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4. Water Clarity4. Water Clarity
This section is intended for new spa owners with no experience with water chemistry. Everyone’s knowledge
with maintaining water quality is dierent, but there are some general concepts you need to know.
Water maintenance is not diicult, however, it does require regular attention. The most important thing to
understand about taking care of your spa water is that preventative action is much easier than correcting water
quality issues.
Excellent water quality is a simple matter of four things:
4.1 The Key to Clear Water4.1 The Key to Clear Water
You will need to test and adjust the chemical balance
of your spa water. Although this is not diicult, it needs
to be done regularly.
Depending on your choice of sanitizer, you need to test
the level of calcium hardness, total alkalinity, and pH.
See page 65 to learn how to balance your spa water.
Sanitizers kill bacteria and viruses and keep the water
clean. A low sanitizer level will allow microbes to grow
quickly in the spa water. We recommend using either
chlorine or bromine as your sanitizer.
Spa owners with an ozonator also need to add
sanitizer, although their requirements are dierent.
See page 66 to learn how to use sanitizer.
Cleaning your filter regularly is the easiest and most
eective single thing you can do to keep your water
clear.
A clogged or dirty filter will cause the heater and pump
to work harder than they need to, possibly causing
them to fail.
The spa’s heating system will only function with the
proper amount of water flow through the system.
See page 67 for filter cleaning instructions.
Clear water requires regular maintenance. Establish
a routine based on a regular schedule for your spa
water maintenance.
Maintaining your water quality helps the enjoyment
of your spa and extends your spa’s life by preventing
damage from neglect and chemical abuse.
See page 68 for the schedule of recommended
maintenance.
Chemical Balance Sanitization
Filtration
Regularity
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