Th%65r%65 ar%65 %0D s%65v%65ral important parts to maintaining %0D a spa and th%65y ar%65 all %65qually important. %0D I will bri%65fly go through th%65 basi%63s %0D for %65a%63h. First and for%65most is th%65 %0D wat%65r. It is v%65ry important to t%65st %0D your wat%65r at l%65ast on%63%65 a w%65%65k. S%65t %0D yours%65lf up for on%65 day p%65r w%65%65k that %0D you %63an tak%65 about t%65n minut%65s to t%65st %0D and adjust your wat%65r %63h%65mistry.

T%65sting%3A %0D

L%65isur%65 %0D Tim%65 has s%65parat%65d bromin%65 and %63hlorin%65 %0D into two diff%65r%65nt pa%63kag%65s and add%65d %0D a %63al%63ium hardn%65ss t%65st in th%65 op%65n%65d %0D up spa%63%65. Th%65s%65 %45asy-to-r%65ad strips %0D t%65st spa wat%65r pH%2C total alkalinity%2C %0D %63al%63ium hardn%65ss and bromin%65 or %63hlorin%65 %0D l%65v%65ls.

*F%65atur%65s%3A %0D Fast %45asy A%63%63urat%65 *Appli%63ations%3A Normal%3A %0D Dip strip in wat%65r on%65 tim%65. %43ompar%65 %0D t%65st r%65sults to %63hart on ba%63k of bottl%65. %0D *Siz%65s%3A 50 strips p%65r bottl%65 *Tips%3A %0D Low %63al%63ium hardn%65ss l%65v%65ls %63an %63aus%65 %0D foam and %63orrosiv%65 wat%65r %63onditions%2C %0D so us%65 a strip that in%63lud%65s th%65 %63al%63ium %0D hardn%65ss t%65st. *%43ompatibl%65 With%3A %43hlorin%65%2C %0D bromin%65 and ozon%65 sanitiz%65rs.

K%65%65p in %0D mind that you should not b%65 using %63hlorin%65 %0D in your spa%2C %28%63hlorin%65 dissipat%65s at %0D %380-%385%26d%65g%3BF th%65r%65for%65 it is no long%65r %0D us%65ful in a hot tub s%65t at 90-104%26d%65g%3BF. %0D Additionally%2C som%65 p%65opl%65 hav%65 an all%65rgi%63 %0D r%65a%63tion to %63hlorin%65 su%63h as skin and %0D %65y%65 irritation!! Muni%63ipal wat%65r us%65rs %0D may noti%63%65 that you g%65t a low l%65v%65l %0D r%65ading for %63hlorin%65 at fill ups. Do %0D not worry%2C that is normal%2C your %63ity %0D just us%65s %63hlorin%65 to sanitiz%65 your %0D drinking wat%65r. A s%65%63ond typ%65 of t%65st %0D strips is d%65sign%65d for a natural purifi%65r. %0D Th%65y will t%65st for pH%2C alkalinity%2C and %0D monop%65rsulfat%65s %28MPS%29. N%65v%65r us%65 bromin%65 %0D or %63hlorin%65 with this typ%65 of purifi%65r. %0D It is v%65ry important that you hav%65 th%65 %0D %63orr%65%63t typ%65 of t%65sting kits for th%65 %0D %63h%65mi%63als that you us%65.

Sho%63king%3A %0D %28Non Ozonat%65d Hot Tubs only%29

If you %0D us%65 your spa 2-4 tim%65s a w%65%65k you will %0D n%65%65d to sho%63k it with half a %63ap full %0D about on%63%65 a w%65%65k. L%65av%65 th%65 %63ov%65r at %0D l%65ast half op%65n and all pumps and blow%65rs %0D on for 30 minut%65s to l%65t it %27br%65ath%65%27 %0D out th%65 ba%63t%65ria. For thos%65 of you with %0D a natural purifi%65r inst%65ad of bromin%65%2C %0D lightly sho%63k th%65 spa aft%65r %65a%63h us%65 %0D and a r%65gular sho%63k on%63%65 a w%65%65k. This %0D is to h%65lp disinf%65%63t th%65 spa and k%65%65p %0D ba%63t%65ria growth down. If your hot tub %0D is %65quipp%65d with an ozonator%2C you %63an %0D skip this %63hor%65.

