Spa Water Maintenance Schedule - Master Spas LEGEND LSX700 Owner's Manual

SPA WATER MAINTENANCE - schedule
For Spas without Eco Pur™ Filtration System
Day Five
1. Test and adjust total alkalinity, if necessary, to between 80 and 150 ppm using the pH / alkalinity
increaser or decreaser, 1oz. at a time. Wait 15 minutes, retest and adjust if necessary. The pump
should be running on high speed during this time with the air controls closed.
2. Test and adjust the pH, if necessary, to within the range of 7.2 to 7.8 using the pH / alkalinity
increaser or decreaser, 1/2oz. at a time. Wait 15 minutes, retest and adjust if necessary. The pump
should be running on high speed during this time with the air controls closed.
3. Test and adjust sanitizer level. Add chlorine following label directions to maintain a free chlorine
level of 1 to 3 ppm. If using bromine, adjust feeder to maintain a total bromine level of 3 to 5
ppm. Add bromine tablets to the dispenser if necessary, following label directions.
4. Shock with 2oz. of non chlorine shock, or superchlorinate following label directions. A spa should
be shocked at least once a week even if it is not used. If using chlorine as the sanitizer, the spa
should be shocked whenever a free chlorine reading of 1 to 3 ppm cannot be obtained without
raising the total chlorine level above 5 ppm. Always shock a spa after any heavy bather load.
5. Check filter cartridge and clean if necessary. Clean with cartridge filter cleaner, following label
directions. It is best to have a spare cartridge on hand, to prevent long spa down times while the
cartridge is being cleaned. Never operate your spa without the filters in place.
6. Use a defoamer only if necessary.
Day Six and Seven Skip
With a spa, you are working with a small volume of hot water, which causes chemicals to have a
shorter life span, and bacteria, along with other things, to grow faster. A spa is less forgiving than
a pool, and requires that whatever is put into it have a pH as close to neutral as possible. That is
why only chemicals made for spas should be used.
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