Aries Portable Spa - Preventing Hard Water or Stain Damage; Preventing Algae; Caring for Your Spas Surface

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Aries Spas • User Manual
concentrated for use in large volumes of water (15,000
to 30,000 gals.). Proper dilution of these chemicals to an
acceptable strength is difcult at best. Whenever possible, use
one of the chemicals specically formulated for spas. The Aries
Factory carries a complete line of spa chemicals.
Preventing Hard Water or Staining Damage
Insomeinstances,waterfromyoucitysourceorwellisextremelyhard
orcontainsexcessiveminerals.Thereareseveralgoodproductsthatcan
beaddedinmaintenancedosestopreventstainingorhard-waterbuildup.
CheckwithyourlocalpoolandspasupplyorAriesStore.
Preventing Algae
Insomecases,ifOzone(ifsoequipped)orchemicallevelstemporarily
fall,algaecanbegintogrowinyourspa'spiping.Oncegrowing,normal
levelsofOzoneorchemicalsareusuallynotsufcienttocompletelykill
therootsofthealgae.Spaalgaecideisavailableatmostpoolandspa
supplystoresandatAriesStore.Itcanbeusedinmaintenancedosesto
preventalgae.
Caring for your Spa’s Surface
Tocleantheacrylicsurfaceofyourspa,useanonabrasivecleaner,such
asLysolTub&TileCleaner®,IvoryBathroomCleaner®,etc.Makesure
torinsethoroughlybeforerelling.Otherwise,yourspawillmakesoap-
sudswhenyouoperatethespa.Keepngernailpolishremover,acetone,
etc.awayfromthespa’ssurface.
Keepsharpinstruments,suchasnailsorstonesfromcomingintocontact
withtheacrylicsurfaceofyourspa.Ifyourspa’ssurfacedoesbecome
slightlyscratched,Ineos(themakerofLucite©)recommendsapplyinga
coatofautowaxonthescratch.Formoreseriousscratches,itissuggest-
edyoucarefullysandthescratchwith400gritsandpaper.Forscratches
orchipsthatgocompletelythroughtheacrylicsurface,acrylicrepairbe-
comesnecessary.Therearerepairkitsavailableatmostspasupplystores.