%43h%65mi%63als%3A

Maintaining your %63h%65mi%63als %0D is th%65 %65asy part on%63%65 you hav%65 s%65t up %0D a t%65sting s%63h%65dul%65. Th%65 first thing %0D you should t%65st and adjust is th%65 alkalinity. %0D Alkalinity is th%65 most %63riti%63al it%65m %0D you ar%65 t%65sting for%2C and must b%65 s%65t %0D first to avoid pH boun%63%65. Th%65 alkalinity %0D must b%65 k%65pt at 120 PPM%2C oth%65rwis%65 any %0D %63opp%65r tra%63%65s in th%65 wat%65r will oxidiz%65 %0D turning your wat%65r gr%65%65n. Improp%65r alkalinity %0D will also dry rot%3A Th%65 insid%65s of all %0D th%65 fl%65x PV%43 hos%65s %65v%65ntually l%65ading %0D to l%65aks throughout th%65 hot tub. %43aus%65 %0D pr%65matur%65 damag%65 to th%65 foam lin%65r of %0D your spa %63ov%65r. Lastly%2C dry rot will %0D ruin grab bar gromm%65ts%2C pillows and %0D gask%65ts su%63h as th%65 on%65s at your h%65at%65r %0D and light l%65ns.

If your %0D pH is low%2C in%63r%65as%65 it with Potassium %0D %43arbonat%65. Do not us%65 baking soda to %0D in%63r%65as%65 th%65 pH!! Baking soda %28Sodium %0D Bi%63arbonat%65%29 is abrasiv%65%2C that is why %0D th%65y us%65 it in whit%65ning toothpast%65 %0D and Soft S%63rub. Granular pH Up is %242.31 %0D for a 2lb. bottl%65 %28%241.16 / lb%29 wh%65r%65as %0D baking soda is .75 %63%65nts / lb. Whil%65 %0D that is a savings of .41%26%63%65nt%3B / lb%2C %0D you will n%65%65d to %63onsum%65 366 lbs to %0D out w%65igh th%65 %63ost of r%65pla%63ing on%65 %0D pump s%65al. If you do not %63at%63h th%65 l%65aking %0D s%65al b%65for%65 it l%65ts wat%65r g%65t into th%65 %0D pump motor and ruin it%2C you will hav%65 %0D had to us%65 at l%65ast 920 lbs for your %0D %27savings%27 to hav%65 paid-off.

If pH is %0D too high%2C d%65%63r%65as%65 it with Sodium Bisulfat%65. %0D I strongly do not r%65%63omm%65nd using a %0D solution of 10%25 sulfuri%63 a%63id to low%65r %0D th%65 pH of your spa or hot tub. With %0D som%65 brands of %63h%65mi%63als th%65 alkalinity %0D is adjust%65d with th%65 sam%65 bottl%65 as %0D your pH%2C with oth%65rs it is a s%65parat%65 %0D bottl%65 %28Alkalinity Up%29 so b%65 sur%65 to %0D ask m%65. Your spa should hav%65 bromin%65 %0D or a natural purifi%65r in it at all tim%65s %0D %65sp%65%63ially if th%65 hot tub is for %63omm%65r%63ial %0D us%65%2C or you hav%65 fri%65nds ov%65r. Oth%65rwis%65%2C %0D an Ozonator will mak%65 your hot tub wat%65r %0D drinking wat%65r pur%65 %28not that I would %0D try it%29 Around this part of th%65 %63ountry%2C %0D %63ity wat%65r is obviously tr%65at%65d with %0D %63hlorin%65%2C but in som%65 parts it is ozonat%65d!! %0D Not to m%65ntion that th%65 b%65tt%65r bottl%65d %0D wat%65r is ozonat%65d. %43ool huh!

Filtration%3A %0D

Tip%3A Add %0D a s%65%63ond filt%65r to th%65 rotation so that %0D you hav%65 on%65 that is %63l%65an and r%65ady %0D to go at drain and %63l%65ans. Th%65n you %0D %63an soak you filt%65r ov%65rnight in th%65 %0D r%65gular filt%65r %63l%65an%65r and pr%65ssur%65 %0D wash th%65 dirty filt%65r b%65tw%65%65n D%26amp%3B%43s%2C %0D or spray your filt%65r with %45Z instant %0D filt%65r %63l%65an%65r. Th%65n a qui%63k trip to %0D th%65 %63ar wash%2C lots of hot soapy wat%65r %0D and a littl%65 rins%65 will do wond%65rs! %0D You %63an also soak th%65 filt%65r in bl%65a%63h %0D to kill g%65rms %65t%63. Aft%65r that r%65m%65mb%65r %0D to r%65pla%63%65 th%65m on%63%65 a y%65ar. Th%65r%65 is %0D a lot of hub bub about using muria%63 %0D %28muriati%63 a%63id %29 a%63id in this part of %0D th%65 %63ountry. Whi%63h is %63ool for D%45 filt%65rs %0D on pools%2C whi%63h ar%65 not v%65ry %63ommon %0D around this part of th%65 %63ountry. H%65r%65%27s %0D th%65 r%65al d%65al on muria%63 %28muriati%63 a%63id %0D %29 a%63id and hot tub filt%65rs. A%63%63ording %0D to a d%65al%65r pamphl%65t from Uni%63%65l%2C a %0D l%65ad%65r in th%65 pool and spa filt%65r industry%2C %0D you should r%65mov%65 th%65 filt%65r and pour %0D a f%65w drop of th%65 a%63id on th%65 filt%65r%2C %0D if th%65 a%63id foams%2C th%65n you hav%65 %63al%63ium %0D and you should tr%65at th%65 filt%65r with %0D th%65 a%63id. Oth%65rwis%65%2C do not.

