User Guide

1. If you have an acrylic or fiberglass spa, it is best to
protect the finish with Fast Gloss before adding any
water. This will help reduce fading from UV rays or
any reactions on the spa surface from chemicals.
2. Fill your spa half way up the skimmer. If you’re
using a garden hose to fill the spa, remember to run
the water for several minutes to flush out any bacteria that
might have accumulated in the residual water of the hose.
3. As you fill the spa, add one bottle of Metal Gon.
This is a sequestering agent that will prevent
minerals such as calcium, iron, copper
and manganese from staining the spa
surface or damaging the heater and
plumbing.
NOTE: If you are using the Leisure
Time Free® Sanitizing System, add
Control instead of Metal Gon.
Before filling your spa or hot tub, you should have
your source water either tested professionally or by
using Leisure Time® Spa & Hot Tub Test Strips. It’s also
important to test your water regularly using test strips.
By keeping your spa water balanced, you will avoid many
problems that can occur with spa water. The three most
important factors in balancing spa water are total alkalinity,
pH and calcium hardness.
Before filling your spa, you need to know the chemical makeup of
the source water, the water you’re using to fill your spa. To do this,
simply take a sample of the water to your local spa retailer to have
it professionally tested, or test the water using Leisure Time® Spa
& Hot Tub Test Strips. If testing your spa water yourself, you can
get instant answers online about what to do using the water
analysis program at LeisureTimeSpa.com.
Test results will identify what levels of metals and minerals exist in
the water and determine if any adjustments are needed to properly
adjust your source water once the spa is initially filled.
It is important to understand that a spa is not simply a small
swimming pool. In a spa, the water is heated to between 98-104° F,
a temperature which is much warmer than a swimming pool, and
the water is more turbulent. The ratio of people to the amount of
water is also much greater in a spa. It is because of these factors
that spa water needs to be treated differently than pool water.
Leisure Time® brand products are specifically formulated for spas
and need to be used to avoid common hot water problems arising
from residual soaps, deodorants, perfumes, natural body oils and
other cosmetics.
Find your nearest Leisure Time® dealer
at LeisureTimeSpa.com
GETTING STARTED
FILLING YOUR SPA
BALANCING THE WATER
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Spa & Hot Tub Test Strips
Leisure Time® Spa Up
Leisure Time® Spa Down
Defender
Alkalinity Increaser
pH Balance or
pH Balance Plus
Calcium Booster
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Recommended Leisure Time® Products:
Proper treatment when first
filling your spa will not only
prevent later problems and
spa down time, but will
reduce the time and
expense required to
fix problems.
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