Water Care Academy

There is a point where correcting water costs more than replacing it, and most people go well past it. Here is how to recognize it.

The person using the tub is not the person looking after it, and arrivals are unpredictable. A routine that survives turnover, and what to ask of guests.

Two decisions matter at the end of a season: whether the tub stays full, and whether it stays powered. Everything else follows from those.

Two owners can follow the same routine and get different results, and the reason is usually the tap. What each water source gives you, and what to correct.

Let the firebox go cold, neutralize the sanitizer, and lead the water clear of the tub so it does not freeze where you step. Then refill properly.

A reading you cannot rely on is worse than no reading, because you act on it. Where to sample, how to read a strip, and when strips are not enough.

A fill takes twenty minutes and decides how the next three months go. Here is how to start with water that stays in range, whatever your source.

Cold water is not self-cleaning. It slows everything down, which changes the routine rather than removing it. What to test, and what ice does.

Hosing a filter is not cleaning it. A proper clean means soaking, and knowing the difference is what keeps water clear and sanitizer working.

A sharp chemical smell almost always means too little sanitizer rather than too much. Here is what each type of smell is telling you, and what to do about it.