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Article: In hot water: if you're treating your spa water the same as your pool, you re asking for trouble.(polluted water)
- Article from:
- Aquatics International
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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When it comes to aquatic venues, spas have gotten a bad name. In fact, more than half of them--57 percent to be exact--may be unsafe, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which inspected more than 5,000 spas across the country in 2004. The biggest violation? Poor water quality.
Clearly, the industry needs to do better.
A good place to start is to understand one basic tenet: Pool and spa water must be cared for in different ways. Spas operate at higher temperatures, and they are much smaller. These two facts change everything. That is why the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals has established separate standards for spas and pools.
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