?
No if it’s not crystal clear add sanitizer
Can you use a chlorine shock with bromine, or a non chlorine shock?
Yes
Can you guys do a review on IonRX? I keep seeing it everywhere, but I have not seen any experts do reviews.
What are the negatives to salt in hot tubs. Will salt corrode a hot tub?
Yes, it's not a good idea. I have had both a salt water system which produced chlorine in a 2019 hot springs vangard. This system costs a lot of money to run and the water would go bad within a week if not checked on. I ended up going with a del ozone generator and a bromine tablet floater. This system works beautifully and I can leave the hot tub for a month and the water has not turned. Chlorine burns off quickly and thus requires constant maintenance - more than your car. Bromine on the other hand really requires maintenance and checking once a week. I shock with chlorine granules *(dichlor) once per week.
What's the best process for a hot tub at a house that a rental with a high turnover. Like weekly or weekends ?
@@ProteinFeen I thought you could not combine bromine and chlorine. I thought you had to choose one method or the other. Can you explain?
@trailrider7046 sorry let me clarify. If you use bromine tabs sock with bromine concentrate or non chlor shock. If your using chlorine shock with chlor granular or a non chlorine shock. Mixing the two can be bad for lungs skin and some tub components
@@ProteinFeen Okay. Thanks. Merry Christmas!
How does this relate to hot tubs with ultraviolet systems?
They work in conjunction with UV/Ozone system they both kill bacteria just on different levels.
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Just inherited a hot tub when I bought a new house. The previous owners use a mineral cartridge sanitizer, and said they only use shock in it.
I just tested the water and it appears to have the correct bleach of .5 ppm., but everything else is low, free chlorine, pH, and alkalinity. Do all of those other categories need to be in the right ranges when using mineral sanitizers? The water looks crystal clear.