Spa Setup & Hot Tub Maintenance
by Belize ● the factory-direct to consumer spa manufacturer.

Follow basic procedures, and you'll have a pleasant and healthy hot tub experience for yourself, your family and friends.  If you are new to the wonderful world of hot tubs, start right here!  Relax, Belize provides all the supplies, and complete instructions with every hot tub.

Although similar in one way to bath tubs or even swimming pools, hot tubs are not drained after each use, so we must take measures to ensure clear, clean, sparkling water.  This means balancing the chemical properties of our spa water so that it is neither too alkaline nor too acidic.  It also means maintaining a sanitizing system to keep the water healthy and free of harmful bacteria and other microorganisms.

Use a Good Sanitizer

The warm water of hot tubs that makes them so delightful to us, would provide a breeding ground for potentially harmful microorganisms if we did not initiate and maintain an effective sanitizer system to control them.  Bacteria from our bodies, as well as airborne mold spores, algae, and even viruses can find their way into the water.  Belize Spas recommends the Cleanwater Blue sanitizer system, and includes all of the necessary products with every spa shipped.

Spa Shock is Essential

Shock treatment is the routine of applying a special compound to your spa water which oxidizes or breaks-down the dead organic material left behind from your sanitizer system, as well as non-filterable material such as dirt, soap films, hair spray and perspiration. Allowed to remain in the water, these contaminants provide a food source for bacteria and algae. Regular shock treatments eliminate them and the organics on which bacteria feed.  Belize Spas also includes shock treatment chemicals with all spas sold.

Balanced Water is Healthy Water

When the mineral elements of spa water are correct proportion to one another, it is called balanced water. Balanced means that it is neither too alkaline (high pH) which causes destructive scale buildup on equipment, nor too acidic (low pH) which may erode plumbing and cause costly damage to spa pumps, seals and heaters. Balanced water has a more pleasant feel to the skin, and allows your sanitizer to work more effectively.  We take periodic measurements of spa water with test strips to achieve balance.  When you receive your new Belize Spa, all of the water balance chemicals are included in a special kit which will allow you to properly maintain your hot tub.