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Wet N Wild: Tips For Enjoying Your Hot Tub Spa In Winter
Sure, just about everyone knows that hot tubs in homes can kick up the fun factor ten-fold but not everyone is aware of the more tangible benefits of owning a spa. They run the gamut from numerous health benefits to even some financial bonuses that you probably haven’t even thought of, so read on and check them all out.
Check Out These Health Benefits
Hydrotherapy is now in common use in many medical clinics. Did you know that when your body is suspended in water, it actually weighs about 90% less than normal. This means that for people with arthritis or other joint and muscle disorders, time spent floating in a hot tub can work wonders.
Check Out Even More Amazing Health Benefits
A nice warm soak in a hot tub also causes your blood vessels to dilate, resulting in a lowering of blood pressure. This in turn leads to a number of positive things, ranging from clearer thinking, to a strengthening of the immune system. Recent studies have indicated that a warm soak in a spa can also help people with Type 2 diabetes.
Hot Tubs And The Stress Reduction Connection
Did you know that stress is called the “silent killer”. Also, did you know that stress can have a negative effect on virtually every organ in your body, ranging from your skin to your heart. Of course everyone knows that a nice long soak in a hot tub is an effective stress killer and can leave you feeling fresh and invigorated.
Home Buyers Love Them
OK. So if you don’t care about your health then you must at least care about your home. The fact is that well placed hot tubs in homes does make them more salable. No, it won’t bring the value up more than the value of the tub. However; it will make your home look like a more enjoyable place to live for any prospective buyers.
Tips And Tricks To Maintain Your Hot Tub
Warm summer days make spa maintenance a simple matter of checking your spa filters and adding a few sanitizers. Frigid temperatures in winter, however, make it all too easy to avoid those basic maintenance requirements - potentially resulting in water contamination and over time may result in replacement of spa parts. Creating a regular maintenance program and using convenient hot tub and spa sanitizers can provide you and your family with the welcome heat and comfort of a spa on those chilling winter days and nights. What once required a chemist’s skill and a storage shed full of chemicals can now be done with only one or two products and on occasional inspection of your hot spring spa parts. When owning a HotSpring Portable Spa ™ with the ACE Salt Water Santitising System reduced maintenence will be noticed since the ACE System creates its own natural oxidisers from pure salt to keep your water crystal clear.
Here are some tips to follow as part of an ongoing maintenance program:
Keep It Covered When Not In Use
Keeping your hot tub covered when it is not in use can prevent many avoidable problems. Dirt, dust and other debris are kept out of the water, minimizing the need for filtration and cleaning. Keeping your hot tub covered also prevents unwanted guests of the 4 and 6 legged variety. Human beings are not the only creatures on earth who enjoy the deep-heating comfort a hot tub can provide in the middle of winter. Keeping your hot tub covered will also prevent damage by the harsh winter elements of hail and rain, locking in heat and providing energy efficiency, keeping running costs to a minimum.
It is also important to keep your chemicals, filters, spa sanitizer and hot spring spa parts stored safely and conveniently. Attractive storage benches, a small shed or a lockable shelf system all provide you with easy access and prevent children from getting into potentially harmful sanitizers.
Take The Time To Look
Regularly inspecting your hot spring spa parts can significantly reduce maintenance problems. A loose or cracked hose can result in tremendous water damage and yet they cost practically nothing to replace. Hot tub filters should also be checked regularly to ensure their efficient operation.
At the same time, be sure to check your water chemistry and use only, a minimal amount of spa and hot tub sanitizer. As the old saying goes, “Too much of a good thing is a bad thing.” Using an excessive amount of chemicals can cause as many problems as it can fix. The goal of your winter spa maintenance program should be to maintain its usefulness throughout the cold winter months and to ensure that your hot tub will be able to provide your family with luxurious warmth and comfort for many years to come.
Winter is also the perfect time to get organised. Maintaining a well organised spa maintenance area makes it far easier to be sure that everything gets done when it should. A calendar posted in your spa supplies storage area is an easy way to be sure spa filters get changed when they should and hot tub sanitizers are added on schedule.
Providing your hot tub spa with the proper maintenance throughout the winter will ensure that you and your family will be able to enjoy the warmth and therapeutic effects of a spa whatever time of year it is.
