Owner`s manual

Club Piscine Super Fitness - Above Ground Swimming Pool - Owner’s Manual (03/2012) 8
4. Start-Up Procedures
The installation of your new pool is now complete! Here are some tips to get you started on the right foot :
1. Fill the pool 3/4 of the way up the skimmer and start the motor (set the motor to the ON position).
Make sure the three-way valve is at position 4 and/or pointed to the side.
2. Give us a water sample so that we can ensure the pH is between 7.4 and 7.8, calcium hardness
is between 120 and 350 ppm (adjust hardness only if you have a Nature2 water heater or water
purification unit) and total alkalinity is between 80 and 120 ppm. Please note that we recommend a
complete test at the beginning of each season, and then at least once a month, especially if you
have a water heater. In-store water tests are free and only take a few minutes. You will need to
provide at least 250 mL of water (1 cup) for the test.
3. Balance your pool water before installing the Nature
2
cartridge.
4. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to give your pool water a chlorine shock treatment after
sundown. Repeat daily for four days.
5. If you have a chlorinator, start it up and insert the concentrated chlorine pucks. Adjust the
chlorinator valve to ¼ (this setting will be adjusted following the chemical tests you will perform
on the following mornings).
6. Run the pump non-stop throughout these four days, keeping the chlorine concentration
between 1 and 3 ppm.
7. For the remainder of the season, you can reduce the concentration of chlorine but NEVER have it
lower that 0.6 ppm. If you are using a Nature
2
sanitizer, it is normal for your chlorine test to have
no reading: chlorine is not used in this sanitizer.
NATURE
2
SANITIZER
The Nature
2
cartridge must be replaced every season. It is important to test the water at least at least once
a week, in the morning only (to check the pH). This is why we recommend that you come to the store at
least once a month for a free water analysis. Get advice from our specialists and avoid problems !
TIPS FOR NATURE
2
OWNERS
• Run the pump and filter at least 12 hours a day.
• Perform a pH and total alkalinity test once a week.
• Add chlorine at the end of the day to keep a minimum concentration of 0.6 ppm.
• You cannot use bromine with Nature
2
.
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1
ppm = parts of a product per million parts of water.