Tips On How To Clean Your Spa Effectively
After having completed assembling your spa, things do not stop here. If you want to fully enjoy it in the future, you have to maintain it. Just like with any object (no matter if it is a car or a computer), if you take care of the object, if you maintain it and clean it regularly, that object will work properly for many years and it will serve you for a long time. Yes, you have to do spa cleaning, but at the same time, you should not exaggerate. For example, you do not have to drain it two or three times per week. When it comes to cleaning your spa, several things should be maintained. First, there is the spa shell. Spa manufacturers have thought about the general maintenance of their products. Therefore, it should to no surprise that most spa shells have been designed and built to be maintenance free. If you use proper water, you will see that your spa's shell is virtually self-cleaned. However, you should do several things if you want your pool to look as new. If you have used a spa for several months, you have noticed the appearance of a bathtub ring around it. Do not despair, as this bathtub ring is easy to clean. All you have to do is use warm water and a sponge, and the internet is full of tips in this area. Use plenty of water and simply rub around the bathtub ring until it disappears. If you did not clean this ring for several months, you can use any bathroom cleaning solution to use it on the ring (any products similar to scotchbright should do the trick). When using cleaning solutions, do not rub excessively. Use a small amount and rub slowly until you see the bathtub ring disappearing. Clean the area with warm water before and after. Be extra careful if your spa shell is made out of sensitive materials, such as acrylic or it has a shiny finish. In this case, use even lower amounts of cleaning solutions and rub even more gently. After you have cleaned your spa shell, use plenty of warm water to remove any left over and all of the cleaning solution from your spa's surface. If you use cleaning solutions on acrylic spas very often you will end up scratching it. In addition, nobody wants to have a scratch spa. Remember to clean the filters as well, because otherwise you are just delaying future problems. Then there is the water. If your water has a green aspect, algae has begun to develop in it as the levels of chlorine in the water have dropped. In time, these microscopic algae will adhere to surfaces, including your spa's shell and it will turn green the entire affected area. If you are facing such a problem, be sure to kill the algae before trying to remove it. These algae will adhere to even the smallest cracks in the otherwise perfect surface and they will multiply and they will be harder to remove. You can kill the present algae by using chlorine water or special algae killer solutions; it will practically vacuum all the algae out of your spa. Usually, the spa's manufacturer will include instructions about maintaining the spa against algae in the spa's documentation. After the algae are dead, they will be removed simply by rubbing the area with a wet piece of clothing. You can also use chlorine bleach and mix it with water. Use about half a cup to a full cup of chlorine for the entire spa's surface and rub the algae areas on your spa. Remember, chlorine is very toxic and be sure you use plenty of water for spa cleaning the shell afterwards. |
