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Thursday, September 6, 2007
How to make your own spa
Making your own and personal spa can be as easy as you desire, since you can actually enjoy the benefits of a spa without even having a hot tub and by simply using your creativity. Of course, if you have a hot tub much better, but we still can provide you with some tips in order to help you creating your own and unique home spa.
In order to make your own spa, you need to create a relaxing and comfortable environment, with all that this implies for you. You can start creating a tranquil and relaxing environment by simply lighting candles and turning off the lights, you can choose aromatic candles with the scent you prefer. Jasmine scent, for example, is very relaxing and could even induce you into sleep.
You could also buy a spa kit or make one yourself. Making a spa kit yourself can be not only fun but also relaxing since it will be time you spend indulging yourself. To start with, you should find a skin exfoliating lotion or cream and massage your body with it. You will find this very relaxing as well as it will help you getting rid of skin impurities.
Turn off all phones, TVs, and even the doorbell if possible. Also look for a CD with tranquil soft music you like. When chosen properly, music is great at the time of relaxing. If you don’t have a tub, pour water on some recipients and add aromatic scents to them or slices of lemon, scented water awakens your senses and helps creating a relaxing environment.
If you have a tub, fill it with water at a temperature you like and add bath salts and oil as well as scented bubbles or even rose petals if possible. During summer time, lemon, cardamom, and vanilla are ideal scents, while during winter time you might enjoy stronger scents such as citrus, mint, or floral. Place the nicest towels you have at hand and stay into the tub for as long as you desire without allowing anything to interrupt you.
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Cleaning your home spa
Maintaining your home spa clean is very important in order to keep its benefits and well shape. Hot tubs are not required to be drained after every use, and therefore it is important to follow the steps necessary for it to have clean water all the time and after many days of being used.
One of the most important steps you should follow in order to keep your spa clean is using the right sanitizer. Using a spa sanitizer regularly is important in order to kill microbes and bacteria in the water. The most popular spa sanitizers available in the market are chlorine, bromine and ozone. Each one of these sanitizers has a different methodology of use, and therefore you should follow the specific instructions the one you acquire has.
Other important step towards keeping your spa clean is testing the water and balancing it. Since the water in a hot tub isn't changed for months, organic materials need to be neutralized in order to keep the water healthy and clean. This is done by measuring the chemicals in the water and then balancing them.
When balancing the water of your hot tub, you should start by measuring its pH. PH indicates the acidity of the water, and in order for it to be healthy it should be between 7 and 8, ideally around 7.5. Keeping the water pH balanced is not only important for maintaining the water clean, but also for keeping the hot tub in good shape since unbalanced pH levels can also corrode the plumbing.
In order to test the pH and other possibly unbalancing elements in the water, you should use strips made specifically for this purpose and which you can acquire at any spa or other related supply stores. Usually, these strips test the calcium, alkalinity, PPM, and pH levels in the water, and allow you to know what is needed for balancing it. You should test the water in your hot tub every week, and refill it at least every six months, ideally every three or four, depending on how much you use it.
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All about home swimming pools
Although home swimming pools might seem very simple, they actually imply several mechanisms which we usually do not know. Although these mechanisms might vary from one home swimming pool to other, there are some basic ones (such as a filtration system and a chemical treatment to clean water) which are usually present in most of them.
A mechanism which is efficient on maintaining the water clean is one of the most important matters which a swimming pool constructor needs to consider. The main components most home swimming pools usually have in order to keep the water clean are: drains, a water filter, a basin, returns, a pump, PVC plastic plumbing, and a chemical feeder.
Besides this, it is also interesting to know that there are several different basic types of swimming pools. One of these main types of swimming pools is the vinyl lined in-ground one. Vinyl lined in-ground swimming pools can usually be built faster than many others and are one of the cheapest options, although they might not endure as much as others.
Despite of this, the cheapest option nowadays available for constructing a swimming pool is an above the ground one. Above-ground swimming pools are the easiest to build since they are usually bought as pre-fabricated kits, in such a way that often can be installed by a non professional. But, in order to avoid wasting time or money by doing something incorrectly, it is always recommended to hire a professional to do the job.
Fiberglas pools, other of the most usual basic types of swimming pools in the market, are more complicated to construct but are created specifically according to the needs and space of the client. These swimming pools are made by installing fiberglass reinforced plastic in a ground hole, both of them specifically shaped as the client might desire.
Gunite and poured concrete swimming pools are some of the most popular options. Gunite pools are made by spraying a mixture of sand and cement in a hole which has been carefully prepared for the pool. Poured concrete swimming pools are similar, but their construction usually is much more difficult.
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