Yes,we do hot tub,spa cleaning and maintenance.

Things you need to know about cleaning hot tubs in the log cabin rental market.

Cloudy water, odors, foaming, organic buildup, algae, staining, scale, tub ring, or skin and eye irritation, and certain types of lung infections are all caused by improper chemical balance.

Mountain Air Cleaning,has come up with a comprehensive program,for the log cabin rental market,to make sure that your hot tub and spa is the cleanest it can be.The norm in the business,is to clean and sanitize a hot tub,every 90 days.But,you have to remember that you have customers coming in sometimes,every week.So,in order to make sure that your hot tub is clean and sanitized,it has to be checked weekly,or at least every time a customer leaves.Its the only way to be safe,and to make sure your customers,enjoy themselves in a crystal clear and sanitized hot tub.The phone book is filled with businesses that specialize swimming pool care.Calling one of those numbers,and to mention, that you need your spa, whirlpool, or hot tub cleaned,or water balanced,often results in a “sorry but we don’t work on spa`s,answer” I have found the majority of pool people don’t understand the difference between balancing cool water (pools usually operate between 76-86 degrees)and spa water(between 96-104 degrees).Treating the water of both pools,and spa`s,the same,with the same chemicals, often results in problems. Thus the reason the National Spa and Pool Institute,along with other aqua organizations,has established separate standards for spa`s and pools.

From chemical balancing,to a full scale decontamination,and cleaning,to spa cabinet staining,you now,can thoroughly enjoy your spa,without ever having to worry about maintenance or chemical purchases again.I am here to take care of that for you.

Mechanical Failure -

As a former spa repair technician,I have repaired hundreds of spas that have prematurely failed solely because of improper water chemistry and cleaning.New spa`s less than a year old would require primary motor replacement damaged by rust due to failing pump seals caused by water that has become too acidic.$600.00 spent to replace a motor,that should have lasted six years or more.

Leaks caused by early biodegrading of jet body seals is another unnecessary repair item often encountered.A spa sitting on the dirt,or grass,would develop a small water leak between the foam and tub.This would go unnoticed by the owner for months or years.By then the damage is done.The frame rots or is consumed by termites or carpenter ants attracted to the soaked wood.

Improperly maintained - spa water on the opposite scale becomes too basic,causing scale formation on the shell, clogged filters,and heater elements encrusted with calcium carbonates.Once covered,the heater becomes less and less effective until it eventually snaps because the convection of heat from the element to the water is halted by layers of calcium insulation.More unnecessary money,spent on repairs down the hot tub drain.

Animals - also cause their share of mechanical breakdowns,with the largest culprit being mice. These rodents love to nest under spas.It’s warm,dark,sheltered from predators,and provides pipes to run on and foam insulation perfect for building nests.The upper teeth of rats and mice are constantly growing and in order to keep the teeth from expanding into the lower jaw,rodents chew on anything they can find to keep their teeth grinded down.Electrical wires,plastic PVC pipes,wood frames,and so on,are all readily available under your spas.

Rodents are also very intelligent.During our dry summers,mice will seek out water,wherever they can find it. They know which pipes under spas to chew on,not only to quench their thirst,but to add humidity to their habitat as well.An animal lover with a mouse infestation, refused to poison the rodents after I repaired severe electrical and plumbing damage caused by mice.Only after three service calls within six months totaling over $3,000.00 in repairs,all caused by mice,did she call an exterminator.

Lizards also find the underside of spas a nice habitat.The damage they cause,is by crawling around within electrical components of control centers,shorting out circuit boards and blowing relays.A geckos death,by electrocution could cost you a $400.00 relay board.There goes the 15-30% you saved on your car insurance by switching to Geico.

Ants - have a tendency to build nests right under pumps between the wet end and motor.This location is where the motor sucks in air to cool itself.Dirt sucked into the motor acts like sand paper,prematurely wearing down electrical brushes and gumming up other moving parts.Ants,like roaches, are attracted to electrical corona discharges and will also ruin circuit boards.Their fried bodies cause resistance between electrical contacts.Resistance causes heat which in turn causes more resistance which caused more heat until eventually,a fire.

These are not stories I have read about in some book,or heard secondhand.These are things that I have experienced and repaired over and over again.Damage caused by lack of chemical balancing,animals or improper upkeep is not covered under spa manufacture warranties.

Viruses and Bacteria - When you purchased your spa,the salesman flooded you with the therapeutic benefits of hydro massage and collected his commission.Experience shows they usually fail to mention that the spa,could make you and your family sick.

Warm and wet environments are very attractive to microbes. There are several types of microorganisms which rapidly multiply in spa water, like bacteria, fungi, protozoa's, and viruses. Some are pathogens which can cause diseases including forms of Pseudomonas which affect ears, eyes, skin, and the respiratory tract.

The microorganism that causes Legionnaires Disease thrives in spas with inadequate sanitizer levels. Another big one is Mycobacterium avum which induces flue like symptoms. And we can’t leave out E.coli, Meningitis and herpes simplex type I just to name a few.

Warm water increases the breeding rate of bacteria and opens our pores to allow an easy route for infection. Not to mention inhaling contaminated water droplets made airborne by the jets. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Granulomatous Pneumonitis) or “Hot Tub Lung”, is a rare disease caused by inhaling dead bacteria fragments called endotoxins. Spa water could contain high levels of bacteria if the water is inadequately maintained. Brought to the proper sanitation levels often kills the bacteria but leaves behind the endotoxins. The spray features like jets and blowers disperse these toxins in the air which are then inhaled into people’s lungs and thus cause an allergic and inflammatory reaction.

A shipboard outbreak of Legionnaires Disease was linked to a heavily used spa where buildup of oils and other organic matter on the filter had created a haven for microbes. When the air jets were turned on, the bacteria in the aerosol infected not only baithers, people who merely sat on the deck near the spa as well. An whirlpool spa was identified as the source of the worlds largest outbreaks of Legionnaires disease in 1999 at a Dutch flower show. 188 people were affected from a single operational display spa in hall 3 of the building. Why? Because the chemicals were not properly maintained.

Many people who complain of “allergic reactions” to the chemicals are actually suffering from simple dermatitis from the bacteria Pseudomonas aeurginosa due to inadequate water balance. Others have died from acute respiratory failure from contracting Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome caused by inhaling waste and saliva dust from rodent infestation. In particular the cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus and deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus. They both live in Texas and as stated earlier under the mechanical breakdown section, love to nest under spas. The Center for Infectious Diseases indicates no existence of a miracle drug to cure HPS. The best chance of survival for those infected is immediate intensive care. Other rodents species may play host to other types of hantaviruses that cause a different type of infection, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome for example. Keep in mind that both blowers and turbo jet devices suck up air from under the spa cabinets and pushes it into the water. Whatever is floating around in the air under your spa, is now floating around in the spa itself. There are numerous spa repair technicians who refuse to work on spas which have been infested with rodents for fear of contracting Rat Bite Fever. A disease which can be transmitted by a simple scratch received from operational components which have been urinated on by rodents. Cleaning under the cabinet is as important as cleaning the spa shell.

These problems will be eliminated with proper chemical maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation. Craig’s Spa Cleaning uses antibody-based bacteria testing which detects species of Aeromonas (including Pseudomonas), E.coli, Shigella, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and many other coliform and non-coliform bacteria.

Before you have problems - give us a call.We will be glad to come out and give you a Free estimate.Be sure you and your customers are safe!!