The quality of your spa water can shape your spa pool ownership experience to a surprising degree.
The best spa pool water is perfectly clean and clear, but also soft, fresh and luxurious, lacking the overly chemical smell and associated irritations that can be all too common in backyard spas.
The good news is maintaining spa pool water can be super simple when you’re armed with the right equipment and techniques. In this article, we’ve put together the best ways to keep spa water clean for longer.
The importance of keeping spa pool water clean
Why is spa water cleanliness so important? Firstly, and most importantly, dirty spa water represents a health hazard. The warm, moist conditions found in a spa pool can form an ideal breeding ground for all manner of nasties like bacteria, viruses, algae, mould and mildew, all of which can have adverse effects on your health.
The reasons for keeping spa pool water clean extend beyond safety too. When you properly maintain your water, you grant yourself access to the most comfortable and luxurious soaking experience possible. This ensures you maximise the use of your spa and enjoy the complete range of health and wellness benefits that spa pools have been proven to deliver.
With clean, clear, warm and luxurious water just steps from your backdoor, you can start or finish every day with the most relaxing and sumptuous soak.
How to keep spa pool water clear
Now that we understand the ‘why’, the question becomes how to keep my spa pool water crystal clear? There are four main elements to keeping spa pool water clean:
1. Spa pool cover
The first and most basic way to ensure your water stays clean and clear is to stop debris and contaminants from entering in the first place. A spa pool cover is a critical piece of equipment not just for keeping invaders out, but also for keeping warmth in, which makes your spa pool far more energy efficient.
For these reasons you should always cover your spa pool when not in use.
2. Filtration
No matter how careful you are about covering your spa pool, over time outside invaders will inevitably sneak in. Spa pool filter systems are designed to deal with visible intruders like dirt and debris. When you choose a high quality system and maintain it according to the manufacturer’s instructions, you’ll have a far better chance of keeping your spa water clear.
One such high quality filter: Hot Spring’s 100% no-bypass system, exclusive to the Highlife collection, which is the only system on the market that ensures all of your water is filtered all of the time.
3. Water testing and care
While your filter system deals with the bigger contaminants, your water care system deals with invisible contaminants and microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, that the filter can’t catch. These systems dispense chemicals like chlorine and bromine that sanitise your water, stopping it going cloudy and making it safe to soak in. Test strips allow you to check that chemical levels are where they need to be to deal with these contaminants.
Want the best of the best? Working in tandem with our FreshWater Salt water care system, FreshWater® IQ is a revolutionary automated testing system that uses sensors to check the exact chemical composition of your spa water every hour, and when improvements can be made, it tells you exactly what to do. Keeping your water clear has never been easier!
4. Draining and refilling
Spa pool water doesn’t last forever, so it’s important to drain, clean and refill your spa pool at regular intervals, according to the spa manufacturer’s instructions. Most commonly this 3-4 times a year, but in the case of spa pools fitted with FreshWater® IQ and the FreshWater Salt System, you may only need to drain and refill once a year!
FreshWater® IQ: keep your spa water cleaner than ever
Testing is perhaps the most critical aspect of keeping your spa water clean. And when you choose a spa pool fitted with FreshWater® IQ, you’ll test your water more regularly and accurately than ever before.
This patented, first-in-world technology automatically tests your water every hour and provides clear instructions if adjustments are ever needed.
Your spa pool should take care of you, not the other way around. FreshWater® IQ lets you say goodbye to manual methods like test strips, and say hello to cleaner water and serious savings: spend far less money on water and chemicals, and spend far less time on maintenance.
What you do with all that extra time is up to you. Our recommendation: spend it soaking in the world’s most luxurious spa pool water.
