Adding sanitizer to your hot tub but the reading drops to zero within hours? This is one of the most common – and most frustrating – hot tub problems. The cause is almost always one of a handful of things: high demand from organic contamination, biofilm in your plumbing, pH out of range, or a stabilizer problem. Here’s how to figure out which one you’re dealing with.
That slime in your hot tub lines is biofilm — a bacterial colony that hides in your plumbing and resists normal sanitizer levels. This guide walks you through exactly how to purge it, what products to use, and how to keep it from coming back.
A bad smell from your hot tub almost always points to a specific chemical or biological problem – and the smell itself tells you which one. This guide walks through the most common hot tub odors, what each one means, and exactly how to fix it. No guessing required.
That slimy gunk coming out of your hot tub jets is biofilm – a bacterial colony living inside your plumbing. It survives regular sanitizer doses and won’t go away on its own. This guide explains what biofilm is, how to flush it out completely, and how to keep it from building back up.
A hot tub that won’t hold a chlorine or bromine reading usually has one of five root causes: high bather load, unbalanced pH, a biofilm problem, combined chlorine buildup, or UV degradation. This post walks through each cause and tells you exactly what to do about it.
That slimy, sometimes smelly gunk coming out of your hot tub jets is biofilm, a bacterial colony living inside your plumbing lines. It won’t clear up on its own, but a proper line purge before your next drain and refill will get rid of it. Here’s exactly how to do it.