Hottubs and Spas Water Trouble Shooting Guide

If you are looking into purchasing hottubs and spas, then at some point you will most likely run into a few problems with your spa and hot tubs water. On this page ChooseHotTubsDirect provides you with a useful guide so that you can diagnose and solve your spa and hot tubs water problems as well as prevent future problems.

Problem - Strong spa and hot tubs water odor

Reason:

• Excessive organic contaminants in hottubs and spas
• Old filter
• Build up of un-filterable particles.
• Low sanitizer chemical levels in spa and hot tubs
• Hot tub pH, alkalinity, or calcium hardness is out of balance
• Pool spa water is old and overused

Solution:

• Use a pool spa shock treatment
• Replace/clean filter in your hottubs and spas<
• Use a water clarifier to bring particles together, allowing them to be removed by filter
• Test your hot tub spa chemicals, then adjust if necessary
• Test your spa and hot tubs for ph, alkalinity, and calcium hardness then adjust if necessary
• Change your spas water. You should do this 3-4 times a year, depending on use.

Problem - Strong chlorine odor in hottubs and spas

Reason:

• Chloramines levels are high in spa and hot tubs
• pH is low

Solution:

• Use pool spa shock treatment in hottubs and spas
• Test pH levels and make adjustments if necessary

Problem – Skin irritation and rashes, along with eye irritation and strong pool spa water odor

Reason:

• Spa and hot tubs pH, alkalinity, or calcium is out of balance
• Sanitizer levels are incorrect
• Excessive chloramines or organic contaminants in spa and hot tubs
• Entering pool spa too quickly after adding sanitizer
• • Hottubs and spas water temperatures are too high

Solution

• Test your pool spa water for ph, alkalinity, and calcium then adjust if necessary
• Test your spa and hot tubs chemicals, then adjust if necessary
• Use a shock treatment in hottubs and spas
• Always wait at least 20 minutes with hot tub running before entering
• Decrease water temperatures of spa and hot tubs

Problem - Cloudy green water in your hottubs and spas

Reason:

• Algae build up in spa and hot tubs
• Low sanitizer level in pool spa
• Excessive chloramines or organic contaminants in hottubs and spas

Solution:

• Use a hottubs and spas algaecide product
• Test your pool spa chemicals, then adjust if necessary
• Use a spa and hot tubs ozonator

Problem - Brown, blue, or black discolored water in hottubs and spas

Reason:

• High mineral content in spa and hot tubs
• High levels of iron, manganese or copper
• Breaking down of hottubs and spas metal parts
• Low pH in pool spa
• Low calcium water hardness in hottubs and spas

Solution:

• Add a pool spa demineralizer product to hottubs and spas
• Test pH and calcium water hardness levels, make adjustments if necessary
• Keep spa and hot tubs water filter running continuously
• Check metal parts of hottubs and spas to determine if they are eroding and replace any old parts

Problem - Foaming while jets are running in the pool spa

Reason:

• Soap, hairspray, lotions, makeup & other residues
• Low water calcium hardness in spa and hot tubs

Solution:

• Use a spa and hot tubs defoamer
• Encourage your guests to shower before entering your hot tubs spas to wash away residues
• Test spa and hot tubs water calcium hardness, adjust as necessary
• Change water in pool spa

Problem - Wild pH fluctuation in spa and hot tubs water

Reason:

• Alkalinity level is off in pool spa water
• Your spa and hot tubs has experienced a high volume of people lately
• Excessive sanitizer levels in hottubs and spas
• You are using old pH test strips

Solution:

• Test water alkalinity in pool spa, adjust as necessary
• Add a pH balancer holding product to keep your spa and hot tubs pH consistent
• Remove hot tub cover, and turn on jet system
• Use new pH test strips

Problem - Scum deposit on spa and hot tubs waterline

Reason:

• Soap, hairspray, lotions, makeup & other residue buildups
• Old pool spa filter hottubs and spas

Solution:

• Encourage your guests to shower before entering your spa and hot tubs to wash away residues
• Use a scum cleaning and/or absorbing product
• Replace or clean your pool spa filter

Problem - Scales or stains on pool spa shell

Reason:

• High water mineral levels in pool spa
• Alkalinity level is off in spa and hot tubs

Solution:

• Clean your hottubs and spas shell using one of the many hot tub shell cleaning products available or mix a ½ cup of bleach to every 3 gallons of water and scrub the shell.
• Test water alkalinity in pool spa, adjust as necessary