The Fullest Hot Tub Essential Chemicals & Accessories List
To help you keep all the necessary tools and chemical products in one place, we have gathered all that you need to know from our website and Guide on the hot tub . The following chemicals and accessories list will be beneficial to make your own hot tub care and maintenance kit and reinforce what you already know about the maintenance of the hot tub.
We have divided them into different categories and stages:
Delivery and installation Maintaining water balance Filter replacements and cleaning products Hot tub cleaning products Tools & products to drain and refill a hot tub Tools & products to winterize a hot tub Tools to convert a hot tub into saltwater Products to repair a hot tub Items to improve hot tub use
Delivery and installation
Item Why it is needed Outdoors or indoors Hot Tub Pad Stable and secure platform for placing a hot tub Outdoors Ground Mat Protects the hot tub equipment and floor from water excess Outdoors & indoors Exhaust Fan Helps to eliminate humidity in the place you install a hot tub Indoors Dehumidifier Effectively eliminates moisture from the air Indoors Ceramic Tiles Moisture-resistant ceramic tiles to protect the walls in the place you install a hot tub Indoors
Maintaining water balance
Item Why it is needed How often to use Test strips (Chlorine Bromine To figure out what kind of chemicals (e.g., pH decreaser, pH increaser, TA increaser) you need to add to make the water clean and safe After each hot tub use pH Decreaser Make pH and Total Alkalinity lower (the most frequent chemical balance problem) and prevent scale built-up When pH is over 7.8 pH Increaser Make pH higher to avoid skin and eye irritation, as well as avoid metal corrosion When pH is lower than 7.2 Total Alkalinity Increaser Avoid cloudy water and make the sanitizer work more effectively When TA is below 80 ppm Sanitizer: Chlorine Bromine To kill bacteria and purify the water After each use Spa Shock: Chlorine Non-Chlorine Get rid of organic contaminants (e.g. oil, sweat, dead skin) and enable the sanitizer to work better Once per week Chlorine Starter Kit Avoid buying all the items separately (if you prefer a chlorine system) Depends on the products in the kit Bromine Starter Kit Avoid buying all the items separately (if you prefer a bromine system) Depends on the products in the kit
Additional water care products
Item Why it is needed How often to use Hot Tub Water Cleanser To remove minor particles and dirt from the water that a sanitizer cannot deal with Weekly Chemical Floater Make maintenance process easier, just put bromine tablets in a chemical floater and let them slowly dissolve in the water, purifying it Daily
Filter replacements and cleaning products
Hot tub cleaning products
Item Why it is needed How often to use Flush Line Product Eliminate any contaminants in the pipes Quarterly (before draining) Hot Tub Shell Cleaner Get rid of scale build-up on the hot tub shell Quarterly (after draining) Cover Cleaner Eliminate dirt from the surface of the cover and protect the hot tub cover from damaging UV rays Monthly Jet Cleaner Scrub dirt from jets (hard to reach places) Quarterly (after draining)
Item Why it is needed Spa Shock: Chlorine Non-Chlorine Shock to circulate through the hot tub and kill any bacteria that may be present in the process. Flush Line Product To get rid of the dirt accumulated on the pipes Garden Hose To drain the water; good for small hot tubs Sump Pump If you need to drain the water very quickly (let’s say 10 minutes instead of around 1 hour when draining with a garden hose) Filter Deep Cleaner Used to deep clean filters and prolong their life Shell Cleaning Spray Used to remove dirt and organic contaminants from the hot tub’s shell Cover Cleaner Gets rid of dirt accumulated on the hot tub’s cover and protects it from harmful UV rays Pre-filter Essential for areas with hard water (full of minerals) or for those customers that want the purest form of water Test strips (Chlorine Bromine To figure out what kind of chemicals (e.g. pH decreaser, pH increaser, TA increaser) you need to add to make the water clean and safe Sanitizer: Chlorine Bromine To kill bacteria and purify the water after draining a hot tub
Item Why it is needed Spa Shock: Chlorine Non-Chlorine Shock to circulate through the hot tub and kill any bacteria that may be present in the process. Flush Line Product To get rid of the dirt accumulated on the pipes Garden Hose To drain the water; good for small hot tubs Sump Pump If you need to drain the water very quickly (let’s say 10 minutes) Shop-Vac (optional) It works like a vacuum cleaner and helps remove excess water and debris Filter Deep Cleaner Used to deep clean filters and prolong their life Shell Cleaning Spray Used to remove dirt and organic contaminants from the hot tub’s shell Cover Cleaner Gets rid of dirt accumulated on the hot tub’s cover and protects it from harmful UV rays Antifreeze solution Protects pipes from freezing even in the coldest weather; is safe and non-toxic
Products to repair a hot tub
Items to improve hot tub use
Item Why it is needed How often to use Hot tub cover Make water clean for a longer time and cut on heating expenses When a hot tub is not in use Windscreen Cut heating expenses and get more privacy Daily Foam insulation Insulate hot tub cabinet to save money on heating Once
All these products are more than enough to install, maintain and repair (if needed) any type of hot tub (usual and inflatable one). In our guide , we have described in detail when you need to use a certain product or tool. There you will also find working tips from hot tub experts that will save your time, nerves, and money on hot tub maintenance as well as tips to prolong its lifespan.