Micro Biology of Spas, and keeping them clean
The Hot Water Environment
The same factors that make our spas attractive to us: warm, wet, and bubbly, can also make a poorly maintained hot tub attractive to microbes. Some of these can make us sick. Hot water opens our pores and allows microbes an easier route to possible infection. We can inhale contaminated water droplets made airborne by the spa jets.
Hot tubs are not small swimming pools.
Due to their warmer water temperatures, lower water volume, and higher bather loads, a little extra care must be taken to properly maintain hot tub water quality. Maintaining a healthy spa is really quite easy, takes just a few minutes out of your busy schedule, and will help prevent problems.
Posted: February 23rd, 2011 under Spa Maintenence.
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