In the past, swimming whenever you liked meant that you had to have a full size pool installed in your back yard. No matter whether you chose an in ground or above ground pool, you still had to pay quite a bit of money for a pool that only allowed you to use it for a part of the season.

Weather has and will always play a huge role in deciding exactly when you can use the pool that you just spent a fortune to install and that is not only unfortunate but also quite unnecessary.

Just as sitting in a warm bath can have therapeutic effects on your body, a soak in a hot tub can have even a greater impact on your tired and sore muscles.

In some parts of the country, the chemical composition of your water can have very detrimental effects on the water contained in your swim spa, pool and even hot tub.

The calcium and other elements found in hard water can cause your swim spa or hot tub equipment to become very gummed up, ineffective and can even cause the water to become scaly and slimy feeling.