How To Maintain An Inflatable Spa Hot Tub Chemicals And Maintenance Just a note, do not mix chlorine and bromine together, use either or but don't mix.
@@PovertyPointCustomsI have a question some of the items you mentioned I dont need but just to maintain a nice clean healthy pool I just use shock treatment and chlorine
Just watched all your spa videos. Setting mine up tomorrow. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. The videos are very concise . . . just what I needed.
Thank you! What is the little grey pressure value thing above the filter and chem port. Can that top grey pressure valve be covered with water? Thanks!
I would say it would be struggling to keep up in our are (gets down to below -20), in you area if it stays around the freezing mark in winter it would be fine
You have a bag of what looks like shock it (1:44) where you show the chemicals in the spa kit… what do you use that for? Do I need to buy this as well?
I have the same hot tub and chemicals kit. When my bromine was low I added another tablet but can’t seem to close it if I add more than one? Also now have lots of white bits floating on the water, what can I do, please help 😢
I have the same hot tub and chemicals kit. When my bromine was low I added another tablet but can’t seem to close it if I add more than one? Also now have lots of white bits floating on the water, what can I do, please help 😢
Thank you for these guides! The manufacturer should link to your channel on the box 😂. I’m a couple days in and getting an E02 flow error when the filter is attached. I’ve cleaned the filter again and again and again, and shortly after being connected the error comes back when the filter is installed. Runs just fine with filter detached. Going to test a replacement filter coming in tomorrow but what do you think, am I missing anything? Also, is it safe to run for a couple days unfiltered?
Nice Job - I have the exact same Spa and took my first dip this morning. It is more comfortable than the last hard shell one I had that I paid 10X as much. I too have heard not to mix Bromine and Chlorine together, but if it’s working for you. I live in WI and put mine in the Basement for Winter.
Just make sure to keep an eye on the PH level, the amount I add is fairly low and we check the levels daily. They're great hot tubs especially for the price we paid!!
LMAO love ur comment section! 😹 This is super helpful. All ur videos on this are super helpful. I feel like cleaning the filter and checking levels every day or couple days is kind of a lot of maintenance. I'm in WA state and it rains a lot here so I've been debating on if I should get one or not. Also debating on the 71" vs the 77". 😳
Thank you! I am really happy with mine, this size is great for 2 or three adults. Only regret is I didn't get one sooner, you will love it if you get one!
It takes about 5 mins of your time each day to artend to a full size pool and it wont get away from you....if you think that is "too much work" then yes you shouldnt own a pool/hottub its rly not hard, but it is for some i guess
@@PovertyPointCustomsthank you 😅I realised it after realizing it connected to the outside drain and confirmed it watching your wintering video. Thanks for everything you! Such a great help!!
7 IN 1 POOL TEST KIT: Test all necessary parameters for your swimming pool at one time, such as Bromine, Total Alkalinity, pH, Free Chlorine, Total Hardness, Cyanuric Acid, and Total Chlorine.
Great informative video for a very novice spa owner. Would Luke to know if you keep your spa running all the time? Notice you said you keep it around 104°
We keep it going 24-7 but if it is not being used for an extended time I'll drop the temp to 100, then will put it back to 104 a few hours before we use it.
What’s that third plastic housing on the inside of the spa? There’s intake/filter, outlet/chemical, and the mystery thing above them both at the waterline. It doesn’t seem connected to anything
9/17/23 9pm edt. I’m in the process off setting up. Water temp began at 61f. It has been heating for 3 hours and temp is now 72f. Seems like a long time. Is this normal. Thanks.
First thanks for the setup video, much easier with your instructions! How do you manage the filter schedule? I am planning to take advantage of ultra low energy plan (due to me EV) and heating from 11pm to 7am everyday, but not sure about the filter. I mean, when I turn on heat, it turns on filter with it, so not sure if it needs more than 8 hours daily.
I never liked bromine. It dissolve too fast in a floater and was way too strong. I always used chlorine granules with a teaspoon and i liked to keep it to where it was barely purple on the test strip
I have the exact same Aquarius spa kit and my levels are ppm hardness are low and I don’t know how to fix it!!! The ph is too high and the alkalinity is too high. Please help!!! Do I need to buy shock it to even the levels out???
You need to go get a ph - which will control the alkalinity as well. I use this kit to maintain the water but not to adjust my ph and alk. I went back to canadian tire and got the spa-cal (that was to raise the water hardeness) I went and got the Alk which helps control ph fluctuating and the alkalinity. Along with spa boost for ph. Then the negative versions of those. I had a nightmare setting up my tub myself because I tried to follow this video and the items I this kit aren't actually for raising ph and alk etc. They're for decreasing foam and cloudy water.
