If you have treated yourself to a hot tub, you will be enjoying the relaxing benefits of having your very own spa. Your hot tub is a place to unwind, but if the water becomes dirty, it won’t be very inviting at all. It is important to keep your hot tub in good condition, and with hot tub chemicals from The Swimming Pool Store this can be simple and affordable.

When using hot tub chemicals, it is important to remember a few important tips.

Read the Instructions

You don’t need a degree in chemistry to take care of your hot tub, but you do need some common sense. Make sure you read any instructions which accompany the product you are using to ensure that your hot tub is cleaned safely.

Although you may have experience of using other swimming pool accessories, we recommend that you never clean your hot tub without being certain of how to correctly use these chemicals.

Never Mix Chemicals

Here at The Swimming Pool Store, we stock a wide range of hot tub chemicals for a variety of maintenance requirements, so you will never need to mix chemicals yourself to get the results you require. It is also important to add chemicals to water, never to your empty hot tub.

Store Chemicals Safely

When keeping hot tub chemicals at your home, it is important to store them out of the reach of children. Chemicals should also be kept cool and dry to ensure that they are always in the optimum condition for use.

Even if you are an experienced hot tub owner who can maintain your own swimming pool heaters and carry out your own plumbing Bath, we still recommend that you follow the advice of an expert when it comes to using chemicals.

Clean water is essential to have a hot tub which is safe to use. Whether you are filling your hot tub for the first time, or refilling it after it has stood empty, make sure you follow our advice and always use your hot tub chemicals from The Swimming Pool Store safely and responsibly.

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Although there is no proven health issues surrounding algae, its unsightly presence in a swimming pool can have a detrimental effect on pool side safety. Its ability to make surface areas slippery could promote an unsafe environment, in that those climbing in and out of the pool could be at risk of slipping over. In addition to this, its presence can obscure the swimmer from view, so if they should happen to slip beneath the surface no one else would be aware of the perilous situation. It is these precarious characteristics alongside its unpleasant appearance which leads many homeowners to search for suitable swimming pool chemicals to tackle their algae infestation.

Here at The Swimming Pool Store we appreciate that pool owners want algae eradicated at first sight. One chemical which is particularly effective is algaecide, which you can purchase from us alongside professional advice and guidance - yet with over 30,000 varieties of algae can it really confront and remove them all?

There are three main species of algae, which algaecides are particularly effective at removing. Algaecides can be used to destroy the presence of algae in your pool, leaving it clear, fresh and completely algae free. However to prevent algae growing in the first place, we would recommend you use algaecides as a shock treatment once a week to prevent it from forming in the first place, to reduce future swimming pool maintenance Oxford.

Some of the algaecides we currently supply include:

- Lo-Chlor 1L Pool Algaecide available from as little as £27.72
- Lo-Chlor 1l concentrated Black spot algae killer available from as little as £28.56
- Lo-Chlor 5l Algae Knockou available from as little as £33.48
- Lo-Chlor 2.5l tropical pool algaecide available from as little as £33.48
- Lo-Chlor 5l Winteriser available from as little as £27.60

If you need professional advice on removing algae from your pools with the use of swimming pool chemicals, then we here at The Swimming Pool Store are more than happy to assist you. As professional suppliers we have a broad understanding of the various swimming pool chemicals available and their recommended uses. If you need any help or guidance, call us today on 01494 483 652.

Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favouring by The Swimming Pool Store. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of The Swimming Pool Store, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.