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Shocking the Water
In addition to using a chemical sanitizer, you will periodically need to shock the water. Shocking the water helps
remove burned-out chemicals, bacteria, and other organic material from your spa’s water and improves your
sanitizer’s eectiveness.
Do not use chlorinating shock, which will damage your spa’s jets and pump seals. Only use an oxidizer shock. It
can be used with either chlorine or bromine sanitizers.
Add two ounces of oxidizer shock per 500 gallons once a week, aer heavy bather loads, or if water has a strong
odor.
Spa must be running with all of the jets on high for 30 minutes with the cover open. If necessary, repeat oxidizer
shock in 30 minute intervals.
4.6 Filtration4.6 Filtration
The filter is the part of your spa that removes the debris from the water and needs to be cleaned on a regular
basis to maximize your spa’s filtering performance and heating eiciency.
It is extremely important that you never run the spa without a filter. There is a possibility that debris may
be sucked into the plumbing through the filter well.
Cleaning the Filter
In addition to spraying o the filter weekly to remove surface debris, your filter should be deep cleaned
periodically to dissolve scale and particles that get lodged deep within the filter fibers and impede the filtration
process. Even if the filter looks clean, scale and particles can clog the fibers and prevent water from flowing
through the filter resulting in the most common spa problem—no heat, caused by a dirty filter.
We recommend you clean your filter at least once a month, possibly every two weeks depending on how
frequently you use your spa, and replace it once a year or as necessary. See page 39 for instructions on removing
and cleaning the filter.
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