Hi guys 'n' girls!
I've just started to hire out an inflatable hot tub. Following what other hirers do, I've been placing 2 small chlorine tablets in the floater and if higher bathing loads are applicable I have advised them to add a third tablet after the first soak.
Whilst this regime certainly works well enough to not have any major problems, I still collect the hot tub after 3 days and the water is never as clear as I would like.
I'm going to be changing the way I do things now, and the following will apply....
1. Hot tub will be setup and filled to 37C using a portable gas water heater so that it can be used the same day.
2. I intend to only offer 2 day hires - so long term water chemistry is not important.
3. Between hires, the hot tub will be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned.
My thoughts of options are....
1. Start the hot tub up with a 5ppm dose of dichlor granules. Place 2 chlorine tablets in the floater and tell them to place it in the water after their first soak etc.
2. As above, but use bromine?
3. Use a startup dose of bromine and then provide MPS shock only with instructions to add it after each soak (to reactivate the bromamines into bromine)
Test stripping theoretically shouldn't be TOO essential for just 2 days of use starting with a thoroughly cleaned tub. Most hirers around here dont give out test strips and to be honest I doubt the average user would be able to accurately read them. I therefore think it's about finding a simple routine for just 2 days use, whereby nobody is going to be superchlorinated to death but there's going to be enough oxidation going on for nobody to be able to fall ill with just a couple of days from start to finish.
I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts on a regime. Of course if there is anyone already in the hire business then I'd be keen to know your own methods too.
Thanks for your time
I've just started to hire out an inflatable hot tub. Following what other hirers do, I've been placing 2 small chlorine tablets in the floater and if higher bathing loads are applicable I have advised them to add a third tablet after the first soak.
Whilst this regime certainly works well enough to not have any major problems, I still collect the hot tub after 3 days and the water is never as clear as I would like.
I'm going to be changing the way I do things now, and the following will apply....
1. Hot tub will be setup and filled to 37C using a portable gas water heater so that it can be used the same day.
2. I intend to only offer 2 day hires - so long term water chemistry is not important.
3. Between hires, the hot tub will be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned.
My thoughts of options are....
1. Start the hot tub up with a 5ppm dose of dichlor granules. Place 2 chlorine tablets in the floater and tell them to place it in the water after their first soak etc.
2. As above, but use bromine?
3. Use a startup dose of bromine and then provide MPS shock only with instructions to add it after each soak (to reactivate the bromamines into bromine)
Test stripping theoretically shouldn't be TOO essential for just 2 days of use starting with a thoroughly cleaned tub. Most hirers around here dont give out test strips and to be honest I doubt the average user would be able to accurately read them. I therefore think it's about finding a simple routine for just 2 days use, whereby nobody is going to be superchlorinated to death but there's going to be enough oxidation going on for nobody to be able to fall ill with just a couple of days from start to finish.
I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts on a regime. Of course if there is anyone already in the hire business then I'd be keen to know your own methods too.
Thanks for your time