How Do You Maintain Your Cedar Wood Barrel Hot Tubs?

Using cedar wood barrel hot tubs gives the most relaxing and natural way to enjoy the outdoors. Listening to the cracking fire, smelling the natural aroma of burning wood, sitting in the hot tub, and enjoying your favorite beverage with your friends gives you a feeling like you're in a spa.

But owning a cedar wood barrel hot tub requires regular maintenance. Please read the post on how to maintain the wood barrel hot tubs.

Start with treating the hot tub surface.

External Surface –

Wood hot tubs require maintenance on the external wood surface. You should treat your hot tub with wood supplement oil, glaze, and wax around twice a year. You should never use paint and varnishes on the outer part of the hot tub as they badly affect the ability of wood to swell and hold inside water.

Internal Surface –

You should avoid using chemical products on the internal surface of the hot tub. Over use, you will find scum buildup inside the hot tub because of the chemicals in the water. Hence, they need to be cleaned and sanitized correctly. Though the scum builds up on the surface of the water and air meeting point, you can take a paper towel to wipe the scum away.

Consider the location of the hot tub.

Installing a hot tub outdoor and indoors has its merits and demerits. However, an outdoor hot tub requires careful consideration of the weather and other external factors affecting the functionality and durability of the hot tub.

Nevertheless, your hot tub placement must sit on the flat and dry ground surface. If the ground is damp under the wood barrel hot tub, the bottom part will get mold, stink, and eventually erode.

Another factor is the temperature. A hot tub should be placed in the constant temperature areas. The wood used in the wood barrel hot tub will contract and expand the outdoors due to the changing seasonal temperatures. Hence, you should consider treating and checking the hot tub regularly.

Consider water maintenance and scaling.

The water maintenance in a hot tub includes:

• Checking the pH of water.
  
• The chlorine concentration.
  
• Maintaining the water level.
  
• Eliminating scum.
  

Checking the pH level and chlorine concentration will ensure that no harmful bacteria are present in the hot tub. For this purpose, you can use a pH and chlorine meter, i.e., a handheld instrument or strips.

The water inside the hot tub will create a buildup of hard water scaling where the water meets the surrounding air. If you want to inspect the water hardness visually, you can take the water sample and boil it so that total dissolved solids will be left at the end.

It's suggested to filter the water for natural minerals. You need to keep the hot tub clean as the deposits build up with time. Unfortunately, the longer the scaling sits, the more likely it will erode the internal surface of the hot tub.

Bottom Line –

Maintaining a cedar wood barrel hot tub will ensure the fun lasts. You can speak with Northern Lights Cedar Tubs professionals, and we will help you administer the proper maintenance procedures. If you want to know more ways to maintain a wood barrel hot tub, please call us at +1 (800) 759-8990.