Clearing up the Cloudy Water in Your Hot Tub

It’s Friday and you want to take a quick dip in your hot tub tonight. But after taking a look at that cloudy water, you change your mind. There are many reasons why your hot tub water looks murky such as:

·         - Water imbalances

·         - Lack of sanitizers

·         - Too many contaminants such as soaps or shampoos

·         - Clogged or worn out filter

·         - High TDS (total dissolved solids) caused by water that is older than 3-4 months

So how can you fix these problems? The first two problems can be easily remedied by testing your water with test strips and adding chemicals to correct the imbalances and restore the right amount of sanitizers.

Excessive levels of hair shampoos and body soaps can be prevented if everybody showers before entering the hot tub. You can shock your water and use a natural clarifier to clear-up the cloudiness.

A clogged or worn out filter can put additional strain on your spa pump causing it to wear out prematurely. Filters should be rinsed every 2-4 weeks and changed annually.

If you don’t change your water every 3-4 months, total dissolved solids accumulate causing cloudiness.  The only solutions for this problem is to flush, drain and refill your tub. Don’t forget to flush they system and change the filter or the cloudiness will come back.

A little preventative and regular maintenance can go a long way in making sure that you have clean and cloudless water in your hot tub.