Use a Hot Tub Test Strip

Series Summary

Is there any better way to relax after a long day than sitting in a pool of hot water with jets gently massaging your tired, aching joints and muscles? A hot tub offers the benefits of relaxation, massage and hydrotherapy. Hot tubs can be heated using a gas or electric heater, and some even use submersible wood burning heaters or solar hot water systems.

In this series of free videos you'll learn how to clean and maintain your hot tub. Sanitation is a hot tub or spa is essential, and the water chemistry must be routinely checked and maintained. Expert Bart Plante is here to help you learn how to test the water chemistry in your hot tub using a test strip to check PH levels. He'll show you how to add chlorine and bromine to get the perfect balance. You'll also get tips on how to clean scum lines from your hot tub, and how to maintain the basic plumbing. So watch these free videos today and learn how to keep your hot tub sanitary and running great for years.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Bart Plante on behalf of Bullfrog Spas. We're doing a video with Expertvillage.com. And what I'd like to show you here is test strips and how to test the water in a spa. Basically you take the test strips. The bottle has a color coded emblem on it. You swirl in the water three times and then simply pull it out of the water, holding it upright and compare the color codes on the bottle. What these test strips do is they will test the sanitizer level, either bromine or chlorine, in the water. It will also test for pH, which is the acidic level of the water itself. Various types of test strips will do different tests. This particular one will also do total alkalinity. There are other ones that will do other tests, as well. But this is the most common one you will see on the market. What these are designed to do is to help monitor proper levels in the spa for health reasons, as well as pH in the spa water, which basically keeps the equipment in the spa in good shape over the years."