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Guide to Setting Up and Maintaining Spa Water Systems

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Before you fill up your new hot tub, read the owner’s manual. You first have to set it up. You cannot just hop in. However, the little work required to get your spa systems going properly is worth the effort. The manual itself will give you valuable insight into how your new spa works, how not to damage it, and how to maintain it for many happy years to come. This guide will help you set it up: Consider Electricity Every hot tub will have two electricity requirements. The owner’s manual will guide you on which your spa needs. Those requiring 120V are popular “plug-n-play” spas. Lightweight and portable, they typically use this standard voltage, with many operating on a 15 amp household circuit, also rather standard. These cords plug into the outlet and have a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, or GFCI, plug at the cord's end. Electricity For Spa Systems Dedicated circuits protect against overload. However, spas requiring 240V are typically acrylic and full-sized. Designe

What Pool Systems Are Good For Your Home?

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Pool Systems Of all the choices you will ever make for your pool, deciding on the right pool systems is undoubtedly the most important. It is an investment. With whole home water system widely available, it is imperative that you do some investigation to ensure you find one that best works for the needs of your household. Not all are equal, and not all have the same functions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the purpose of pool systems is to maintain clarity, cleanliness, and safety of pool water. They all offer unique features, different maintenance instructions, competitive pricing. Apart from this the all-important health benefits they offer is improved water quality. To make it easier, we did the homework. These are the best pool systems: Chlorinated Pool Systems Chlorine has been the most common, if not the sole, method of sanitizing pools for well over a decade. You can guy granular, gas, and liquid chlorine, even chlorine t

5 Reasons to Upgrade Home Water Softener Equipment

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It is an investment, a worthy one, acquiring a quality water softener for your home. However, if it is not benefiting you anymore the way that it should, that investment becomes wasteful. It may be time to upgrade to a new and improved one. If the system that treats your water is outdated or old, then it is unlikely functioning efficiently, actually costing you precious water, money, and time. Is a New Water Softener Necessary? You could have a high quality system for a decade, even more. Eventually you will need to upgrade it, if you even think waiting that long wise. Most upgrade their smartphones before they die. The same is true of our cars. There are many reasons to take advantage of newer technologies, improved features, and other efficiency-increasing advancements, especially when it comes to water softening technology. Here are five reasons you know it is time: Rising Costs When your water and electricity bills start skyrocketing, it could