Hot tubs that run at higher temperatures (between 100 and 104 degrees) also do better with bromine, since chlorine can “gas off” quickly at those temperatures. That means bromine lasts longer.

All of this means that chlorine prices will probably jump up and anyone with a swimming pool, a hot tub, a jacuzzi, or a water park may not be able to get all the chlorine that they want or need.

Iowans with a private pool or hot tub who have leftover chlorine disinfectant from last year are lucky. An explosion last fall at a plant in Louisiana destroyed 1.5 million pounds of chlorine and ...

If your hot tub smells, there are a few likely causes. Learn what causes a smelly hot tub, how to pinpoint the problem, and how to fix a hot tub that smells.

Some people develop a rash after using chlorinated pools or hot tubs. Chlorine rash is simple to treat, but can resemble other rashes, such heat rash. Learn more here.

SIOUX CITY -- Last summer, the demand for swimming pools and hot tubs skyrocketed as would-be travelers opted to stay home and parents sought to keep their kids busy amid ...

Any hot tub can be a saltwater hot tub with the addition of a salt chlorine generator. Instead of adding chemicals directly to your hot tub, you add salt (about two pounds per 100 gallons of water ...

Ask the hotel or gym how often they clean their hot tub, and whether they keep the pH and chlorine concentrations at levels the CDC recommends (a pH of 7.2-7.8, and a free chlorine concentration ...