Maintenance Schedule; Troubleshooting Water Clarity Problems - Cal Spas ESCAPE Owner's Manual

4.7 Maintenance Schedule

4.7 Maintenance Schedule
Each time you refill the spa
Prior to each use
Once a week
Once a month
Every two or four months
Once a year

4.8 Troubleshooting Water Clarity Problems

4.8 Troubleshooting Water Clarity Problems
Problem
Cloudy Water
Water Odor
Musty Odor
Follow the section "Filling and Powering up your
portable spa
Test the spa water using either test strips or a reagent
test kit. Adjust chemical levels as necessary.
Test the spa water using either test strips or a reagent
test kit. Adjust chemical levels as necessary.
If your water source is high in calcium add stain and
scale preventer.
Deep clean your spa's filter. (Follow filter cleaning
instruction at the beginning of this section)
Change the spa water. How often you change the
water depends on how much you use the spa. When
you change the water, you will need to:
• Clean and polish the acrylic surface page 75.
• Clean and treat the spa cover and pillows page 75.
• Deep clean the filter page 67.
• Refill your spa page 9.
Replace filter cartridges if the pleats appear frayed.
Probable Causes
• Dirty Filter
• Excessive oils/ Organic matter
• Improper sanitization
• Suspended particles/organic
matter
• Overused or old water
• Excessive organics in water
• Improper sanitization
• Low pH
• Bacteria or algae growth
Possible Solutions
• Clean filter
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Add sanitizer
• Adjust pH and/or alkalinity to
recommended range
• Run jet pump and clean filter
• Drain and refill spa
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Add sanitizer
• Adjust pH to recommended
range
• Shock spa with sanitizer
• Adjust pH to recommended
range
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