CHEMICAL WATER
TREATMENT :Your dealer is familiar with local water conditions and which chemicals
are compatible with the water and are designed specifically for your spa.
This is the best person to advise you on proper water quality management.
The one thing
you can do to insure years of trouble free equipment operation is to maintain
proper water chemistry.
Two basic goals
of chemical water treatment are sanitizing and balancing the water.
Sanitizing simply
means keeping the water free from living microorganisms including algae, bacteria
and viruses. The current most popular chemicals for sanitizing include chlorine,
bromine and ozone.
Balancing water
means establishing a balance among pH, total alkalinity and total hardness.
Water that is unbalanced can corrode the spa and it's support equipment or
leave deposits of minerals. Properly balanced water is essential to allow
the sanitizing chemical to work effectively. There are numerous chemical additives
to help you in controlling pH, total hardness and total alkalinity. NEVER
use softened water when filling your spa. Softened water is extremely corrosive
to the metal parts of the spa equipment and may lead to an unforeseen failure.
Sometimes,
despite your most diligent efforts, your water may become too far out of balance
to be managed chemically. At this point it is probably better to drain and
clean the spa and start over with fresh water. Equipment failure caused
by improper water chemistry will not be covered under warranty.
