Discover how routine servicing can extend the life of your hot tub. Learn about the ways you can enhance your hot tub's performance, safety, and longevity.
Why Hot Tub Servicing Matters
Regular hot tub servicing is essential for maintaining the performance, safety, and longevity of your hot tub. A hot tub is designed to provide relaxation, hydrotherapy, and enjoyment, but without the proper care, it can quickly develop issues that can lead to expensive repairs or even premature replacements. By scheduling a regular maintenance service, you can protect your hot tub and ensure it remains safe and enjoyable to use.
Servicing allows technicians to identify worn-out or damaged components, leaks, or electrical faults before they develop into serious problems. Regular maintenance also keeps the pumps, heaters and filters working properly, which reduces the risk of the hot tub failing or putting your health at risk.
During a professional service, the water chemistry is tested, and the filtration system is inspected to make sure that everything is clean and balanced. This helps protect your health, and it also prevents scale build-up and corrosion from occurring inside the tub’s plumbing.
Keeping Water Clean and Balanced
Keeping your hot tub's water clean and chemically balanced is one of the most important steps in ensuring its longevity. Hot tubs are built for relaxation and hydrotherapy, but their safety, performance, and durability largely depend on the quality of the water. Neglecting your tub's water care can lead to problems that can affect your health and the lifespan of the equipment.
Balanced water helps protect the internal components of the hot tub, such as the pump, heater, jets and plumbing. If the water's too acidic, it can corrode the tub's metal components, and if the water's too alkaline, it can cause limescale and blockages.
Both of these conditions can strain the system and damage the components. Regularly checking and adjusting the water's pH, alkalinity, and sanitiser levels can prevent these issues and keep your hot tub running smoothly.
Additionally, the filters are designed to trap dirt, oils, and debris in your hot tub, but when the water is poorly maintained, the filters can become overloaded and less effective. This can reduce your water clarity, and it can also lead to blockages that put extra strain on the pumps and heaters.
Consistently cleaning or replacing the filters and keeping the water balanced ensures that the system doesn’t struggle to circulate and heat the water properly.
Protecting Pumps, Heaters and Jets from Wear and Tear
The pump is the heart of the hot tub since it keeps the water flowing through the filters, jets, and heater. If debris, dirt, or scale build-up accumulates in the system, the pump needs to work harder in order to circulate the water, which puts it under unnecessary pressure. Regular cleaning, filter maintenance, and water balancing can help reduce this stress and allow the pump to operate efficiently for years.
The heater is another crucial part of the system, since it ensures that the water stays warm and comfortable. However, the heaters are particularly vulnerable to scale build-up caused by unbalanced water. Over time, mineral deposits can cover the heaters, reduce their efficiency and force them to use more energy to heat the water.
Jets provide the therapeutic massage effect that many hot tub users value the most. However, if the water is dirty or unbalanced, the jets can become blocked with debris, scale, or biofilm. This not only reduces your water pressure, but it can also damage the jet mechanisms. Routine cleaning and proper sanitisation can keep the jets clear and functioning.
Maintaining Efficient Filtration
Keeping your hot tub’s filtration system in good condition is one of the best ways to extend its lifespan. Filters work constantly to remove oils, dirt, hair, and debris in order to keep the water clean and safe. If the filters are ignored, they can become clogged and put strain on the pumps, heaters, and jets.
When the filters are clean, water can flow freely through the system and allow the pumps and heaters to function at their optimal level without being overworked.
On the other hand, dirty or blocked filters force these components to work harder, which can increase your energy usage and accelerate any hidden damage.
Poorly filtered water can allow bacteria, algae, and other contaminants to grow and thrive, which can make the hot tub unsafe and harmful to use. These contaminants can build up inside the plumbing and jets and create blockages or biofilm that are difficult to remove.
An effective filtration system reduces these risks and gives you a cleaner, safer soaking experience while protecting the hot tub’s internal components.
At The Hot Tub Engineer, we can keep your hot tub running smoothly, cleanly, and efficiently. From balancing the water and filtration systems to servicing the pumps, heaters, and jets, we can help extend your hot tub’s lifespan.
