Alpine Spas SPA POOL - Performing a Pipe Clean

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PERFORMING A PIPE CLEAN
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shouldbeinstalledbeforeperforminga
‘PipeClean’.
2. Open All Jets
Ensurealljetsaroundthespapoolareopen(turnanti-clockwise).
3. Shock Dose
Removethecoverandshockdosethewatertokillanyexistingbacteria
presentinthewater.Wait30minutesbeforestartingthenextstep.
4. 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,whilecleaningoutltersin-between.
5. Leave Overnight
Placethecoverbackonthespapoolandleaveittocirculateovernight.Clean
theltersthenextday,wipetheacrylicedgeifrequiredanddrainthespapool
asperthedrainandrellprocess.