Specifications

How to Keep your Hot Tub Water Clean and Fresh 6 - 2
WATER TESTING
Your Beachcomber Store is equipped to
perform a thorough analysis of your hot
tub water. Take a one liter sample to your
store and they will advise you on the
products necessary to properly balance
and care for your hot tub. Unbalanced hot
tub water can quickly damage your
equipment. Your Beachcomber store will
advise you on how to protect your
investment.
BALANCE
Hot tub water must have the correct
chemical balance. Unbalanced water can
irritate eyes, corrode the equipment, leave
mineral deposits, and decrease the
effectiveness of the sanitizer.
Balanced water means establishing proper
balance among Total Alkalinity, pH,
Calcium Hardness and Total Dissolved
Solids.
For a thorough analysis of your hot tub
chemical balance, just bring a water
sample to your Beachcomber Dealer. They
will test your hot tub water sample for
free.
SHOCKING
Hot tub water should be shocked once a
week. This will ensure any organic wastes
are oxidized and the hot tub water is
crystal clear. BROMATE, LITHCHLOR, or
SPA CHLOR should be used to shock your
hot tub.
The sanitizer level should be raised to 10
ppm (parts per million). If your test kit
only reads to 5 ppm you can still get an
approximate reading by running the test,
then removing half of the test water in the
vial and replacing it with tap water.
Multiply the new reading by two.
The best time to shock your hot tub is at
the end of the day while the hot tub is not
being used. Do not use your hot tub until
the bromine level is below 6 ppm or
chlorine level is below 5 ppm.
NOTE: Remove your hot tub cover before
adding any chlorine or bromine and allow
15 minutes of circulating before replacing
the cover.
If you have more specific questions about
the water in your hot tub, bring a 1 liter
sample to your Beachcomber Store for
testing.
DRAINING YOUR HOT TUB
Because a hot tub holds a relative small
amount of water, contaminants such as
body oil, perspiration, dirt, hair, etc., may
become quite concentrated. For this
reason, the water should be drained and
replaced about every two to three months
depending on use.