Copper-silver ionisers and mineral cartridges can cut how much chlorine or bromine you use, but they don’t replace it. Here’s how they work, the staining risk, and what I’d use instead.
Category Archives: Support & Maintenance
Plumbing Related, Support & Maintenance
How to Wire a Hot Tub Blower the Correct Way (Balboa and ACC)
24
Apr
Apr
A hot tub blower plugs into the spa pack’s blower output. Here’s how to choose one that matches, wire it by the pin-out, set up the pack and stop it getting wet.
Materials and Construction Related, Support & Maintenance
Fix a Leak Review: I Used It on My Own Hot Tub Skimmer Leak
10
Feb
Feb
I tested Marlig’s Fix a Leak on a skimmer leak buried in concrete on my own hot tub. Here’s how it works, how I used it, the results after 24 hours, and when you’re better off remaking the joint.
24
Jan
Jan
PSOL and PSOH mean your ACC spa pack’s pressure switch can’t sense water flow. Here’s how to find the cause and fix it, starting with the most likely.
11
Jan
Jan
Hot tub not heating? Work through these checks in order, from the set temperature and heat mode to flow errors, air locks, heat pumps and the element itself.
07
Dec
Dec
My Comfortline heat pump iced up at -2°C but kept heating. Here’s why heat pumps frost over, how the defrost cycle works, and how to force a manual defrost on a Comfortline.
19
Oct
Oct
Why water gets into a hot tub air blower, how to dry it out safely, and how a check valve plus a high blower or Hartford loop stops it coming back.
18
Oct
Oct
A step-by-step checklist for restoring or repairing an old hot tub or spa: structure, leak testing, identifying and flushing the pipework, checking the pump, blower and spa pack, and getting the water safe again.
07
Oct
Oct
Humming, rattling, gurgling or screeching? How to work out why your hot tub pump is noisy, from a failed capacitor or blocked impeller to cavitation and worn bearings, and what to do about it.
28
Sep
Sep
Configuring a Spa Pack is perhaps the last thing on your mind. I know from my own experience building a tub, getting things done as quick as possible is quite often a priority. You just want to fill it up, heat and get in it. This is the end goal.