Cincinnati Hot Tub Cleaning & Maintenance

Hot Tub Care: Getting the Best Results For Your Water Systems 

Unlike a bathtub you can’t just grab a bleach-based cleaner and start spraying when you start to see stains or growth in your spa. Using harsh chemicals or tools can strip away protective coatings and can even cause damage to structures and the surrounding area. You might start out with good intentions but an amateur approach to cleaning your hot tub can quickly lead to a DIY disaster. 

The secret to an effective hot tub maintenance routine is being thorough and consistent. Missing just one aspect of a cleaning will have a ripple effect throughout your water system. You can’t just drain the hot tub when water starts to go cloudy. This means chemical balancing, debris removal and scrubbing should always be a top priority. It’s tough to fit routine cleanings into an already busy day and that is why our Puddle technicians are here to help! 

Puddle technicians break the cleaning process down into multiple steps for the best possible results. This makes it possible for our Puddle crews to clean surfaces and gauge the overall condition of a spa. 

Routine Cleaning Programs: Whether you use your hot tub often or rarely it always needs to be kept clean. When applied correctly hot tub chemicals will usually last for approximately two weeks. This means spas should be cleaned bi-weekly. Even with a hot tub cover on debris, dirt and unwanted items will end up floating on water surfaces or sinking into seats. You can’t just flip the switch on a robotic vacuum and watch these items disappear. Hot tubs have complicated shapes and standard tools just won’t fit. Puddle technicians use specialty vacuums to suck up unwanted items and soft bristle brushes to scrub residue from sides. 

Deep Cleans: It’s easy to think that a routine cleaning program is enough to keep your spa clean inside and out but that unfortunately just isn’t the case. Even when surfaces look great there may be issues going on behind the scenes. In order to keep water systems running smoothly it’s a good idea to make deep cleaning a part of your maintenance routine at a minimum once or twice per year. This process starts out with a combination of speciality cleansers that travel through hot tub plumbing loosening buildup and pulling it into the basin. It’s then time to drain and clean shells. Technicians scrub seats, walls, jets, headrests, flooring and anything that might be holding bacteria. The hot tub can then be refilled using a basic garden hose. Once the water level is right technicians will come back for a final water balancing. 

More than just boosting curb appeal Puddle crews focus on functionality as well. Hot tub filters don’t often get the attention that they deserve but they can make or break your water systems. Keeping your filter cleaner means relieving some of the pressure from circulation systems and makes them more energy efficient. Don’t settle for simple test strips and tools when local Puddle Pros can bring all of the necessary tools right to your front door.