Spas and Hot Tubs are the essence of relaxation and romance. Entire resort vacations were chosen for the anticipation of long soaks in hot water pummeling your knotted muscles and soothing your frayed nerves. Now, rather than travelling thousands of miles for a few days of paradise, you can step into your own on a moment's whim. This also comes with a responsibility, of course, to invest in spa chemicals.
Relaxation and romance last as long as the environment is cultivated for enjoyment. With a multitude of spa chemicals available today, maintaining your spa and hot tub at the highest level of sanitation is easy and affordable. Popular methods have made way for natural systems that no longer leave your eyes red, hair green, and skin itchy. The following is a list of spa chemicals available at excellent stores like Aquaquality Pools and Spas.
Sanitizers
Sanitizers come in a wide variety of high quality solutions. Manufacturers like Frog and Nature2 provide natural spa chemicals using minerals. Nature2 releases silver and copper ions into the water while Frog has a small spa filter cartridge insert that releases small quantities of minerals into the water to purify. Advanced bromine and chlorine spa chemicals are now odorless and have eliminated the irritation to the eyes and skin normally associated with this chemical use.
pH Spa Chemicals
pH and TA, or Total Alkalinity, systems help bring the acidity levels of the water into balance. This assists in reducing the corrosion of metal parts and damage to pump motors and water heaters. These spa chemicals come as either increasers, increasing the alkaline levels, or Decreasers to lower high pH and TA of your spa water. You may also choose to add formulas that naturally balance the pH levels of the water without affecting TA.
increasing the hardness of the water is another factor to be considered when choosing spa chemicals. Adding higher levels of calcium to soft spa water reduces foaming associated with low hardness and prevents the scratching and corrosion caused by low levels of dissolvable calcium.
Spa Chemicals
Spa chemicals are systems that clean the surfaces of your spa or hot tub, not the water. The inside of the plumbing system requires just as much attention as the water. You would be amazed at what accumulates in the pipes; various deposits, film, scum, and grime all need to be removed in regular draining and scrubbing of the spas. Surfaces including acrylic, fiberglass, tile, plaster, wood, metal, glass, plastic, and vinyl all needed to be cleansed of the lotions, body oils, dirt and grime for the long life of your spa.
Water Clarifiers
Soaking in your spa with delicate snow crystals dancing around you sparkling in the moonlight, you would of course prefer that the candlelight reflects on crystal clear aquamarine water free of scum and microscopic particles that cloud the water. Water clarification is an important aspect of your cleaning regimen that requires biodegradable and eco-friendly spa chemicals that can handle the task.
