Water may become cloudy for several reasons. The most common are:
(A) High dissolved solids (combination of chemicals,
bacteria, skin particles, sweat, skin moisturizers, shampoo, etc.). Solids
accumulate in your tub water due to heavy bather use or chemical overload over a
period of time. These dissolve and become part of the general water chemistry.
When these dissolved solids become too concentrated, water clarity deteriorates.
The best solution at this point is to drain the tub, clean it and refill with
clean, fresh water.
(B) High PH. High PH in excess of 7.6 can cause water to
cloud. Reduce PH to the proper level of 7.4 to 7.6 with Spa Minus. Attention all
Lithchlor users: Each time you shock with Lithchlor it raises
PH (so keep your eye on the PH reading).
(C) Poor Filtration. Check your filter for proper operation
and rinse in a sink with water once per week. If the filter is dirty, the flow
of water is restricted and efficiency reduced. The filter should soak in a
filter cleaner (in a pail) overnight once per month. Also, program your
filtration cycle to run for 4 to 6 hours per every 12 hour period. If you are
expecting company (ie. Having a Party) be sure to reprogram your cycle to be on
FC or full cycle for a day or so after your get-together.
(D) Chemicals were added too quickly. Chemicals were added
to the water without allowing adequate time to let them dissolve before you
added the next chemical. Be patient. Use your spa start-up sheet that we provide
and also your daily and weekly procedure sheet for durations between adding
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3. Colored water:
(A) High PH..... PH that is too high may irritate skin and
eyes. Correct by adding SPA MINUS and bring PH down to 7.5
(B) Low PH...... PH that is too low may also be irritating
to your skin and eyes. Have total alkalinity checked first by Pools by Angelo.
If Total Alkalinity is in range (80 -120 ppm) then raise PH by adding SPA
PLUS to increase PH to 7.5
(C) Chlorine. Chlorine combines with nitrogen from body
wastes, oils, etc. to form chloramines. These cause the familiar chlorine odour
and irritations. When the water smells of chemical, odds are that your spa
actually needs to be super-chlorinated, thus killing any bacteria that may be
producing in your water. Use LITHCHLOR per label recommendations
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5.
Foaming
Scaling is common. These rough, hard deposits can clog or coat circulation
lines, heater pipes, heater elements and filter lines. This restricts water flow
and may cause severe, expensive damage to parts and equipment. Scale is usually
the result of undissolved calcium which precipitates and becomes calcium
carbonate when PH is too high. To prevent, maintain your 7.5 PH and total
alkalinity at 80-120 ppm. Add ELIMINATE 2 weekly.
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8.
Surface Stain and Discoloration
(A) Sanitizing demand not met. The hot tub water, especially
during times of heavy use, becomes contaminated with bacteria, organic matter
and oils, etc. These use chlorine and bromine as they are oxidized and until
this demand is satisfied no sanitizer residue is left. DO
NOT use your spa while sanitizer levels are below the
recommended levels (chlorine 3-5 ppm or bromine 4-6 ppm)
(B) Test Kit reagents may be non-effective. These should be
replaced each year. High sanitizer levels can bleach the color out of the
reagents, making it appear that no sanitizer is present when there could be
excess. Excess sanitizer can make the PH test to go purple. To correct, circulate
the water.
(C) Algae consumes sanitizers quickly and may account for
heavy demand. ^ Top
10.
Too Much Sanitizer
