Owner`s manual

SPA WATER MAINTENANCE - START-UP

DAY FOUR SKIP

DAY FIVE

1. Test and adjust total alkalinity, if necessary, to between 80 and 150 ppm using

the pH / alkalinity increaser or decreaser, 1oz. at a time. Wait 15 minutes,

retest and adjust if necessary. The pump should be running on high speed

during this time with the air controls closed.

2. Test and adjust the pH, if necessary, to within the range of 7.2 to 7.8 using

the pH / alkalinity increaser or decreaser, 1/2oz. at a time. Wait 15 minutes,

retest and adjust if necessary. The pump should be running on high speed

during this time with the air controls closed.

3. Test and adjust sanitizer level. Add chlorine following label directions to

maintain a free chlorine level of 1 to 3 ppm. If using bromine, adjust feeder

to maintain a total bromine level of 3 to 5 ppm. Add bromine tablets to the

dispenser if necessary, following label directions.

4. Shock with 2oz. of non chlorine shock, or superchlorinate following label

directions. A spa should be shocked at least once a week even if it is not

used. If using chlorine as the sanitizer, the spa should be shocked whenever a

free chlorine reading of 1 to 3 ppm cannot be obtained without raising the

total chlorine level above 5 ppm. Always shock a spa after any heavy bather

load.

5. Check filter cartridge and clean if necessary. Clean with cartridge filter

cleaner, following label directions. It is best to have a spare cartridge on

hand, to prevent long spa down times while the cartridge is being cleaned.

Never operate your spa without the filters in place.

6. Use a defoamer only if necessary.

DAY SIX AND SEVEN SKIP

With a spa, you are working with a small volume of hot water, which causes

chemicals to have a shorter life span, and bacteria, along with other things, to

grow faster. A spa is less forgiving than a pool, and requires that whatever is

put into it have a pH as close to neutral as possible. That is why only chemicals

made for spas should be used.