Hygiene & water purity

Bather load in float room is very low compared to a swimming pool or a Spa/Jacuzzi (See our bather load FAQ below). The sheer concentration of Epsom salts in the water also acts as a powerful inhibitor. Combined, this makes it much easier to sanitise and keep the solution contaminant free.

Both our high-powered sanitation systems use automated in-line dosing combined with fine filtration and multiple circulations of the water after each session.

Although rarely necessary, the solution is also “shocked” daily with an oxygen-based treatment in our drive to achieve the highest sanitation standards possible.

Yes. Ocean Float Rooms are engineered with fully automated hygiene cycles that operate between every float. Filtration, circulation and, with our Quantum Spa system, dosing processes, are controlled as part of the room’s “smart float” integrated system, reducing the need for manual intervention and eliminating routine handling of sanitation products.

This ensures consistent hygiene standards throughout the day while simplifying daily operation for centre owners.

As “good practice” the automatic filtration can be programmed to run once or more through the night, or on days when the centre is closed.

In countries or regions which require a biocide sanitiser, we maintain a level of bromine of 1-2 ppm in the solution. Bromine is generally considered to be more suitable for sensitive skin than chlorine, while the level we maintain in the float room is typically half that recommended in a swimming pool.

Enhanced configurations, such as Quantum Spa, combine advanced sterilisation technology with regulated peroxide dosing of 50-100 PPM, to achieve exceptionally high levels of water clarity and hygiene performance.

With both systems, Ocean Float Rooms uses controlled, automated dosing as part of their overall sanitation processes. The systems are designed so operators do not need to manually handle sanitation products during daily use.

Our standard commercial hygiene system provides reliable, automated sanitation suitable for busy float centres and is trusted across multiple international markets.

Quantum Spa is an enhanced configuration designed for operators who want the highest possible level of water clarity and sterilisation performance. It combines advanced sterilisation technology with peroxide dosing and is supplied as standard in Europe and the USA, with availability in other regions upon request.

Both systems are fully integrated into the float room’s design and engineered for commercial reliability.

Use of a float Room is completely structured and controlled resulting in a very predictable, low level bather load that is easy to anticipate and manage.

1. Only 1 or 2 clients at a time use the float room.
2. Procedure dictates that clients go to the toilet and shower first.
3. The client is typically naked when floating and therefore they don’t carry the high bacteria content typical of swim wear.
4. Clients lay on their back with their face and 50% of the body above the water line.
5. Clients relax calmly on the surface of the water in order to achieve deep relaxation, the basis of the therapy: there is no vigorous movement or exercise to increase bather load.
6. Unlike spas, the solution is skin temperature to reduce sensory stimulation, which minimises fluid loss (sweating) through the skin and therefore bather load.
7. Client can’t float with open wounds as the salt makes it unbearable (surface scratches are coated with petroleum jelly)

Ocean Float Rooms are engineered to meet — and often exceed — commercial pool and spa hygiene standards. This is due to a predictable, low level bather load combined with a repeatable hygiene process specifically designed for high-salinity float environments and frequent use.

Automated between-session filtration and sterilisation ensure consistent water quality throughout the day while maintaining the calm, uninterrupted atmosphere essential to the float experience.