The ultimate guide to maintaining your hot tub. From regular maintenance tips to extending the life of your hot tub and cover.
It’s a regular thing to have a drink in your hot tub, and while using glass cups in a hot tub is never a good idea, sometimes we do, and if one breaks, we have to figure out how to get glass out of a hot tub. To get broken glass out of your hot … Read more
A midge is a small type of fly, including some that bite like mosquitos, known to inhabit almost every continent. Midges are attracted to plants, pets, and people. But do hot tubs attract midges? Hot tubs do attract midges, and a variety of insects. But midges are drawn more to the people using the hot … Read more
Behind our hot pub panels, it’s dark, warm, and humid; all conditions that seemingly might attract bugs. So that made me wonder do hot tubs attract spiders? Hot tubs do not attract spiders, as spiders prefer to make their webs in trees or vegetation under trees. That enables them to catch more bugs. However, since … Read more
Millions of people get their water from a well and many of these either own or will buy a hot tub. Since well water often contains iron and other metals, I wondered how to get iron out of hot tub water. To get rid of iron and other metals in your hot tub water, use … Read more
Inflatable hot tubs seem like a great idea for a first-time hot tub owner. But for maintaining them, it’s not uncommon to wonder how often do you change the water in an inflatable hot tub? You should change the water in your inflatable hot tub every 3 months. Changing it less frequently can result in … Read more
Have you ever wanted a hot tub but didn’t have $5,000-$15,000 just laying around? Well with a little patience and skill you can buy a used hot tub, have it delivered, and perform DIY hot tub refurbishment. That was the boat my wife and I were in. We knew our family would use it and … Read more
I bought a used hot tub at my last house, which unfortunately had some leaks. So I looked online and saw Marlig fix-a-leak, and decided to write this Marlig Fix-a-Leak review. Marlig Fix-a-Leak works due to the fact that the product is heavier than water. Thus, it automatically sinks to the weakest place in the … Read more
With a hot tub, most of us know we have to occasionally add more water. But is that always a sign of a leak, or do hot tubs lose water? Hot tubs do lose water due to evaporation, but not more than 1 inch a week unless the cover is left open or it sees … Read more
Everybody hates having mosquitos around their house. But since we know mosquitos are drawn to water, do hot tubs attract mosquitoes? Mosquitos can be drawn to hot tubs, especially when there isn’t a strong chlorine smell coming from the water. People soaking, and the naturally warm, humid atmosphere can easily draw mosquitos. However, that does … Read more
Water is always a source of attraction for bugs. But hot tubs have both hot water and chlorinated water, so does that make a difference? Do hot tubs attract flies? Yes, hot tubs with people in them do attract flies. Flies are attracted to the salt and sweat of people but also carbon dioxide which … Read more