Category: Water chemistry

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...

Keeping alkalinity levels within the correct range is vitally important for the safe running of your hot tub and its components. So how do you lower the alkalinity?In order to lower the...

Over the years, I've used several different methods for lowering the pH in my hot tub. I'm going to share with you the most effective ways and how to lower the pH step by step.In order to lower...

There have been many times over the years that I've added too much sanitizer to my hot tub. Here is what I've learned about how best to lower the levels of chlorine and bromine.Chlorine and...