What should I do if someone poops in the hot tub/spa?
- Close the hot tub/spa to bathers.
- Put on disposable gloves.
- Remove the poop using a net or bucket.
- Drain water from the hot tub/spa. This includes draining the piping as much as possible.
- Scrub and clean all accessible surfaces in contact with contaminated water.Replace or clean filter media when appropriate.
- Refill hot tub/spa with water.
- Achieve pH 7.2–7.8 and a free chlorine concentration of at least 3 ppm or free bromine concentration of at least 4 ppm. The free chlorine and pH should remain at these levels for 30 minutes.
- Remove as much poop as possible from the item used to remove the poop and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
- Remove and dispose of gloves.
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water