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Spa & Hot tub Care, Tips, Information
Spa Start-Up - Chlorine & Bromine
Chlorinated Spa Start-Up (first time or upon drain/refill)

Special note:  If your spa has been operational or NOT operational for any period of time, we strongly recommend treating the spa FIRST with a spa plumbing cleaner such as product such as Spa Purge or Swirl Away or AquaFinesse Spa Clean Tablet or Spa System Flush or SpaBoss Whirlpool Rinse  to attack & remove the biofilm..  Cleaning the plumbing lines gets rid of stuff hiding in those concealed places where bacteria & problems hide & breed.  For more information about bio-films, please read this information.

  1. Fill spa or hot tub with water.  Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Stain & Scale Control per 300 gallons of spa water.

  2. Once filled, start your equipment following the manufacturer's instructions.

  3. Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Water Clarifier per 300 gallons.  Circulate for about 5 minutes.

  4. Using a BioGuard®/SpaGuard® 4 way Test Strip, test for Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness & pH.

  5. Balance the Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness & pH of the spa water.**

  6. Apply SpaGuard® Chlorinating Concentrate according to label instructions.  Establish a proper chlorine residual of 1.0 to 3.0 ppm chlorine.

  7. Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Natural Spa Enzyme per 100 gallons of spa water.

Brominated Spa Start-Up (first time or upon drain/refill)

  1. Fill spa or hot tub with water.  Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Stain & Scale Control per 300 gallons of spa water.

  2. Once filled, start your equipment following the manufacturer's instructions.

  3. Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Water Clarifier per 300 gallons.  Circulate for about 5 minutes.

  4. Using a BioGuard®/SpaGuard® 4 way Test Strip, test for Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness & pH.

  5. Balance the Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness & pH of the spa water.**

  6. Apply SpaGuard® Brominating Concentrate OR Chlorinating Concentrate according to label instructions.  Establish a proper residual of 3.0 to 6.0 ppm Bromine.

  7. Add 1.0 oz. SpaGuard® Natural Spa Enzyme per 100 gallons of spa water.

  8. In a Bromine Floater, float about 1 tablet per 100 gallons of spa water.  OR maintain with Brominating Concentrate.

** Special Note:
If using SpaGuard® Spa Sentry, DO NOT balance the Calcium Hardness.  Spa Sentry will take care of this.  Also, DO NOT turn on the spa or hot tub's heater until the water has cleared through filtration or add Spa Sentry AFTER the water has reached its normal operating temperature.

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