Aries Portable Spa - Disinfectants and Sanitization

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Aries Spas • User Manual
Disinfectants
Thereareseveralalternativesfordisinfectingyourspa,includingchemi-
caldisinfectants(mostnotablybromineorchlorineproducts),andnon-
chemicalmethods(suchasozonegenerators,reverseionizers,etc.).Ask
yourspaspecialistforamoredetailedexplanation.
Thenon-chemicalmethodswillnotonlysanitizeyourwater,butalso
helptostabilizethewater’spHbalance(explainedbelow).Thisisbe-
causeyouaren’talteringthebalancebyaddingchemicals(whichhavea
pHfactoroftheirown).
Bromine
Tochemicallytreatagainstbacteria,spabromineisoftenused.Many
brandscomeinself-dispensingcontainers.Ifyouusethese,checkfre-
quentlytomakesurethatyourdispenserhasn’trunoutofchemical.
Also,usingaspatestkit,testthewaterfrequentlytomakesurethatyour
sanitizerisatacceptablelevels.
The use of chlorine products are not recommended for acrylic
spas, such as Aries Spas.
Occasionally,itisnecessarytoaddalarger-than-ordinaryquantityof
disinfectanttoremovebodyoilsandproteinwastes(suchasperspiration)
fromthewater.Thislargedose,or“ShockTreatment”,canbepurchased
inhandypackets,orinbulkform.
Ozone Generator
OzoneGenerationisamethodofsanitizingwaterthathasbeeningen-
eralusesincethelate1800’s.Mostofthebottleddrinkingwatertodayis
puriedbyozoneaspartoftheprocess.TheOzoneGeneratorusesthe
coronadischargemethodtomakeozone(O
3
),ahighlyeffectivesanitizer,
topurifythewater.