![]() Nothing destroys a cover faster than poor chemical maintenance of your spa, besides jumping on the cover. Chemical burns can show very quickly in a spa with poorly maintained water. Here is how to prevent chemical burns on your Hot Tub cover and why you should do it. Don't know if your cover is suffering yet? If your cover looks like this image, which we call the "hamburger effect", then it's been suffering. The three hot tub chemical issues that damage hot tub covers
Here is a cover with a good poly wrap that is intact, and then a poly wrap that has eroded and was torn due to the erosion. You can tell because of the "blocky" look to the tear. .1. Unbalanced ph is the most common culprit of hot tub failures. High ph won’t effect your cover, though it is still bad for it to persist in your spa, low ph is what damages your cover. Low ph is acid, and with an acidic environment the vapor from the acidic water will attack everything, including the bottom side of your cover. Test your water at least weekly and make sure your ph does not get away from you. Keep it in the "OK" bracket of your test strips. 2. High free chlorine levels (FCl) create a corrosive environment in hot tubs. This is one of the reasons we prefer to not use chlorine in hot tubs, but excessive bromine use can cause high free chlorine counts as well. Keep your Free Chlorine (FCl) count in the "OK" bracket of your test strips. 3. Shutting your cover after throwing in shock creates an similarly corrosive environment in the spa. Shock Oxidizer and Multi-Purpose Shock (MPS) oxidize chloramines, and with this oxidation process gassing the chloramines out of your water you want to make sure it can be released into the atmosphere. Otherwise, with no other place to go your cover will oxidize and erode the poly vapor wrap inside your cover. This is probably one of the biggest reasons people have to get new covers. Simple solution is leave your cover open for 15 minutes after you shock. We're always here for you. If you need a new cover, call our South Store in Springville to see what's in stock or get a custom cover ordered for you. If your spa is in need of Service, reach out to our Service Center in Spanish Fork for help.
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5/3/2018 11:15:47 am
Fantastic very informative and well done. Good job guys.
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6/27/2019 09:17:44 am
It's good to know that improper chemical balance is one of the fastest and easiest ways to damage your spa. My wife and I would like to buy a spa so that we can relax and unwind after work. We'd like to make sure that it stays in good condition for as long as possible, so we'll be sure to balance our chemicals properly.
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7/3/2019 10:59:03 am
Thank you for your comment Thomas! We're glad someone is reading our content and learning something good.
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8/5/2019 06:26:11 am
Informative post. It’s really a nice and helpful piece of information. Thanks for sharing.
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8/7/2019 11:46:05 am
Thanks for commenting! It's nice to know people are looking at this blog.
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8/7/2019 11:04:40 am
It's good to know that unbalanced ph is the most common cause of hot tub failures. My wife and I would like to purchase a swim spa that we can use to relax, and we want to ensure that it stays in good condition. We'll be sure to look further into our options for balancing the ph of our swim spa in the future.
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8/7/2019 11:50:09 am
Thanks for commenting! It's great to know our blog is being read. If you're in the Utah area, we do have the largest flooring of swim spas available with 4 different lines of Swim Spas. We currently at this moment in time (August 8th, 2019) have 14 swim spas from 3 of those brands on the floor across 3 stores in Utah, so we can easily cover the needs that you have.
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9/16/2019 10:36:38 am
I had no idea that having a low ph could affect your hot tub so much. I guess it makes sense that a low ph would mean it's acidic and therefore dangerous for your tub, but I never really thought about it. I'll make sure I keep an eye on that so that I don't have to repair my cover and tub as often.
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9/16/2019 11:43:02 am
Yeah it's a great thing to pay attention to. Low ph is the number one cause of voided warranties, so definitely key an eye on it if your hot tub is still within warranty.
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10/26/2020 02:37:38 pm
I had no idea that unbalanced ph causes a lot of hot tub failures. I just got a hot tub and I want to make sure it works fine. I'll be sure to have the ph levels checked often so I can avoid expensive repairs.
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