Page 3 - Chemicals & Maintenance

Calcium Hardness is an important factor in hot tub water chemistry but one that is sometimes overlooked or ignored. This guide will help explain what calcium hardness is, what a low or high calcium reading can do and how to balance calcium hardness in your hot tub.

Chlorine tablets are a popular way to sanitise your hot tub and keep it clean from bacteria. In this guide we will outline the good and bad things about tablets, how to use them and answer some common FAQs.

We often get asked this question by hot tub shoppers and new owners. The answer can be quite simple but there are some factors to consider including hot tub temeprature range, body temperature, ambient temperature and health risks. 

Non Chlorine Shock (Potassium monopersulfate) also known as MPS is a chemical that provides a lot of benefit to your hot tub water and maintenance routine but also a product that very few hot tubbers understand or have used. In this article, we aim to answer some of the key questions around this chemical including "What does Non Chlorine shock do?", "Does it replace Chlorine or Bromine?" and "How often should I use it?".