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6 Keys to Good Spa Care

Taking care of your Spa or Hot tub shouldn't be a real chore, but it's not that you just kind of "wing it" either.

Let's face it, you've put a lot of hard-earned money into your spa or hot tub; it's an investment in your family's health, recreation & relaxation. Like any household purchase, you need to care for it well. That doesn't mean that you use the most expensive products, but it does mean that you use cost effective (that doesn't mean cheapest), tried & true products that do what they say they'll do.

Spa & Hot tub care is all about doing the right things at the right times with the right products. Breaking what you need to do into these 6 Keys is what we're talking about. Let's get started with this video:

Spa Mold & Slime Details

This may sound a bit over the top, but sometimes when it comes to treating your spa or hot tub, it's warfare!

And the most important thing in warfare is to know your enemy. Knowing & understanding what is actually causing and contributing to any hot water care problems in your spa or hot tub is crucial.

When you understand what the causes are, you can effectively treat them and have a superior soaking & relaxing experience.

Not only that, but you'll end up saving significant time & money on water balance, shock, sanitizers, draining & refilling. Let's look at the video.

Spa & Hot tub Mold and Slime Basics

Have you ever wondered what that white floaty stuff is?

You know, it kind of looks like little bits of tissue or toilet paper floating around in your spa or hot tub. Sometimes there's not a lot, just a couple of pieces.

When you touch it or hold it in your fingers, it's kind of sticky or at least "viscous". It's just icky.

What you're seeing & feeling or touching is a simple, non-pathogenic, naturally occuring problem called White Water Mold. Sometimes, it can be pink in color; then it's called Pink Slime. The problems are similar, but slightly different. But keep in mind that both are usually found together and both are usually the "visual" form of a much deeper problem. Take a look at the brief video below that shows what this stuff looks like. Some details follow.

Spa & Hot tub Care Video

Now you can watch and learn a lot about Spa & hot tub water care.

Video is a way of seeing a problem first hand, then viewing a way to deal with that problem. As for me, I'm a visual learner. I don't like reading manuals, but I do like watching how something is done then repeating it. I can watch the steps. I can see the products used.

Video provides the best use of auditory & visual learning.

Spa & Hot tub Coordination

A great thing about today's spas & hot tubs is their composite cabinets.

These cabinets are almost completely resistant to weathering, insects, and degradation because of their construction.

The new environmentally friendly components have dramatically improved over the years so that they now actually look like real wood rather than cheap plastic knock-offs. The new cabinets even have a wood grain that you can feel as well as see.

Making Soft Soak & BaquaSpa Better

So, you like Soft Soak & BaquaSpa, but are frustrated with those products.

Let me show you how to take away a lot of that frustration.

Since 2008, ParPools.com has been telling you about AquaFinesse. AquaFinesse is a product that effectively removes build-ups of biofilms in swimming pools, spas & hot tubs. Many spa & hot tub owners have converted their water care systems over to AquaFinesse, from chlorine & bromine with great success.