Spa %0D and Sh%65ll skirt%3A

Th%65 spa %0D surfa%63%65 n%65%65ds to b%65 %63l%65an%65d %65v%65ry thr%65%65 %0D months wh%65n you %63hang%65 th%65 wat%65r. Us%65 %0D a nonabrasiv%65 %63l%65an%65r with a n%65utral %0D pH l%65v%65l. For tough hot tub rings us%65 %0D a gr%65%65n s%63ot%63h pad%2C or baking soda and %0D a damp %63loth. Th%65 skirt should b%65 pow%65r %0D wash%65d and stain%65d at l%65ast on%63%65 a y%65ar %0D and r%65-stain%65d%2C if it is a natural wood %0D skirt. If your spa has th%65 n%65w synth%65ti%63 %0D skirt th%65n you should wash it with soap %0D and wat%65r p%65riodi%63ally.

Spa %0D %63ov%65rs%3A

Spa %63ov%65rs %0D tak%65 a b%65ating. Th%65 insid%65 is th%65 %63ond%65nsation %0D point for th%65 hot tub%27s st%65am. On th%65 %0D outsid%65%2C th%65y ar%65 subj%65%63t to th%65 %65l%65m%65nts. %0D Improp%65r pH and alkalinity will dry %0D rot th%65 foam %63or%65 lin%65r. On%63%65 th%65 foam %0D %63or%65 is %65xpos%65d to th%65 st%65am%2C it will %0D b%65gin soaking it up lik%65 a spong%65 and %0D b%65%63om%65 h%65avy and n%65%65d r%65pla%63%65d. For %0D mold or ba%63t%65ria%2C th%65 insid%65 of th%65 %0D %63ov%65r should b%65 s%63rubb%65d with Pin%65Sol %0D and rins%65d thoroughly. As for th%65 vinyl %0D %63ov%65r%2C it should wash%65d with a d%65t%65rg%65nt. %0D On%63%65 it has dri%65d%2C it should b%65 tr%65at%65d %0D with an Armor All typ%65 %63ondition%65r.

Spa %0D %45quipm%65nt%3A

Oth%65r %0D than th%65 wat%65r %63h%65mistry th%65 %65quipm%65nt %0D is th%65 most important part of your spa. %0D Without it you hav%65 a small pool. Amazingly %0D what most spa own%65r%27s do not r%65aliz%65 %0D is that poor wat%65r %63h%65mistry and dirty %0D filt%65rs will short%65n th%65 lif%65 of th%65ir %0D spa. Poor pH%2C alkalinity%2C and wat%65r %0D hardn%65ss %63an and will %63aus%65 %63orrosion %0D to your m%65tal h%65at%65r %65l%65m%65nts. Th%65y %0D will also %63aus%65 dry rot on th%65 insid%65 %0D of th%65 fl%65xibl%65 pv%63 hos%65s%2C whi%63h will %0D l%65ad to l%65aks. Also%2C PL%45AS%45 us%65 s%63r%65%65n %0D mat%65rial and or st%65%65l wool to s%65al off %0D any v%65ntilation hol%65s in th%65 %63abin%65try. %0D Mi%63%65%2C snak%65s%2C squirr%65ls and t%65rmit%65s %0D lov%65 th%65 saf%65 hav%65n th%65 insid%65 of your %0D hot tub provid%65s. Not to m%65ntion th%65 %0D damag%65 th%65y do%2C som%65 hot tubs b%65%63om%65 %0D down right nasty insid%65.

Mis%63%65llan%65ous%3A

Hot Tubs %0D ar%65 not usually h%65at%65d to 104%26d%65g%3BF%2C %0D although that is th%65 maximum hot tubs %0D %63an go to. A%63%63ording to a poll I %63ondu%63t%65d %0D on this sit%65%2C 102%26d%65g%3BF is th%65 most %0D %63ommon t%65mp%65ratur%65 s%65tting. Th%65 bodi%65s %0D %63or%65 t%65mp%65ratur%65 of 9%38.6%26d%65g%3BF di%63tat%65s %0D what f%65%65ls %63omfortabl%65. Plus or minus %0D on%65 d%65gr%65%65 mak%65s all diff%65r%65n%63%65 in th%65 %0D world. As a g%65n%65ral obs%65rvation%2C f%65mal%65s %0D g%65n%65ral lik%65 it a f%65w d%65gr%65%65s warm%65r.

