Simple Start-Up
To get your spa off to the right start follow this simple procedure.
1. Drain and clean your Spa
As with any disinfection system you should use a plumbing cleaning product product at every water change to remove the bio-film and other deposits from the plumbing and equipment. Flush your spa's jets and pipework thoroughly with a non-foaming pipe cleaner such as Spa Flush, then drain. Clean the inside of the spa shell with Spa Flush or a Spa Surface Cleaner (do not use household detergents), rinse thoroughly and then refill with fresh water.
2. Balance your water
The function of BaquaSpa is not affected by the total alkalinity or the pH of your water, but with any sanitiser system you should make sure that your water is adequately balanced to protect your equipment and ensure that the water remains comfortable to bathe in.
Check the water balance for pH, Total Alkalinity and Calcium Hardness. If your fresh water is outside the ranges shown below you should use adjusters, such as those from the SpaGuard range, to first adjust the total alkalinity and then the pH. and finally the Calcium Hardness:
Total Alkalinity: 80 – 120ppm
pH: 7.2 – 7.8
Calcium Hardness: 200 – 400ppm
3. Clean your filters
Clean your filters using a BaquaSpa compatible filter cleaner. Please note that most powdered filter cleaners are not compatible with BaquaSpa.
4. Add BaquaSpa and Test
1. Add BaquaSpa Waterline Control at the rate of 8ml per 100 litres of spa water.
2. Add BaquaSpa Shock at the rate of 16ml per 100 litres of spa water and circulate for 15 minutes.
3. Add BaquaSpa Sanitiser with Stain and Scale Control at the rate of 5.6ml per 100 litres of spa water and circulate for 15 minutes.
Use Biguanide Test Strips to test the BaquaSpa Sanitizer level. If the level is between 30 and 50 ppm, your spa is ready to use.
