Category: Water chemistry

Chlorine and bromine are the most popular choices when it comes to sanitizing hot tubs, but is one really better than the other? Which should you use and why? Bromine is far more practical than...

When you fancy a soak, having to wait around because sanitizer levels are too high can be pretty annoying. But is a high chlorine or bromine reading really that bad? Avoid using your hot tub if...

Maintaining a hot tub can be pretty confusing at times. You want to keep your hot tub sanitized, but at the same time, you don't want to use chemicals unnecessarily. So what does a safe shocking...

Owning a hot tub can feel a lot like you've enrolled in an unwanted chemistry degree. Seeing as both of these much-used products have chlorine as a base ingredient, are they not just the same...

Shocking is the process of adding a large amount of chlorine to spa water. While it's necessary to super chlorinate the water to keep it sanitary, is it possible to add too much? It is possible to...

Ensuring that alkalinity levels are within the correct range is vitally important for the safe running of your hot tub and its components. So how do you raise the alkalinity when it's low? There...