MP Industries

MP Industries pool and spa accessories

Here you will find the MP Industries items stocked at PoolParthub.com, a compact range built around water temperature measurement for spas, hot tubs and swimming pools. The current listing is the floating spa thermometer with article reference PT07BL, a simple instrument that does one job and does it where it matters most: in the water itself, rather than in the air above it or inside a pipe that may not be flowing.

Accessories of this kind are often overlooked next to pumps, filters and heaters, yet they are the part of the installation that tells you whether everything else is actually doing its work. A heater that is set to a given temperature and a body of water that has reached that temperature are two different things, and a reading taken in the water is the only way to confirm the two agree.

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The MP Industries listing here is focused on hand-held and floating measuring accessories rather than mechanical spare parts. In practice that means:

• Floating thermometers – designed to sit at the surface and read the temperature of the water around them, for use in spas, hot tubs, paddling pools and swimming pools alike.
• Reference PT07BL – the article code used to identify this particular spa thermometer when ordering or re-ordering, which is worth noting down if you look after more than one body of water.

Because the range is small, selection is straightforward: there are no tank sizes, flow rates or thread forms to match. A thermometer can be moved between a spa and a pool without any concern about compatibility, which makes it a sensible spare to keep alongside test strips and cleaning kit.

Why water temperature deserves checking

Temperature affects far more than comfort. Warmer water encourages bacterial and algal growth and accelerates the consumption of chlorine or bromine, so a spa running a few degrees above its intended setting will usually need more sanitiser to hold the same level of protection. Colder water behaves the other way round: treatment chemicals dissolve and disperse more slowly, and automatic dosing or salt chlorination systems may struggle to keep up.

Energy use is the other side of the same coin. Each additional degree of heating has to be paid for, and in a covered spa the difference between the dial setting and the real water temperature can quietly add up over a season. Taking an independent reading from inside the water is the simplest way to see whether a thermostat, a heat pump or an electric heater is tracking accurately, and whether a cover is doing its job overnight.

Getting a reliable reading

A floating thermometer is only as good as the conditions it is read in, so a few habits help:

• Give it time to settle – allow the instrument to sit in the water for several minutes before reading it, so that it reaches the temperature of its surroundings.
• Read it in the water – lifting a thermometer out and reading it in the air lets the value drift, particularly on a hot or windy day.
• Avoid the hot spot – take the reading away from a heater return inlet, where water is warmer than the body of the pool or spa, and away from direct sun on a shallow step.
• Tether it where possible – securing a floating thermometer near the edge keeps it out of the skimmer and stops it disappearing under a cover.
• Remove it before shocking – high concentrations of chemicals sitting against a floating instrument are best avoided; take it out until the dose has dispersed.

Care, storage and when to replace

Floating thermometers lead a hard life. They are exposed to sanitiser, sunlight and the occasional knock from a cleaning head or a cover roller, and they spend winters in unheated storage. Rinse one in fresh water from time to time to keep the scale legible, and store it indoors and dry rather than leaving it in an empty spa shell or a frozen pool.

Replace a thermometer once the scale becomes difficult to read, once water has found its way inside the body, or if readings no longer agree with a second instrument. A cheap discrepancy in temperature can lead to expensive decisions about heating and chemistry, so it is worth keeping a spare rather than relying on one that is past its best.

MP Industries at PoolParthub.com

Here we stock the MP Industries floating spa thermometer PT07BL alongside the wider range of test, treatment and maintenance accessories used on pools and spas across Europe. It is listed by its article reference so that the same item can be found again without guesswork.

Measuring accessories sit naturally beside the pumps, filters, heaters and seals that make up the rest of the catalogue, because they are how you check that those components are performing as intended. Keeping them available in the same place means a routine maintenance order can cover both the working parts and the instruments used to monitor them.