Too much chlorine or bromine in your hot tub can mean corroding, hot tub parts or skin irritation, but don't worry, lowering your sanitizer levels in your hot tub is easy. All it takes is knowing a little water chemistry check it out. First, how do you know if there's too much chlorine in your hot tub, have you noticed a strong chemical smell coming from your hot tub, or do your eyes burn after using it? Actually, it may not be too much chlorine. These are common signs of chloramines or bromamines.

The chemicals left behind after your sanitizer attacks, contaminants, chloramines or bromamines typically means your hot tub needs more sanitizer, not less. The most accurate way to know if you have too much chlorine or bromine in your hot tub, is to test your water. You want to figure out how much active sanitizer is in your water. This is known as free chlorine when it's used to kill contaminants.

That portion is called combined chlorine and that's where the chloramines and the smell come from. When you add free and combine chlorine together, you get total chlorine and if your total chlorine is high, but your free chlorine is low, you actually need to add sanitizer to your hot tub. So how much sanitizer do you actually need if you use chlorine in your hot tub, you'll want to keep the levels between one and three parts per million, with three parts per million being ideal? If you use bromine, you want to keep it between three and five parts: per million, with five parts per million being ideal. Okay.

So now you know the ideal levels for your sanitizer and you've tested the water and you've confirmed you have too much sanitizer. So here's how to lower your hot tub, chlorine or bromine, bringing down your chlorine or bromine levels, is a really simple problem to solve step number one is do nothing, no we're not kidding if your sanitizer levels are a bit too high. Just stop adding new doses of chlorine or bromine to your hot tub, and if you have a chlorinator that adds sanitizer just turn it off or remove it from your spa altogether. Step number two do more of nothing.

Yes, that's right! Just give it a day or two: the sanitizer levels will naturally decrease and probably quickly just stay out of the hot tub during this time and after a couple of days test your water again, if the sanitizer levels are still high now it's time to take action, Step 3 open your hot tub completely remove your spa cover. This allows significantly more water and sanitizer to evaporate and it decreases your chlorine and bromine levels and your water level step number four dilute your water after your water level has dropped a couple of inches top off your spa with fresh filtered water. Let it circulate and then test it again if you didn't lose enough from water. Evaporation remove some water manually and if the water has been in your hot tub for two or three months, it's time to drain and clean your hot tub anyway.

Also, if you've been having lots of water chemistry issues, that's another sign that it's time to drain and clean be sure to check out our other video all about draining and cleaning your spa. Now, what if you can't wait for the water to evaporate? Well, you can use a hot tub. Water additive called a neutralizer which reduces free and available chlorine and bromine in your water, but we recommend using neutralizer only if you're in a pinch neutralizer will continue to destroy chlorine or bromine until the neutralizer is completely used up. It's easy to use too much, which leaves your hot tub without enough working sanitizer.

So, finally, how do you keep chlorine bromine levels steady in the future? Well, sticking to a water care plan for your hot tub is the single most important thing you can do so run and clean your filter regularly, sanitize and shock your spa at least once a week and test your water, and if you want a step-by-step guide on Keeping your hot tub clean and clear year-round check out our hot tub care. Video course. You'll, get in-depth video lessons, plus a step-by-step downloadable guide, covering everything that you need to know about: hot tub maintenance, it's packed with money, saving tips, so you can save money and time keeping your hot tub clean. This is the ultimate manual for every type of hot tub.

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