Owner`s manual

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Champion Spas®
OWNER'S MANUAL
Example: At low total alkalinity levels, the water’s pH easily drifts, making frequent pH
adjustments necessary and the added expense of multiple chemical treatments
.
On the other hand, a high total alkalinity level keeps the water pH rigidly fixed
.
If pH
adjustment is necessary, you will need unusually large amounts of treatment chemicals
to change the water’s pH.
Recommended
Range:
80
to
120
Parts
Per
Million
(PPM)
P
otential
P
roblems:
1
.
pH difficult to maintain
.
If total alkalinity is too low, pH will drift
.
2
.
Corrosive tendencies
.
If total alkalinity is too high:
•
pH difficult to adjust (it remains fixed.)
•
Cloudy water.
•
Potential for scaling.
•
High pH and low sanitizer efficiency.
TESTING WEEKLY
A
djusting Total
A
lkalinity
Total Alkalinity can be raised with Alkalinity Increaser, or sodium bicarbonate at the
manufacturer’s recommendation for dosage.
Calcium
H
ardness
Calcium hardness is the amount of dissolved calcium in your spa water
.
Too little calcium in the
water will etch plaster surfaces, too much will leave deposits on surfaces and equipment
.
Recommended
Range:
125-150
P
otential
P
roblems:
Calcium
Hardness
Too
Low
•
Some surfaces may be etched.
•
May lead to equipment corrosion.
A
djusting Calcium
H
ardness
Raise hardness by the addition of calcium chloride
.
Decrease calcium hardness by draining spa
and replacing with water containing lower levels of calcium hardness
.
D
isinfectant
Brominating Tablets, Granular Bromine and Granular Chlorine are popular disinfectants and
•
are particularly well suited to compliment your ozone purification system spa
.
They are also
very suitable products in water with elevated temperatures
.
Brominating Tablets and Granular Bromine are effective as a spa water sanitizer and
•
disinfectant. Follow manufacturer’s directions for proper dosage. It is recommended to
maintain an active bromine residual of 2
.
0 to 4
.
0 ppm
.
Granular Chlorine (Dichlor Dihydrate, Lithium Hypochlorite), is designed to dissolve
•
quickly and completely, provide a steady source of available chlorine to control the growth
of algae, kill bacteria and destroy organic contaminants
.
It is recommended to maintain
a chlorine residual of between 1
.
0 and 3
.
0 ppm
.
Non-Chlorine type shock will oxidize or
destroy most of the organic contaminants that result from bather load
.
This quick acting
oxidizing shock treatment goes to work almost immediately improving water quality and
eliminating irritating wastes and odor
.
This product is intended to be a shock treatment
only, and is not a disinfectant
.
Calcium
Hardness
Too
High
•
May contribute to cloudy water
.
•
Scaling of surface, piping and equipment.
Scaling of surface, piping and equipment.
N
ote: The use of
B
iguanide, Salt
generators and other after market
sanitizer/ disinfectant systems may
damage components and void your
spa's warranty.