User's Manual

User’s Guide
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Recommended Chemical Balances
PH: 7.4 - 7.6
Total alkalinity: 80 - 120 ppm
Calcium hardness: 150 - 250 ppm
Bromine residual: 2 - 3 ppm
Total dissolved solids below 1,500 ppm
Purchase a test kit from your dealer and test you water chemistry after
each use of the spa, but no less than once per week. Avoid a low pH,
as this will cause unsightly wrinkles to form in the liner, damage
to the heater and void the warranty.
If a bromine feeder is used that requires holes to be punched in,
start with one hole punched at the top of the feeder and one hole
punched at the bottom. Place in the spa water and retest water after
2 days. If the bromine level has not increased to the ideal 3-5 ppm
range, punch another hole in the bottom of the feeder and retest after
another 2 days.
Avoid punching too many holes in the feeder as this could cause over
bromination, which could bleach out the liner and void the warranty.
If the bromine level in the spa reaches 5 ppm or higher, remove
bromine feeder from the spa until sanitizer level drops to the correct
level (2-3 ppm).
Chemical Additions
1. Always have the water circulating when adding chemicals. Add
only one chemical at a time.
2. Completely pre-dissolve any granulated chemicals in a water filled
bucket so no granules rest on the vinyl surface. Never allow bromine
tablets to rest on vinyl floor surface.
3. Add chemicals. Always pre-dissolve or pre-dilute the chemicals you
add. With a 5 gallon bucket, dip a few gallons of water out of the
tub. Add the chemicals to the bucket and stir until they are fully
dissolved or diluted. With the spa jets turned on, slowly add the
bucket of water back into the tub in the stream on one of the jets