The Correct Way to Balance Your Hot Tub 

Balancing your hot tub water is one of the most important steps to keeping clean, crystal clear, safe water. If your water is out of balance it can lead to cloudy water, skin irritation, and even damage your hot tub over time. Let’s dive into the correct way to balance your water. 

Step 1: Test Your Water 

Test for the following: 

🧪pH 

🧪Alkalinity

🧪Calcium Hardness

🧪Sanitizer (Chlorine, Bromine, Salt)

Step 2: Balance Alkalinity First

Always start with testing your alkalinity. 

💦Ideal Range: 80-120 ppm. 

💦If Low: Add alkalinity increaser. 

💦If High: Add pH decreaser. 

Step 3: Balance pH 

pH measures how acidic or basic the water is. 

🌞Ideal Range: 7.2-7.8

🌞If Low: Add pH increaser. 

🌞If High: Add pH decreaser. 

Step 4: Adjust Calcium Hardness

Calcium hardness protects your spa surfaces and heating elements.

🌊Ideal Range: 150-250 ppm.

🌊If Low: Add calcium hardness increaser.

🌊If High: Add fresh water.

Step 5: Balance Sanitizer Level

Sanitizers keep the water free of bacteria and contaminants.  

🛁Ideal Range for Chlorine: 2-4 ppm. 

🛁Ideal Range for Bromine: 3-5 ppm. 

Step 6: Maintain Water Chemistry 

Test and balance your water weekly. 

💧Clean your filters weekly. 

💧Drain and refill your spa 3-4 times a year. 

Have any questions? Give us a call at 803-203-1322 and ask for one of our Chemical Specialists.