If you own a hot tub, you may have noticed that, at some point, the water in your tub becomes cloudy. How do you usually deal with this? You probably don’t hesitate to change the water. But in some areas, water costs are high, so don’t panic. Consider using Hot Tub Chemicals to maintain your hot tub.
Before you treat cloudy water, you need to understand why your hot tub water becomes cloudy:
Contaminants such as debris or algae
Small particles, dead leaves, grass, and other debris in your hot tub can cause cloudy water. Early algae growth can also cause cloudy water in your hot tub.
Low chlorine or low bromine
If you notice that your hot tub water is becoming cloudy after increased use, it may be that the chlorine or bromine levels are too low. When there isn’t enough chlorine or bromine to effectively disinfect your hot tub, these contaminants can remain and cause cloudy water.
Excessive calcium hardness
Calcium hardness in the water can cause scaling on the surface and inside the pipes of your hot tub. This can lead to poor filtration efficiency, and cloudy water.
Poor filtration
As the water in your hot tub circulates and flows through the filtration system, the filter captures larger particles and contaminants. But if the filter is dirty or not installed correctly, these particles will be suspended in the hot tub water and slowly break down, making the water cloudy and dingy.
These could be the reasons why your hot tub has become cloudy. You need to take steps to clean the filter, balance the water chemistry, or shock the hot tub to avoid the problem from returning in a short time.
Test and balance alkalinity, pH
Remove the hot tub cover and test the water quality with test strips or a liquid test kit. If needed, balance the total alkalinity first, as this will help stabilize the pH. The alkalinity should be between 60 and 180 PPM (80 PPM is also OK). Then, adjust the pH, which should be between 7.2 and 7.8.
To bring these into range levels, you need to add a pH reducer. Make sure you add any hot tub chemicals with the air valve closed, the lid removed, and the hot tub open. Wait at least 20 minutes before retesting and adding more chemicals.
Clean the filter
If your filter is too dirty or not installed correctly in the filter tank, it will not be able to filter the small particles that cause the water to be cloudy. Clean the filter by removing the filter element and spraying it with a hose. If there is scale attached on the filter, use a suitable cleaner to remove. If the filter element is damaged, it needs to be replaced with a new one in time.
Shock
I would recommend chlorine shock. Using a high concentration of Chlorine Disinfectant, it kills any remaining contaminants that are causing cloudiness. A chlorine shock can be used for both chlorine and bromine hot tubs. However, never mix bromine and chlorine chemicals together outside of a hot tub.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for adding a chlorine shock. After adding the chlorine, wait the required amount of time. Once the chlorine concentration returns to a normal range, you can use the hot tub.
After the shock is complete, the algae and other small microorganisms will be killed and floating in the water, and you can add a flocculant suitable for hot tubs to condense and settle these debris for easier removal.
Post time: Sep-03-2024