Hot spas are probably the most difficult type of water to manage. Hot water dramatically increases the propensity to breed bacteria. Add to this, body oils, organic material such as leaves & pollen plus surfactants from bathing suits and you can start to see the problem. These issues and others force spa owners who want clear water to keep their chemical levels at what many in the health industry consider detrimental. "The water may be clear but you would not want to be in it or even near it."

    Many smaller, portable or skirted spas have little or no room to add additional equipment such as our Hydroxyl Radical system unless you go outside the skirt. While you cannot achieve the same quality water as with our Hydroxyl Radical Technology, you can have a more pleasant experience than with traditional chemical treatments if you follow the guideline below.

1. Make sure you start with clean water - Rinse spa and wipe clean. If the spa is very dirty you may need to get a cleaner formulated for your spa's surface. Refill and adjust pH to 7.2-7.6. Pour 1 cup of plain liquid bleach into spa; circulate at 65 - 85 degrees for about one hour.
2. Turn on heater and heat spa to 98-102 degrees; turn on blowers and boosters. This will expel the chlorine from the spa (15 to 20 minutes). If spa is indoors make sure room is open and vented to outdoors.
3. Add a few bromine tablets to floater or feeder and bring bromine level to 1.5 - 2.5 NO HIGHER. Always remove bromine feeder or floater from the water when spa is in use to prevent overdosing. Never run chlorine in a hot water spa as your primary sanitizer - it turns to gas around 96 degrees.
4. Add Gentle Spa as directed.
5. Adjust water to normal balance levels recommended by spa manufacturer and maintain.
6. If you have an Ozone unit make sure that it is not operating while you are in the spa.
7. Foaming in a spa is generally an indication of several possible problems.

                 a. Accidental over dosing of support chemicals - Use defoamer to reduce
                 b. Low sanitizer levels - Shock/Oxidize and raise sanitizer levels
                 c. Surfactants from bathing suits - Use defoamer, if foaming persists drain
                 d. Worn out water has dull appearance- Drain and start fresh.

8. The spa water should be replaced a minimum of every 3 months on a residential, outdoor, low use spa and more frequently for higher volume spas. Many commercial spas are drained and refilled every week or twice a month depending on size and use. Keep spa covered when not in use.
9. Do not substitute other chemicals or brands of products that claim to do the same things as the above products. These products are formulated to work together to give the desired results, substituting inferior products or incompatible products may cause water or skin problems.

Weekly (500 gallon spa) Do Not Overdose:

1. One-half (¹/₂) ounce of ClearviewÔ CV-600 Pool Water Enzyme
2. One (1) ounce of PolyClearÔ 2000 for Spas
3. Add Gentle Spa as directed.

                                    a.   One-half (¹/₂) ounce of Clearview Ô OXYplusÔ nonchlorine oxidizer

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