Sarasota Hot Tub Cleaning & Maintenance

Hot Tub Care: A Multi-Step Approach 

When dealing with a kiddie pool, all it takes is a garden hose to get the ball rolling but a spa requires a lot more than that. Cleaning your hot tub means keeping an eye on water chemistry, as well as surfaces, shells, jets and filters. Each of these play a huge role in the overall health of your system and those that are swimming in it. 

Hot Tub Water: Keeping water clean is a top priority for pool and spa owners. Test strips can help to keep you informed about the condition of your water, but these do not help to solve the issues. If water is not kept in balance, it can lead to serious issues for health and safety, as well as the overall condition of your spa. If sanitizers levels drop too low, it can mean algae growth and other bacteria, as well as recreational water illnesses. Too many chemicals can lead to skin and eye irritations. Basic testing kits might point out imbalances with sanitizers but might not highlight pH levels. It’s important to review the full range of elements in spa water including sanitizers, calcium, pH and alkalinity. 

Parts and Accessories: When considering the overall condition of your water features, it is important to consider everything that enters into your water and sits within the surrounding area. A hot tub cover, for example, can play a role in water chemistry, and can be a place for algae and bacteria to thrive. Throwing a contaminated item into clean water defeats the purpose of your cleaning, so it is important to be thorough. 

Internal Mechanisms: The condition of your swim space is dependant on a variety of factors, but your circulation system and hot tub filters are some of the most important. Without a functional pump, hot tub chemicals are not able to circulate through your system, paving the way for bacteria and stagnant water. It is important to understand the inner workings of your system, but it can take years to build up your knowledge base. Luckily, our experts have done all of the learning for you. Our technicians have experience with everything from sand beds to filter cartridges, or even the need to drain and refill a tub. 

Deep Cleans: Even with a hot tub maintenance schedule in place it’s important to deep clean your water systems. Buildup can form inside lines and around important components. Over time this will reduce water flow, put strain on circulation systems and reduce the lifespan of your parts. This means expensive repairs and replacements. Puddle technicians have developed a thorough deep cleaning designed to loosen buildup within lines and pull debris out. Once chemical treatments are done it’s time to drain the hot tub so it can be fully scrubbed. Technicians will scrub seats, jets, headrests, sides and flooring to remove residue and stubborn bacteria. After scrubbing it’s time to grab that garden hose and refill your spa water. 

You might think that your spa doesn’t need servicing throughout winter months but this isn’t the case. It’s more cost effective to hire an expert to keep your system clean throughout slow periods than it is to drain and refill your tub. No matter the time of year, our experts are on top of your cleaning and maintenance needs.