Aries Portable Spa - Water Treatment Basics

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Aries Spas • User Manual
seewaterstartingtoowfromtheReturnJetsandhearbubblingandgur-
gling.Thisisairbeingpurgedfromthesystem.Toremoveanyremaining
air,momentarilyturncounterclockwisetheblackBleedValveontopof
thelterlid.Whenwaterstartstosprayout,turnvalveclockwiseuntil
closed.
MakesurethattherearebubblescomingfromtheCirculatingJets.Ifnot,
refertothe“InitialStart-up”sectionofthismanual.OnceyourCirculat-
ingPumpisoperatingproperly,returnThermostattoprevioussetting.
Also,checktoseethatnowaterisleakingfromaroundthe“mason-jar”
lid.Ifyoudetectanyleaks,turnoffthepowerandremovethelidagain.
Lubricatetherubbergasketontheundersideofthespalidwithasmall
amountofVasoline©ormarinelubricant,.Replacethelidasbeforeand
restarttheCirculatingPump.Ifleakingpersists,callAriesServiceDe-
partmentforassistance.
Water Treatment
OneofthebenetsofAries'ContinuousCirculatingSystemiswater
treatment.Ifyouaresanitizingwithchemicals,thissystemwilleffective-
lystirwatertoaidinthemixtureofchemicalsandwater.Ifyourspais
ozoneequipped,continuousinjectionofozonewillcreateanearlychemi-
calandmaintenance-freespa.
Watertreatmentisasomewhatspecializedtopic.Wewillattempttocover
someofthebasics,butwerecommendvisitingaspachemicalstore,or
theAriesFactory.Also,thereareseveralgoodbooksavailableonthe
subject.
Itisnecessarytotreatyourspa’swaterfortwoimportantreasons:
1)Tokeepthespawaterfreefromharmfulbacteriaandalgae.
2)Tokeepthewater’spercentageofacidityandalkalinity(pH)inbal-
ance,sothatyourspa’sequipmentwillnotbecorrodedbyacidor
cloggedbyalkalinebuildup.