Owner`s manual

marquis care and enjoyment guide
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MARQUIS SPAS
No Sanitizer Reading
P: Sanitizer level is too low.
S: Shock and/or adjust Spa Frog® bromine
cartridge until the sanitizer registers in the
recommended range.
P: Test strip remains “white” even after sanitizer
has been added.
S: Sanitizer level could be extremely high. It can
bleach the reagents on the test strip and give a
false reading.
Remove spa cover and activate jets and air
control. Allow jets to run for 30 minutes. Test
water to see if desired level has been reached.
Adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine cartridge to reduce
bromine level.
High Sanitizer Reading
P: Too much chlorine or bromine added or
dispensed into the spa.
S: Remove spa cover and activate jets and air
control. Allow jets to run for 30 minutes. Test
water to see if desired level has been reached.
Adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine cartridge to reduce
bromine level.
Eye or Skin Irritation
P: Contaminants or excessive amount of
chloramines/bromamines in water.
S: Treat water with Spa Shock. Adjust sanitizer
level.
P: pH is low.
S: Adjust as needed.
Corrosion of Metal
P: Low pH.
S: Adjust pH with pH and Alkalinity Up.
Green Water/Algae
P: Low sanitizer level or high pH.
S: Adjust pH, shock and/or adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine cartridge as necessary.
Erratic pH
P: Alkalinity and/or calcium hardness are too low
causing pH “bounce”.
S: Test and adjust alkalinity and/or calcium
hardness to bring them into the ideal range.