Apparently less than minimal water hardness causes foaming and increased corrosion of the metal parts in the pump. You can buy calcium chloride to increase the water hardness. There's a product in the Aquarius kit called Foamaway but they don't say what the active ingredient is so I guess I'll buy some calcium chloride. You would think that manufacturers would be required to put a list of ingredients on the bottle in case a child ingested it.
I love how short and concise your videos are. This video helped me get back on track with clear and beautiful water. How often to you replace your spa filter with a new one?
I leave it on all the time, if we are not using it for a few days I will drop the temp to 100. The pump need to be left on to maintain the temp (for the water to run through the heating part of the pump)
Is it normal to need to crush the tablets to get them to fit? I bought 1 inch bromine tablets made by Clorox and it’s impossible to close the cover without smashing them first
Thank you for this! Have you ever had slippery sides and floor in yours? We have had ours for a month and just noticed it and not sure if we should drain or if there’s something else we can do! Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I'm very curious about the sock it combined with the bromine water. A quick search said you should never combine bromine and chlorine because of bad chemical reactions. Wondering if you've looked into or experienced anything bad from that
I heat my hot tub to104, I start the jets, get in and within an hour the temperature drops 10 degrees. Is this normal? The outside/air temperature has been around 70 degrees
It would be great , but I'd be worried about others being around it with sharp objects and puncturing it. It it is definitely reliable and works great, but that would be my main concern.
We use bromine in ours but you can use liquid chlorine in it, just make sure not to over chlorinat the hot tub, to much will be hard on the material of the hot tub.
My test strips say Cyanuric acid is low, water hardness is low and ph is low. The cyanuric acid does that come in all Ph stabilizers? Was look at the Aquarius single products just unsure of what to fix that acid one lol??
can it be use with Spa using Bromine? 1 answer Answer this Question HTHPoolCare · 2 years ago Hello, we are the manufacture of the HTH Sock It. This product is only meant for use in swimming pools, and so we do not recommend using it for spa use.
Just bought a GoPlus inflatable hot tub it was working for almost a week then it stopped and started Beeping & flash “HA” on the Screen I contacted them and they emailed me troubleshooting directions & I looked everything over and everything seems fine but the pump keeps beeping and flashing “HA” just don’t know what to do…. 🤦♂️
Another question! My spa has a little dirt on the bottom. Do you ever need to vacuum yours? I saw a small pool vacuum for $75. I guess when it's windy the dirt gets in, I live on a farm.
Well worth the price but get the cover that I show in another video that covers the hot tub completely, the sun on the hot tub is what destroys them. Definitely recommend it though especially for the price.
How often do you shock it? I imagine this would depend on use/frequency? When you say you clean the filter every day or every other day, how often are you using the hot tub? And if you used the spa less frequently than you did in this video, how often to clean filter, and the shock question from above for less frequent use than you do.? And do you prefer non-chlorine shock or reg? I imagine you recommend spa shock vs pool shock for your spa as well?
My fathers side is from NB and I have one cousin left in Moncton! Were still having double digit temps up to this week but it's finally trending down so were going to take down the spa just in case. Thanks again for your help!!! @@PovertyPointCustoms
Hi, my first time with this hot tub. My question is, when I add the bromine tables and open the little vent, do I keep them open? Or do I shut them when we're going in?
Yeahhh, I've had mine for about 2 years now. We haven't used it much and we did take it down for both winters. However, this winter I decided to move it into my insulated garage. The garage is not heated, but it is warmer than it will be outside. I figured this way we can use it year round and not have to worry about the weather elements causing any damage. But, how did you clean your filters? I'm not sure that mine have ever been cleaned, but before I filled the tub inside my garage, I did look at both filters. They were lightly layered with in guessing alge because they have a green tint to them. I did try to clean them with a hose using regular hose pressure. Nothing really happened. I then hit them with a pressure washer and all that did was start to tear the actual "cloth?" Inside the filter. It didn't clean it, really at all. It just started to tear it. So, howww would you recommend I clean them? Or would it just be easier to buy new ones? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I did see a 2 pack of filters on Amazon for like 4.66$ and 6 packs from 14.60, 18.81, and up to 32-33$ for a pack of 16. But, I feel like mine can be cleaned somehow and last another 2 years... idk, what would you recommend?
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I still have a lot of foam in the hot tub after add ed 10 ml of anti foam solution that comes in Aquarius spa kit ? Any recommendation? Other questions on the strip test which level is accepting as normal or no need to add nothing. Thanks for your answer
