Alpine Spas K2 - Cleaning the Jets; Performing a Pipe Clean

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8. SPA POOL CARE & MAINTENANCE
PERFORMING A PIPE CLEAN
CLEANING THE JETS
Consistentwaterbalancingandgeneralltercleaningwillkeepyourwaterclean
andclearandprotectyourspapoolcomponents.Butunfortunatelyit’salmost
impossibletoavoidbacteriaandorganicmaterialmakingahomeinsidethespa
poolplumbing/pipes.
Bacteriahasawayofprotectingitselfbyformingas‘bio-lm’whichstickstothe
insideofthepipes.Althoughthisrarelycausesissues,excessivebuildupcanmake
waterbalancingmoredifcultandyoumayndbitsofbio-lmoatinginthespa
poolifsomeofitmanagestodetachfromtheinteriorpipewall.
Todestroybio-lmoranyothernastieshiddeninthepipes,a‘PipeClean’should
beperformedevery6months.Keepinmindthatthespapool’swateristobe
drainedafterthisprocess,soyoumayjustwanttoincorporateitintoyour3
monthlydrainingschedule.‘PipeCleaner’canbepurchasedfromAlpineSpas.
Stepstoperforma‘PipeClean’.
1. Clean Filters
Thisprocesswillrelyheavilyonthelterstocollectthegrimeejectedfrom
withinthepipes.Afreshlycleanedsetofltersshouldbeinstalledbefore
performinga‘PipeClean’.
2. Open All Jets
Ensurealljetsandvalvesaroundthespapoolareopen(turnanti-clockwise).
3. Add ‘Pipe Cleaner’
Followdirectionsonthelabelandaddthesolutiontothewaterwithall
pumpsturnedon.BepreparedforALOToffoamtobuildup.Youmaynotice
thefoambecomesbrown,greenoryellow,thisisagoodsignofbio-lm
removal.Bucketoutthefoamwherepossibletorelievestressonthelters.
Engagepumpsagainwhentheytime-outuntilthefoamstopsaccumulating
inexcessiveamountsorisatleastmostlynon-coloured,whilecleaningout
ltersin-between.
Turnthespaofftemporarily.Removethejetpieces(canbedonewhilelled)from
thebody(seepage67)andcleantheminabucketofwater.Useabrushifrequired
toremoveanybuildupofcalciumorgrime.Cleaninsidethejetbodyifrequired.
Inspecttheplasticbacking-anysignofcorrosion(akingorpeeling)please
contactAlpineSpasasthisisanindicationofpoorwaterqualityandlow/high
levelsofpHoralkalinity.Rinsejetsthoroughlyinfreshwaterbeforereinstalling.