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Why is water balance so important?
One of the reasons is that it’s much easier and less costly to maintain water balance than it is to correct a problem. If a seemingly small problem is ignored, it can grow into more and bigger problems that can lead to draining your hot tub and starting all over. Damage to surfaces or equipment is also a factor. Plus, bacteria, germs and algae can get out of hand – and no one wants that to happen.
Another big reason is that maintaining your hot tub water balance makes your sanitizer at its peak efficiency, so your hot tub is ready when you are.
And that helps you keep your sanity!
We’ve got some tips on balancing your hot tub water:
Test your water regularly (once a week should suffice, since you use FROG® @ease®) with FROG @ease Test Strips – only FROG @ease Test Strips have the single color match Out Indicator that shows when to replace the SmartChlor® Cartridge.
Other test strips will show Total Chlorine and Free Chlorine ranges that are different than the way FROG @ease works, which causes confusion. Be sure to take action – don’t wait – when your Total Alkalinity, pH or Total Hardness are out of balance. Your retailer can help you – take a water sample in for testing.
If you notice cloudy or smelly water – test it and take the appropriate steps. If it’s gotten to this point, you may need to add a shock as well as rebalance to get it right again.
Sometimes, everyone struggles with water balance. If you do – or if you want a handy guide so you’re ready if you do – check out our FROG Hot Tub Water Balance Guide. It’s super easy to follow.
For more in-depth information, check out our article on water balance. Knowing what factors affect your hot tub’s water balance can help you keep it balanced – or head off trouble.
