Greetings Hot Tub enthusiasts. This post is about another purge product shoot-out, this time between a familiar product from Spa Marvel, known as Spa Marvel Cleanser, and a relatively new product called “Aqua Clarity”, from a the makers of Ahh-some and Hot Tub Serum Total Maintenance. This company, Unique Solutions, has apparently taken note of […]
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Spa Marvel review – the enzymes
Greetings Hot tub enthusiasts. This post is about a class of products that have appeared in the Spa industry known as “enzymes”, and more specifically the product, “Spa Marvel”. Readers of this site may have already seen my review of the enzyme-based purge product from Natural Chemistry, but until now I have not evaluated an […]
purge shoot-out: Bio-Ouster vs Ahh-some/Total Cleanse
Greetings hot tub enthusiasts. This post is another in my series of purge product shoot-outs. As readers of this blog know, I test purge products from time to time just to see if I can find a better one (for more information please see my Hot Tub Maintenance Home Page). I normally purge my spa […]
Silk balance vs Hot Tub Serum
As the spa products industry is finally starting to recognize the benefits of “quaternary ammonium cations” (sometimes called “QUATs”), the concept of a regular water maintenance product is starting to become more prominent. This post is about two such products — both of which hold familiar places in the market. Those of you who follow […]
Ahh-some vs bioGuard and ecoOne
This post describes my September, 2020 test of two additional products against “Ahh-some”, the current king of purge products. For this test, I continue with my normal protocol, which is to purge with one or more “under test” products and then purge again with Ahh-some to see what the others leave behind. The contestants […]
Pushing the limits of Hot Tub Serum
In the foundational materials on this site (see the Hot Tub home page) I highlighted that biofilms can survive chlorine concentrations of 1-3ppm — levels that some authorities still promote for regular use. In addition to ahh-some as a purge product, Hot Tub Serum (or “Serum Total Maintenance”) gives us another tool in our toolbox […]
Hot Tub Serum
Those who have followed my work know that I have a proclivity to exposing junk products, especially the snake oil in the Hot Tub industry, while highlighting useful ones. I do enjoy it when I find a product that DOES work — a product that does something useful and that I find effective in my […]
ahh-some vs Proline and Leisure Time
This post describes my October, 2019 test of two additional purge products against the product which is currently the most effective in my tests, “Ahh-some”. As readers will note, my normal protocol is to purge my spa with one or more “under test” products and then purge again with Ahh-some to see what the others […]
SeaKlear and Silk Balance vs Ahh-some
In this post, I continue my passion for testing spa purge products, and exposing myths and marketing hype, with a test of two new products, “SeaKlear” and Silk Balance “Clean Start” against ahh-some. SeaKlear My first test in this round is the familiar product, “SeaKlear”, a blue colored liquid who’s active ingredient is a […]
Can biofilms grow in storage?
As part of my work outlined in the three-part foundational series “Controlling biofilms in Spas and hot tubs” (see the Hot Tub home page), I showed the importance of purging any new or stored Spa or Hot tub. As fortune would have it, I later found myself in a position to test this recommendation […]