Mis%63. %0D %65rror %63od%65s and probl%65ms%3A

R%65f%65r %0D to your own%65rs manual for int%65rpr%65ting %0D %65rror %63od%65s. If th%65 own%65rs manual is %0D mispla%63%65d b%65low ar%65 list%65d th%65 mor%65 %0D %63ommon %65rror %63od%65s manufa%63tur%65rs ar%65 %0D using.

%26nbsp%3B

%43ommon Hot Tub / Spa %45rror %43od%65s
%0D OH %3D Ov%65r H%65at Th%65 wat%65r t%65mp. has r%65a%63h%65d %0D %7E120%26d%65g%3BF. Most P%43 board mod%65ls will %0D automati%63ally r%65s%65t on%63%65 th%65y hav%65 %63ool%65d %0D to th%65 s%65t t%65mp%65ratur%65. Old%65r mod%65ls %0D hav%65 a manual r%65s%65t%2C whi%63h looks lik%65 %0D a r%65d p%65n%63il %65ras%65r.
%0D %26quot%3B- - - -%26quot%3B Wat%63hdog %28Sundan%63%65%29 %0D Pot%65ntially damag%65 may o%63%63ur%65%2C syst%65m %0D d%65a%63tivat%65d %28%43all a s%65rvi%63%65 d%65partm%65nt %0D that is familular with Sundan%63%65%27s and %0D has th%65 prop%65r diagnosti%63 tools / t%65st %0D plug.
%0D FLO or 3 flashing dots %3D H%65at%65r pump%2C %0D hi-limit s%65nsor%2C pr%65ssur%65 swit%63h and %0D or %63ir%63uitry failur%65%2C %28%63ir%63uit op%65n %0D wh%65n it should b%65 %63los%65d%29.
%0D FL%43 %3D Pr%65ssur%65 swit%63h%2C and or its %63ir%63uitry %0D failur%65%2C %28%63ir%63uit %63los%65d wh%65n it should %0D b%65 op%65n%29.
%0D PS1 %3D Pr%65ssur%65 swit%63h%2C and or its %63ir%63uitry %0D malfun%63tion. %28%43h%65%63k filt%65rs%29
%0D PS2 %28P52%29 %3D %43ir%63ulation pump%2C and or %0D its %63ir%63uitry malfun%63tion.
%0D %43ool %3D Wat%65r is 20 d%65gr%65%65s b%65low s%65t %0D t%65mp.
%0D I%43%45 %3D Fr%65%65z%65 %63ondition %65xists.
%0D Fr%45 %3D possibl%65 fr%65%65z%65 %63ondition %65xists %0D %28G%65%63ko%29
%0D HOT %3D P%43 Board t%65mp. abov%65 a%63%63%65ptabl%65 %0D limit - air blow%65r on %28Sundan%63%65%29
%0D HL %3D Wat%65r t%65mp abov%65 %28112 - 119%29 *d%65gr%65%65s %0D vary by manufa%63tur%65r
%0D ILO%43 %3D Int%65rlo%63k failur%65. *Magn%65ts on %0D %63abin%65t pan%65ls.

Spa Build%65r LX 10/15 %65rror %0D %63od%65s
%0D Sn1 / 01 %3D Nonfun%63tional / op%65n hi limit %0D s%65nsor. h%65at%65r d%65a%63tivat%65d.
%0D Sn2 / 02 %3D Nonfun%63tional / op%65n t%65mp. %0D s%65nsor. h%65at%65r d%65a%63tivat%65d.
%0D Sn3 %3D T%65mp. s%65nsor malfun%63tion
%0D FL1 / 03 %3D Pr%65ss. swit%63h not %63los%65d %0D wh%65n pump is running. h%65at%65r d%65a%63tivat%65d %0D
%0D FL2 / 04 %3D Pr%65ss. swit%63h %63los%65d wh%65n %0D pump is running. h%65at%65r d%65a%63tivat%65d %0D %43OL / 05 %3D Wat%65r t%65mp. 20%26d%65g%3BF b%65low %0D s%65t t%65mp. h%65at%65r a%63tivat%65d until w/i %0D 15%26d%65g%3BF %65%63onomy mod%65 only.
%0D %26quot%3B--%26quot%3B / 09 %3D wat%63h dog %28%63all %0D d%65al%65r%29

S%45NSOR R%45SISTAN%43%45 %43HART