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Article: Hot water chemistry: service technicians should be aware that treating spa water is much different than treating swimming pools. Here are the fundamental differences. (chemistry clinic).
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- Pool & Spa News
- Article date:
- December 5, 2001
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Pool water and spa water must be cared for in different ways. Spas operate at a higher temperature and are much smaller. These two facts change everything. That is why the National Spa & Pool Institute has established separate standards for spas and pools.
The two big differences--higher temperature and smaller volume--cause a number of other differences that need to be taken into consideration.
Higher temperatures will cause faster chemical reactions and evaporation rates, increased scale formation, more organic waste in the water, and accelerated bacteria growth.
On the other hand, smaller water volume will result in heavier bather loads with ...