Water Balancing

To lower the alkalinity first make sure the pumps are off and the water is calm. Then premix one ounce […]

To lower your pH first premix a ½ ounce of HT pH/Alkalinity Decreaser in a small bucket of spa water. […]

To raise your pH or alkalinity first turn off all the jets. If your pH is reading between 6.8 and […]

The pH level in spa water should always be between 7.2 and 7.8 and the alkalinity level should be between […]

The best time to test and correct the hardness in your water is when you fill the spa and the […]

Using HT Liquid Calcium is the easiest way to raise the hardness level in your hot tub. To raise the […]

Scaling is a precipitation that occurs in hot tubs, like barnacles on the hull of a boat. It happens when […]

There are no chemical products available to lower your calcium level. Either, run your fill water through a water softener […]

Wait 2 to 3 days and retest since Liquid Calcium takes a long while to fully dilute in the water, […]

The simple answer is the temperature of the water. Because Calcium is less soluble in cool water is the reason […]

The hardness of your water is determined by the calcium level. If the calcium is too high, it could cause […]

To make life easy, once your pH and Alkalinity is adjusted correctly, add HT pH Hold & Water Softener. It […]

Chlorine prefers a lower pH level (7.2 to 7.5) where bromine works equally well throughout the entire range of 7.2 […]

Warm water maintains a naturally higher pH level.

Drain 6 to 12” of water from your spa, refill, and retest.

If pH is below 8.0 you should not make any further adjustments. If pH is above 8.0 add “HT pH/Alkalinity […]

If pH is 7.0 or higher you should not make any further adjustments since many occurrences naturally raise pH along […]

There are many reasons pH and Alkalinity fluctuates: People using the spa, chemicals being added, are just some of the […]

Alkalinity is the buffering agent in the water to help prevent rapid fluctuations in pH.

The pH is the acidic level of your water which should be kept between 7.2 to 7.8. Though it may […]

If pH is too high, you can get scaling in your water which could damage your acrylic surface. If pH […]