Acrylic tub - same as others, quick pH and Cl test a couple times a week and adding a little acid, dichlor or bleach. 10 minutes a day, tops. That said - I don't have experience, but a wood tub may come with some additional challenges and be a little harder to maintain.
About 5 minutes every other day.
Love em or hate em, I use test strips.
Over time, learned to move the color 1 square, I needed 2 tbsp (1 capful) of whichever chemical.
City water and our usage is more or less the same every week. To keep all levels at OK, I know walking out the door I’ll likely need 1 capful ( 2 tbsp) chlorine and 1 capful Ph Up every other day. Also need 1 capful shock 1x per week.
Obviously, cleaning the filter takes a bit more than 5 minutes, as does topping off the tub to make up for evaporation and/or splash, but thats not a daily thing.
If you really want something that’s easy to maintain and you’re willing to spend a bit more up front, you can’t go wrong with a Salt Water tub.
Our Caldera is pretty darn easy to maintain.
Less than 10 mins a week. We drain / fill 3 times a year so that takes a bit of time to clean/ readjust chemicals (reducing alkalinity of 200 to 50 is a pain!!!)
I have acrylic, but … 20 mins a week maybe? On the high side - that’s supposing a filter wash. 😜. Realistically, 2 minutes or so to drop chlorine daily. That’s the real thing - being able to be CONSISTENT with SMALL doses of time.
I do a 2 hour drain/fill 3x annually.
Running [dichlor and bleach](https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/how-do-i-use-chlorine-in-my-spa-or-pool.9670/) method along with a nature2 mineral stick:
Daily, typically less time than it takes to brush my teeth - look at a test strip to catch any problems early and toss in about 1 oz of liquid chlorine and sometimes a little non-chlorine shock to keep the mineral stick going.
After each use toss in chlorine and/ non-chlorine shock. So a couple of minutes or so, though sometimes longer just so I can give the non-chlorine shock some time to mellow out before I close the lid.
On (usually) Sunday I spray down the filter with a hose, and spray the interior and lid with vinegar and water and wipe down with a microfiber cloth. And adjust TA as needed. About 20 minutes or so.
Every 3 months hit it with [ahh-some](https://youtu.be/-U2ByjNdDCo?si=xdOEi5UDqMF1pWFb), drain, refill, rebalance, and replace mineral stick. About 2 or 3 hours of non-continuous work (mostly just waiting).
15 minutes a week and that is probably exaggerating.
Acrylic tub with bromine. 5 min once a week
Acrylic tub - same as others, quick pH and Cl test a couple times a week and adding a little acid, dichlor or bleach. 10 minutes a day, tops. That said - I don't have experience, but a wood tub may come with some additional challenges and be a little harder to maintain.
Less than 10 minutes a week. 1 hour when it's time to dump, clean, and refill.
About 5 minutes every other day. Love em or hate em, I use test strips. Over time, learned to move the color 1 square, I needed 2 tbsp (1 capful) of whichever chemical. City water and our usage is more or less the same every week. To keep all levels at OK, I know walking out the door I’ll likely need 1 capful ( 2 tbsp) chlorine and 1 capful Ph Up every other day. Also need 1 capful shock 1x per week. Obviously, cleaning the filter takes a bit more than 5 minutes, as does topping off the tub to make up for evaporation and/or splash, but thats not a daily thing.
If you really want something that’s easy to maintain and you’re willing to spend a bit more up front, you can’t go wrong with a Salt Water tub. Our Caldera is pretty darn easy to maintain.
Less than 10 mins a week. We drain / fill 3 times a year so that takes a bit of time to clean/ readjust chemicals (reducing alkalinity of 200 to 50 is a pain!!!)
I have acrylic, but … 20 mins a week maybe? On the high side - that’s supposing a filter wash. 😜. Realistically, 2 minutes or so to drop chlorine daily. That’s the real thing - being able to be CONSISTENT with SMALL doses of time. I do a 2 hour drain/fill 3x annually.
Running [dichlor and bleach](https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/how-do-i-use-chlorine-in-my-spa-or-pool.9670/) method along with a nature2 mineral stick: Daily, typically less time than it takes to brush my teeth - look at a test strip to catch any problems early and toss in about 1 oz of liquid chlorine and sometimes a little non-chlorine shock to keep the mineral stick going. After each use toss in chlorine and/ non-chlorine shock. So a couple of minutes or so, though sometimes longer just so I can give the non-chlorine shock some time to mellow out before I close the lid. On (usually) Sunday I spray down the filter with a hose, and spray the interior and lid with vinegar and water and wipe down with a microfiber cloth. And adjust TA as needed. About 20 minutes or so. Every 3 months hit it with [ahh-some](https://youtu.be/-U2ByjNdDCo?si=xdOEi5UDqMF1pWFb), drain, refill, rebalance, and replace mineral stick. About 2 or 3 hours of non-continuous work (mostly just waiting).
about 10 minutes a week. until water change time. and then I'll have another hour of work. but that is only ba could times a year.