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Revitalize Your Hot Tub: A Complete Spring Cleaning Guide with Clean Start
Clean Start by SilkBalance:
Spring Cleaning Your Hot Tub After Winter
As the icy grips of winter loosen and the promise of spring blooms, it’s the perfect time for hot tub owners to rejuvenate their spas. This period marks an essential phase for ensuring the health and longevity of your hot tub, and what better way to do it than with SilkBalance’s Clean Start and a comprehensive spring cleaning routine? Here’s a detailed guide on how to prepare your hot tub for spring, ensuring you have a hygienic and blissful soaking experience.
Why Spring Cleaning Your Hot Tub is Essential
After winter, your hot tub may have accumulated residues and imbalances in water chemistry due to more or less frequent use, or winterization. A thorough spring clean not only refreshes your spa but also:
Prevents Bacterial Growth: Warmth and moisture are breeding grounds for slim, gunk and bacteria. Cleaning your hot tub ensures that any harmful microbes are eradicated before they pose health risks.
Extends Tub Lifespan: Regular maintenance, including deep cleaning, will prevent the buildup of scale and grime, which can cause long-term damage to the hot tub’s components.
Enhances Water Quality: Starting fresh with balanced, clean water ensures that the water care you use is more effective, providing a safer and more enjoyable soaking experience.
Step-by-Step Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Hot Tub
Add SilkBalance Clean Start: When your hot tub water is still above 90 degrees if possible add one bottle of Clean Start by SilkBalance to flush out the plumbing. This product is designed to cleanse the internal system of any gunk, slime, oils, and organic deposits that have built up over time.
Drain the Tub: Most hot tubs have a drain valve that makes this process straightforward. For a Pro Tip use a submersible pump to speed up the draining of your hot tub.
Wipe off and Rinse: After running Clean Start through the system for about 30 mins, thoroughly scrub the shell of the hot tub with a non-abrasive cleaner that won’t damage the surface. Focus on the waterline where scum tends to accumulate, and make sure to clean your pillows if you have them.
Clean the Filters: Remove the filters and clean them with a filter cleaner. If they’re over a year old or show significant wear, consider replacing them to ensure optimal performance.
Refill with Fresh Water: If you are using well water use a hose filter when refilling your hot tub to minimize the introduction of impurities and metals from tap water.
Balance the Water Chemistry: Test and Adjust!! Once your hot tub is refilled, test the water with test strips or a digital tester. Adjust the pH, alkalinity, hardness and sanitizer levels according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. This is crucial for safety and equipment corrosion.
Add SilkBalance All-In-One Conditioner
(your weekly problem preventor)
Use SilkBalance: Simply add one dose of SilkBalance to the water. This will manage the pH and alkalinity levels and maintain soft, silky water, which enhances the soaking experience and protects both your skin and the spa’s components. It will also support the optimization of your sanitizer of salt system so you use less!
Maintain Regularly: After the deep clean, maintain regular checks and balances on your hot tub. Weekly water testing and adjustments can go a long way in preventing major issues. If you are not using SIlkBalance then you will have to check more often, after each use of your hot tub
Spring cleaning your hot tub sets the stage for a season of relaxation and fun, ensuring your spa is safe, clean, and ready to use any time you need a relaxing soak. Using SilkBalance products, like Clean Start and the SilkBalance water care solution, simplifies this process, ensuring that your hot tub care is straightforward yet effective. Here’s to a fresh start this spring with a beautifully maintained hot tub!
Click here for our Video – Step by Step on Cleaning your hot tub
Susan McPhie
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