Alpine Spas SPA POOL - Cleaning Cabinet and Caring for Cover

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8. SPA POOL CARE & MAINTENANCE
CLEANING THE SPA POOL CABINET
CARING FOR THE SPA POOL COVER
Thesyntheticcabinet(compositewood)isvirtuallymaintenancefree,however
youshouldhoseitdownonceamonthorasrequiredtoremoveanycobwebs
ordirtaccumulating.Amildsoapandmicrobreclothcouldbeusedtoassistif
requiredforstubbornmarks,aslongasitisthoroughlywashedoff.
Acedarcabinetcanbewasheddownandscrubedwithasoftbrushifrequired.To
preventnaturalsilveringofthecedarovertime,auv-protectantoilshouldbeused
every6-12months.Thesilverbandsareeasilyremovabletoachieveaevencoat.
Thecoverconsistsofashrink-wrappedpolystyreneblockwrappedinamarine-
gradeUVtreatedoutdoorvinyl.Althoughitstoughandmadetowithstand
theelements,thecoveriscontinuallyexposedtoharshsunlightandweather
conditionspluswhateverelseisthrownatitduringday-to-dayusage.Tomaximize
itslife-span,pleasefollowtheseguidelines:
General Cleaning (as required)
Keepyourcoverascleanaspossible,andremoveanydebristhatmaybuildup
ontopofthevinyl.Wipewithamicrobreclothorlargetowelandhosedownif
required.
Dedicated Clean (once per month)
Onceamonth,completelyremovethespapoolcoverfromthespapool(youmay
wanttocoverthespapoolwithatarporsimilarprotectorduringthisprocess).
Thoroughlycleanboththetopvinylandundersideofthecoverusingwarmwater
andmilddish-washingdetergent(donotuseharshchemicals).Hoseoffanddry
thecoverwithatowel.Ensureyoucleanthelocksandstrapssotheyarefreeof
anymoldorcobwebs.Unzipaportionofthezipandinasafeplace,standyour
coveruptoforman‘A-frame’andleavetodrylikethisfor1-2hoursbeforeplacing
backontopofyourspapool.
Protecting the Vinyl (every 3-4 months)
Every3-4monthsoreachtimeyougotodrainyourspapool,it’sagoodchance
toapplyavinylprotectortothetopsideofthecover.Asprayonsolutionsuchas
‘303AerospaceProtectant’withUVprotectingpropertiesorsimilarwouldbe
sufcient.Drycoverandremoveanydirtbeforeapplying.Alightcoatwillbringthe
colourbacktolifeandhelpyourcoverstandthetestoftime.
Note: Considerpurchasingacoverlifterifyouhaven’talready.Theseunits
increasethelifespanofthecoverbykeepingitsuspendedoffthegroundand
tuckingitneatlybehindthespapoolwhenitisinuse.