Cold Plunge Bath Maintenance at Spas

Cold plunge bath maintenance at spas is an important part of spa management and operation.
Hydrotherapy is an activity that uses water resources combined with bathing massage and aromatherapy to promote metabolism and relax the body and mind.
Ice baths have the benefits of promoting blood circulation, relieving muscle tension, and reducing stress in life. In order to meet the needs of most people for ice baths, spas have introduced cold water baths. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the cold plunge business, cold plunge bath maintenance at spas is imperative.

Why Cold Plunge Bath Maintenance at Spas Is Crucial?

If you want your spa to attract more customers, whether customers can experience the most perfect cold plunge is the key that you must know.
Keeping the cold water bath in the best condition can extend the life of the cold water bath, improve user satisfaction and happiness, ensure the comfort of the customer experience, thereby enhancing the reputation of the spa and improving brand awareness. If you want to keep the cold water bath in the best condition to get the perfect cold water bath experience, necessary maintenance is essential.
All kinds of equipment in the spa need to be maintained, but the maintenance of cold water baths is the top priority. This is because with the development of health trends, more and more people are practicing cold water immersion.
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Cold Plunge Bath Maintenance at Spas: Water Quality Management

When you run your cold plunge bath business, you may wonder how to keep the water clean? COLDCHILLER, as a chiller and cold plunge tub manufacturer, provides you with the following solutions.

Use a Lid

The easiest way to keep your cold water clean is to cover your ice bucket when it’s not in use. Covering your bucket with a lid will keep dust from the air from contaminating the water, and it will also keep your cold water warm. Many spas that offer cold plunges choose to purchase cold buckets with insulated lids. Choose a COLDCHILLER cold plunge tub that comes with a customizable insulated lid to help keep your water clean.

Change the Water Regularly

As the frequency of ice bath use increases, the cold water used in the ice bath may retain a lot of residual skin tissue, scale, dust, etc. Even if the chiller has a disinfection function, the water will no longer be clear. Regularly changing the clean water can prevent the accumulation of skin and scale and keep the water clean.
Secondly, if the water is kept in the cold plunge tub for a long time, it may produce odor and affect the user experience. Regularly changing the water of the cold plunge bath can provide customers with a more comfortable ice bath experience and improve customer happiness and satisfaction.
It is recommended to replace the water with fresher water every one to two weeks. If your spa’s cold water usage is too high, you can adjust it based on usage.

Use Appropriate Disinfectants

If you want to keep the water in a cold bath clean, you can also use an appropriate disinfectant. This method is suitable for areas where water resources are scarce. When choosing a disinfectant, you need to pay attention to not causing water and environmental pollution, not irritating the body, and having a continuous disinfection function.
Common disinfectants include chloride agents, bromide disinfectants, hydrogen peroxide disinfectants, and sodium persulfate disinfectants. A good ice bucket will be equipped with an ozone disinfection function and have a good disinfection function. COLDCHILLER’s water chiller provides an ozone disinfection function to help you better manage water quality.

Control PH and Hardness

PH is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity and alkalinity of aqueous solutions. Solutions with a pH value of less than 7 are acidic, and solutions with a pH value of more than 7 are alkaline. In aqueous solutions, if the pH value is too high, the water will become very turbid. If the pH value is too low, the water will be corrosive to the ice bucket.

If the hardness of water is too high, it will cause scale deposition. If the hardness of water is too low, the water quality will be too soft, causing dry skin on the body. Therefore, controlling the pH value and hardness in the aqueous solution is one of the ways to maintain water safety.

Cleaning and Sanitizing Cold Plunge Baths: A Step-by-Step Guide

Cleaning and disinfecting the cold plunge tub is part of the maintenance of the spa cold water bath. Follow COLDCHILLER’s steps and learn how to clean and disinfect the cold plunge tub to make your cold plunge even cleaner.

• Step 1: Unplug the drain and drain the water from the cold plunge tub.
• Step 2: Wet a soft cloth with mild soapy water and gently wipe the inside of the cold water tub. If the scale deposits are serious, you can use a special descaling agent to clean the scale.
• Step 3: Disinfect the cold plunge tub. Let the disinfectant sit in it for a while. Rinse it again with clean water to remove the remaining dirt.
• Step 4: Wipe the outside and bottom of the cold plunge tub in the same way as step 2.
• Step 5: Clean the filter. Use a tool or hand to unscrew the filter of the chiller, and then use soapy water to clean the filter element. Finally, rinse it with clean water and install the filter element as it was.
• Step 6: Refill the water tank and replace it with clean and fresh water.

Regular cleaning and disinfection of cold water bathtubs can effectively prevent scale precipitation and ensure user hygiene and safety.

Common Cold Plunge Problems and How to Fix Them

Below are some common cold plunge problems and their solutions.

Uneven Water Temperature

The water temperature in the cold plunge pool is uneven, with some areas being too cold or too warm. This may be due to uneven distribution of the cooling or heating equipment, a faulty temperature control system or a problem with the water pump. The solution is to check the cooling/heating equipment and water flow channels to ensure that the system is running evenly.

Odor Problem

The water in the cold plunge pool has an abnormal odour, which may be due to the growth of bacteria or algae. This is because the water quality has not been treated in time, the filtration system is not working properly and organic matter has accumulated in the water. The solution is to change the water in time, aerate properly, use appropriate disinfectants and clean the pool walls and filters regularly.

Water Temperature Fluctuations

The temperature of the cold plunge bath cannot be maintained within the set range, it may be too high or too low. When this happens, it is because the thermostat is faulty, the heating/cooling system is damaged, or there is a problem with the circuit. When facing the problem of water temperature not being constant, you need to check the thermostat settings. If it is found to be damaged, it should be repaired or replaced in time to ensure the normal operation of the heating or cooling system.

Cold plunge bath maintenance at spas can keep the cold plunge bath in the best condition and give your customers the most perfect ice bath experience. Cold water bath maintenance seems simple, but there are actually many aspects that need to be paid attention to, which requires a lot of time and effort. Cold water bath maintenance is not something that can be completed in one day, but requires long-term maintenance.
Maintaining cold plunge starts now.