That sharp chlorine odor coming off your hot tub usually means your water has a chloramine problem, not a chlorine surplus. Chloramines form when chlorine bonds with contaminants and stops working as a sanitizer. Shocking the water breaks them apart and kills the smell.
A strong chlorine smell from your hot tub usually isn’t caused by too much chlorine – it’s caused by chloramines, which form when chlorine bonds with sweat, oils, and other contaminants. Shocking the water breaks chloramines apart and gets rid of the smell. This post explains what’s happening and exactly how to fix it.
A strong chlorine smell from your hot tub is almost always a sign of chloramines – combined chlorine that forms when sanitizer reacts with body waste. Ironically, it usually means you need MORE sanitizer, not less. This post explains the chemistry and exactly how to fix it.
A strong chlorine smell in your hot tub is almost never caused by too much chlorine. It’s usually chloramines, which form when sanitizer reacts with contaminants brought in by bathers. The fix is shocking the water, not adding less chlorine.