2010 Portable SpaLTR20101000, Rev. CClear Water Planwww.calspas.com24Clear Water PlanThis section is intended for new spa owners withno experience with water chemistry. Everyone’s ex-perience with maintaining water quality is different,but there are some general concepts you need toknow.Water maintenance is not difficult, although it re-quires regular attention. The most important thingto understand about taking care of your spa water isthat preventive action is much easier than correctingwater quality issues.FiltrationIng et augait alit esto dolut dio doleniam quat am vel etuevendiam quis duip ea ating et utem quam, sendit, velesequi-sit am dunt niscil ilit alit nonumsan utatin utat num volorerilin ut pratie dionull umsandio consed dolumsandit at. 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Rat, consequi tinimilisi bla feuis euguerc ilisi.Em verit iliqui endiam nulluptat lamcore minibh elestio num-sandip eraesectem diatio ercing ea cortis delissed duntutpatisi.Ut vel ut wis atis nonullut augiam augait lore dolore erci te eaconsequat.Met prate er sit dolor iriureetuer si. Feummy nullamcoremagna ad dio er sequamconum nis eu feugiamet, vent etwisis ero dolore dip exeraestie estie vel inisci elisl ut diat, consaut alit lut lore tin hent adiam iustrud molor sustis essit wis-cilit wisi.FiltrationRegularityChemicalBalanceSa n i t a t ionYour KeyTo ClearWaterRegularityClear water requires regular maintenance.Establish a routine based on a regularschedule for your spa water maintenance.Maintaining your water quality helps the en-joyment of your spa and extends your spa’slife by preventing damage from neglect andchemical abuse.See page 30 for the sched-ule of recommended main-tenance.SanitationSanitizers kill bacteria andviruses and keep the waterclean. A low sanitizer levelwill allow microbes to growquickly in the spa water.We recommend using either chlorine orbromine as your sanitizer.Spa owners with a Cal Zone 2000 ozonatoror a Cal Clarity bromine generator also needto add sanitizer, although their requirementsare different.See page 26 for learn how to use sanitizer.FiltrationCleaning your filter regularly is the easiestand most effective single thing you can doto keep your water clear.A clogged or dirty filter will cause the heaterand pump to work harder than they needto, possibly causing them to fail.The spa’s heating system will only functionwith the proper amountof water flow through thesystem.See page 28 for filtercleaning instructions.Chemical BalanceYou will need to test andadjust the chemical balanceof your spa water. Althoughthis is not difficult, it needsto be done regularly.Depending on your choice of sanitizer, youneed to test the level of calcium hardness,total alkalinity, and pH. Spa owners witha Cal Clarity bromine generator alsoneed to check total dissolved solids andphosphates.See page 26 for learn how to balance yourspa water.Contents of this section:Testing and Adjusting Spa WaterSanitationFiltrationBather LoadStarting the Spa with Fresh WaterMaintenance ScheduleCal Zone Quest OzonatorCal Clarity Bromine GeneratorTroubleshooting Water Clarity ProblemsThe Key to Clear WaterExcellent water quality is a simple matter of four things: