INITIAL START UP
1. Fill the Endless Pool Swim Spa with water from a garden hose
or water truck.
2. Once filled with water, turn power ON at Disconnect Box.
3. Check that the Circulating Pump is operating (water flowing
into the skimmer). NOTE: If water is not flowing into your
skimmer, there may be an air lock in your plumbing line. Turn
off the power at the breaker immediately. Use the hose bib in
the equipment cabinet to, “bleed off” some water. You should
notice air and then water coming through the hose bib. Once a
steady stream of water is draining, close the hose bid and turn
the power back on.
4. Run jets for two to three minutes. Check the equipment cabinet
to ensure no water is leaking from the union joints. Tighten any
joints as necessary.
5. Use your remote control to turn the swim current on and run for
two to three minutes. Check the equipment cabinet to ensure no
hydraulic fluid is leaking from the hydraulic connections.
Tighten any fittings as necessary.
6. Check Alkalinity and pH with test strips or test kit – adjust
accordingly.
7. Visit www.myendlesspool.com or contact our Customer
Service Department at 1-800-910-2714 to answer any questions
that you may have.
Special Note:
It is extremely important that you check and re-tighten your
pump couplers several times during the initial weeks of owner-
ship of your new swim spa. We have done this during the deliv-
ery process, but they will need to be re-tightened after the initial
fill and warm up of the water. Additionally, you will need to
check them once a month to insure they stay tight. If you have
any questions, please call our Customer Service Department at
1-800-910-2714.
BALANCING THE WATER CHEMISTRY
Included with your Endless Pool Swim Spa are products to help
with start-up and on-going maintenance. These include:
(1) Container calcium hardness increaser
(1) Container water clarifier
(1) Container pH decreaser
(1) Container pH increaser
(1) Container total alkalinity increaser
(1) Container stabilized chlorine (outdoor pools)
(1) Test Kit
The following steps need to be followed when the swim spa is
first filled, as well as anytime the swim spa is partially drained
and refilled. They will walk you through testing and adjusting
the factors affecting the “balance” of the water i.e., the water’s
total alkalinity, pH and calcium hardness levels.*
The level of chlorine inside the swim spa, as long as it is not above
5ppm, will not significantly affect the following tests and proce-
dures used to balance the pool water. Therefore, if there is no chlo-
rine in the pool at this time, add some. Add 1-2 cups of liquid bleach
(any brand is fine as long as it does not have an added scent to it) to
an indoor swim spa. If you have an outdoor swim spa, add the
appropriate amount of granules out of the bag of “stabilized” chlo-
rine. Test for chlorine in a day or two and add more if necessary.
1) Balance Total Alkalinity (TA)
Ideal reading: 100ppm
Acceptable range: 80-120ppm
Raise with: Sodium Bicarbonate (TA increaser)
Lower with: Sodium Bisulfate (pH decreaser)
Method of chemical application:
• Adjusting the level of TA in the swim spa requires that the
chemical be “slugged” i.e. pour chemical in four different
spots around the swim spa with the water calm. Let the
water remain calm until the next filtration cycle.
• Retest TA and adjust again if necessary.
• Add less chemical than you think is necessary to effect the
desired change. Keep track of how much chemical it took to
make that change.
Notes:
Many regions of the country and world will have water with a TA
higher than our recommended range. In a lot of cases, it will be
desirable to leave the TA alone as any adjustment to it will also
tend to affect the pH. The TA is mainly serving as a buffer for the
pH. If it is above 120ppm, but lower than 200-250ppm, leave the
level alone. It will simply over-stabilize the pH, which is not a
problem, especially if the pH is within range or close to being
within range.
If the TA is lower than our recommended range, though, we would
recommend increasing it to at least 80ppm. Once again, the TA
serves mainly as a buffer for the pH and if the TA is too low, the
pH level in the pool can change very rapidly causing bather dis-
comfort and damage to the pool and pool equipment.
Once the TA is within a tolerable range, move on to adjusting the
pH in the swim spa. You should find that the TA will be pretty
slow to change—for this reason, test for it once a week as detailed
in the “Maintenance and Use of your Endless Pool” instructions
found later in this guide.
2) Balance pH
Ideal reading: 7.5
Acceptable range: 7.4-7.8
Raise with: Sodium Carbonate (pH increaser)
Lower with: Sodium Bisulfate (pH decreaser)
Method of chemical application:
• Measure out and pour your dosage of chemical directly into the
swim current. Afterwards, make sure you wash some water on
the propulsion housing to ensure that no granules are resting on
the benches. Test and apply more chemical as necessary.
Notes:
It is very important to keep the pH within range. If the level is too
low, severe damage can occur to the submerged hydraulic motor
and the pool equipment. If the level is too high, the water can be
prone to “scaling,” when minerals and metals dissolved in the
water will be dropped out of solution and on to the swim spa sur-
faces. Having the pH too high or too low may cause bather dis-
comfort in the form of eye or skin irritation.
* It is important to maintain properly balanced water. Under balanced water can be corrosive or cause scaling, which can damage
the spa components and void any warranties
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