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[D490]Do It Yourself Hot Tub
by Sam Spade, Sam
The hot tub maintenance that you need to carry out should be done as part of a regular routine. There are certain things that you need to do every day, and other checks and treatments that you need to do every week, month or year.

The hot tub maintenance that should be carried out every day is simple and does not take too long at all. You need to check the level of the sanitizer, and remedy this as required ? if the level is too low, then be sure to raise the level.

In the same way, you need to check the pH level of the water every day, and alter this as necessary. And every day, the water line on the hot tub needs to be cleaned. The best way to do this is to use Waterline Cleaning Paste.

The hot tub maintenance that needs to be carried out weekly, takes a little more time than what should be done daily, but is still fairly simple. The hot tub needs to be oxidized, and this should be done with Non Chlorine Shock. If the area you're in has water with a high level of calcium hardness in it, then you will have to use No Scale treatments that will prevent scale deposits. The next two steps of hot tub maintenance are not necessary, but will help you keep a perfect hot tub. Add No Foam to your hot tub every week as this will control foaming of the water and keep it at a minimum. Also, adding a Spa Sparkle product to your hot tub will make your water look pristine and sparkling, making it look even more tempting to hop right into!

Every month, there are two simple hot tub maintenance steps that you need to be sure to carry out. The first is to clean the filter cartridge, as this is what helps to keep the water clean. If you have a dirty filter, then you're going to have dirty water! It is also important that you take a sample of the water every month to check the balance of it and make sure that it is safe.

An important part of hot tub maintenance is to periodically completely drain and refill your hot tub. This does not have to be done as regularly as every month ? there are no set rules as to how often it should be done; for the most part you can use your own judgment. However, there is a formula that you can use as to judge how often you carry out this part of hot tub maintenance. This is to divide the liter capacity of your hot tub by how many people regularly bathe, and then this totally divided by twelve. So if you have a 1200 liter capacity hot tub, and two people regularly bathe in it, then you should totally drain the water every 50 days. Again, this is only a rough guideline.

Hot Tubs are of course fun and luxurious and I am sure we can all see our selves enjoying a Hot Tub with our friends and family.

Many people use a Hot Tub as a focal point in their Garden or on their terrace and it is a great place to chat and enjoy the company of your friends and family. They do, of course, make a great meeting place for the growing family of all ages. While the idyllic picture that I am painting is a very real one there are of course real benefits that arise from owning a Hot Tub that go far beyond the social and entertainment side of things.

With the ever increases in daily stress levels coupled with the continual rising costs of medical care many people are quickly learning to embrace or should I say re-embrace natural healing such as Reflexology , Hydro massage and Hydrotherapy of all which can be obtained from a Hot Tub. Spas provide important hydrotherapy as a result of the principles of buoyancy, semi-buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure and that lovely warm water.

With a Hot Tub you can benefit from the very many health benefits from your spa/hot tub for a lifetime - anytime you want - in the privacy and comfort of your home and not only that but of course, you can have great fun at the same time while you're doing it by including your family and friends!

I think it is true to say that Stress increases every day and sometimes it is difficult even just finding a parking place or catching a train. With every day stress and tension placing pressure on your muscles and tendons and at the same time putting your and mind into endless knots?

What can you do? Well it is simple just slip in to a warm naturally bubbling Jacuzzi style hot tub for an instant dose of respite. Well the other sixty four million dollar question is how does it provide health benefits well to put it into simple terms the warm water provides some heat which helps to dilate the blood vessels in the Human body. This will also help to reduce blood pressure.

This means that the flow of blood and with it comes oxygen and other nutrients whose flow is also increased and as a by product this helps to increase the elimination of poisons and toxins form the body.

The combination of warm water with jetted pulsating water and air jets provides a natural environment that is able to soothe the agitated mind and at the same time reduce aches and pains in the body such as stiffness in the joints and muscle soreness. Air Jets help to reduce blue veins in the lower legs and feet by increasing the blood flow in the area which is the furthest away from the Heart.

Not surprisingly, it has been suggested that by using a Hot Tub regularly say a few hours before going to bed that this greatly enhances the quality of ones sleep. It has also been reported in a Medical Journal that soaking for say 30 minutes every day can help reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

In summary I suppose that when you use a Hot Tub you have to put everything else on hold - even if only for a short time. Hopefully you will not get interrupted by your house phone or your cell phone and you will not be sitting at a computer or have your lap top on your lap!! That way your whole mind and body can relax and whilst pleasant music is nice when using a Hot Tub television, in my view, destroys the idea of relaxation.




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