Inflatable Hot Tub Filters and Small Faults: What to Check Before You Blame the Water
Cloudy hot tub water isn't always a chemical issue. Here's how to check your filter first and clear the water in minutes without draining.
Hot Tub Care
Browse every hot tub water-care guide — from why the water went cloudy and what to check first, to choosing chlorine or bromine, balancing pH, deciding when to drain, and keeping an inflatable tub running through a UK winter.
Cleaning Hot Tub Pipes Before a Refill: Is a Flush Product Worth It?
Cloudy water after a refill? A pipe flush removes hidden biofilm that survives draining. Here's when it's worth the effort and when you can skip it.
Refilling a Hot Tub: What to Add First, and in What Order
Filling your hot tub wrong wastes money and risks green water. Here is the correct order to balance pH and alkalinity before adding sanitiser, based on UK maker guides.
Draining a Lay-Z-Spa Without a Pump: The Garden Hose Method and Where the Water Should Go
Don't flood your garden. Here's how to drain a Lay-Z-Spa without a pump using the garden hose method, plus the critical step of where to actually send the water.
How Often Should You Change the Water in an Inflatable Hot Tub? It Depends on Three Things
Is your inflatable hot tub water cloudy or smelly? Don't drain it yet. Here's how to decide when to change the water based on usage, bather load, and water hardness.
Drain or Treat? The Breakpoint for Hot Tub Water
Cloudy or foamy water won't clear with more chemicals. Here's the simple test to decide if you need to drain and refill or just balance your pH.
Overdosed the Chlorine? How to Bring Hot Tub Water Back Into Range
Chlorine levels are too high and you're worried about skin irritation or tub damage. Here's how to bring levels back into range safely, plus when to drain and refill.
Hard Water and Hot Tubs: What UK Areas Do to Your Water Balance
Hard water in the UK can silently damage your hot tub pump and heating element. Learn why your water balance drifts and how to protect your tub from scale.
Total Alkalinity vs pH: Which to Fix First in a Hot Tub
pH keeps bouncing around? You're probably fixing the wrong thing first. Here's why you must balance total alkalinity before touching pH.
pH Too High in a Hot Tub and It Won’t Come Down: The Alkalinity Trap
Your pH is stuck at 7.8 and won't move no matter how much you add? You're likely falling for the alkalinity trap. Here's how to break the buffer and get your water back to 7.2–7.8.