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Calvin Paul

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Calvin has been repairing hot tubs and pools for the last 15 years. Today, he will share everything he knows with you.

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Can a hot tub sit on pavers? Yes, pavers are one of the best bases for a hot tub.  They are durable, cheap, and look good.

Can a Hot Tub Sit on Pavers? (Explained!)

A hot tub can sit on gravel. But, how to make a gravel hot tub base? We explained it all.

Can a Hot Tub Sit on Gravel? (How-To)

There are a lot of things that you can do to know how to determine if a deck can support a hot tub. The first thing is you need to calculate the weight of the hot tub and then check the maximum weight of the deck.

How to Determine if a Deck Can Support a Hot Tub?

If your hot tub is smelling like ammonia then here are a few tips that can help you to get rid of the smell.

Why Does My Hot Tub Smell Like Ammonia?

Here's a quick guide on how to raise alkalinity in a hot tub. For this, you can use baking soda or alkalinity increaser.

How To Raise Alkalinity in a Hot Tub? (5 Steps)

If you have a pool and a hot tub that means that you have tons of pool chemicals. So, can you use pool chemicals in a hot tub? Let's find out.

Can You Use Pool Chemicals in a Hot Tub?

The filter is an important part of the hot tub. But, can you run a hot tub without a filter? Yes, you can but not for a long time.

Can You Run a Hot Tub Without a Filter?

Knowing how to raise chlorine levels in a hot tub is important. Having low chlorine in your hot tub isn't recommend because it can harm your hot tub and cause different water problems.

How to Raise Chlorine Levels in a Hot Tub?

Here we have explained how high should a hot tub be filled. This is an important thing to know because if you fill the hot tub too much then it can damage your filters and your jets.

How High Should a Hot Tub Be Filled?

If you want to use the hot tub, then you need to know how long does it take to heat a hot tub.

How Long Does It Take to Heat a Hot Tub?

These are two types of inflatable hot tubs, round and square inflatable hot tubs. Is there any difference between round vs square inflatable hot tubs, and which one do you need? Let's see.

Round vs Square Inflatable Hot Tub

While using the hot tub during summer, you need to protect yourself from the sun. So, should a hot tub be under a roof? Having a roof is great and it has many benefits, but you don't need a roof to use a hot tub.

Should a Hot Tub Be Under a Roof?

We leave hot tub jets on most of the time. But, can you run hot tub jets with the cover on? Yes, you can do that.

Can You Run Hot Tub Jets With the Cover on?

Everyone wants to save money, some people think that filling up a hot tub with hot water will help them save money. So can you fill a hot tub with hot water? No, you can't. Usually, hot water is too hot for the hot tub and it can damage it.

Can You Fill a Hot Tub With Hot Water?

You can learn here how to keep the hot tub water crystal clear. There are 6 things that you need to do.

How to Keep Hot Tub Water Crystal Clear