Owner`s manual

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DO’S AND DON’TS
• DO add all chemicals slowly into or in front of the filter compartment with the jet pump operating for ten minutes.
• DO use special care if using baking soda to clean either the interior or exterior plastic surfaces.
• DO use only a granular form of bromine sanitizer.
• DON’T use swimming pool (muriatic) acid to lower pH.
• DON’T splash pH increaser additives on the siding.
• DON’T use Compressed Sanitizers.
The use of bromine sticks or tablets in floaters, which may become entrapped in a lounge or cooling seat (or sink to the spa floor), have been shown to cause
discoloration of or surface distress to a spa’s shell.
• DON’T use a floater type sanitization system as a low or no maintenance solution to your spa maintenance program.
Floating dispensers can become trapped in one area and cause an over-sanitization (or chemical burn) of that particular area.
If the dispenser setting is too high, the high concentration can discolor the spa shell and damage the underside of the cover.
Automatic floating dispensers have a tendency to either over-brominate or under-brominate as the rate of erosion varies greatly. Damage to the spa and cover can occur
very quickly.
Watkins Manufacturing Corporation does not recommend the use of any floating chemical dispenser. Damage to the spa shell or components caused by a floating
chemical dispenser is specifically not covered under the terms of the limited warranty.
• DON’T use a sanitizer which is not designed for spas.
• DON’T use household bleach (liquid sodium hypochlorite).
• DON’T broadcast or sprinkle the chemicals onto the water surface. This method may cause chemically-induced spa surface blistering (chemical abuse) very
quickly.
WATER QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE
SPA WATER MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Cloudy Water
Water Odor
Chlorine Odor
Musty Odor
• Dirty filters
• Excessive oils / organic matter
• Improper sanitization
• Suspended particles / organic matter
• Overused or old water
• Excessive organics in water
• Improper sanitization
• Low pH
• Chloramine level too high
• Low pH
• Bacteria or algae growth
• Buildup of oils and dirt
• High pH
• Low sanitizer level
• Low pH
• Low sanitizer level
• Unsanitary water
• Free chlorine level above 5 ppm
• Total alkalinity and/or pH too low
• High iron or copper in source water
• High calcium content in water – total
alkalinity and pH too high
Organic buildup /
scum ring around spa
Algae Growth
Eye Irritation
Skin Irritation / Rash
Stains
Scale
• Clean filters
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Add sanitizer
• Adjust pH and/or alkalinity to recommended range
• Run jet pump(s) and clean filters
• Drain and refill the spa
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Add sanitizer
• Adjust pH to recommended range
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Adjust pH to recommended range
• Shock spa with sanitizer – if problem is visible or persistent, drain, clean
and refill the spa
• Wipe off scum with clean rag – if severe, drain the spa, use a spa surface
and tile cleaner to remove the scum and refill the spa
• Shock spa with sanitizer and adjust pH
• Shock spa with sanitizer and maintain sanitizer level
• Adjust pH
• Shock spa with sanitizer and maintain sanitizer level
• Shock spa with sanitizer and maintain sanitizer level
• Allow free chlorine level to drop below 5 ppm before spa use
• Adjust total alkalinity and/or pH
• Use a metal deposit inhibitor
• Adjust total alkalinity and pH – if scale requires removal, drain the spa,
scrub off the scale, refill the spa and balance the water
Problem Probable causes Solutions