Hot Tub Maintenance Instructions

Depending on the sanitization system you are using, here are some quick and easy maintenance sheets for your hot tub.

Spa Marvel Weekly Maintenance

Spa Marvel steps:

  1. Take out filter, add Spa Marvel cleanser.
  2. Let Spa Marvel cleanser circulate for one cycle with jets on high.
  3. Let circulate for 24 hours.
  4. Drain and clean spa. Fill back up.
  5. Before adding spa marvel conditioner, GET YOUR WATER TESTED!
  6. Put filter back in spa.
  7. When water is balanced, add Spa Marvel conditioner to spa. Tip: Mark on calendar!
  8. Depending on use every other time you use tub put one large scoop of Spa Shock and leave cover open for 5 minutes.

Other instructions:

  1. When shocking your spa you must use SPA SHOCK! Not Spa Chlor.
  2. Add Spa Marvel conditioner every 3 months.
  3. Drain spa and refill every 6 months, Spa Marvel cleanser does not have to be added each time. (Add every 1–1½ years.)
  4. If alkalinity is too low add Spa Buffer. If alkalinity is too high add pH Down. Always correct alkalinity before fixing pH.
  5. If pH is too high add pH Down start with about 20g and re-test to see if you need more. If pH is too low run the jets the pH will rise naturally.
  6. Once a month rinse out filter with the hose. Every 3 or 4 months when you empty the tub soak the filter in 10L of water and 2 caps of Spa Marvel cleaner overnight, make sure to rinse out the filter thoroughly the next morning.

Always remember cover off when adding chemicals!

Weekly Hot Tub Maintenance
  1. Fill bromine floater with tablets, set it at 5 as a starting point. If bromine is too low, turn floater up. If it’s too high, turn it down. This is really going to depend on the amount of use your tub gets.
  2. Spa Chlor or Spa Shock — put 3 scoops in on a fresh fill and 2 scoops weekly. After heavy use put 1 or 2 scoops in when you get out. Always run tub with lid off for 10 or 15 minutes after every shock so that it can burn off, otherwise it could eat away at your cover.
  3. Spa Glo is a water conditioner that helps to stop calcium build up and keep your water looking crystal clear. Put 10 capfuls on a fresh fill and 5 capfuls weekly.
  4. Spa Perfect is another water conditioner. It helps to break down natural enzymes such as skin and body oils. This helps make your filter work harder for you. Put in 50ml weekly.
  5. If alkalinity is too low add Spa Buffer. If alkalinity is too high add pH Down. Always correct alkalinity before fixing pH.
  6. If pH is too high, add pH Down. Start with about 20g and re-test to see if you need more. If pH is too low, run the jets and the pH will rise naturally.
  7. Once a month, rinse out filter with the hose. Every 3 or 4 months when you empty the tub, soak the filter with Filter Nu solution overnight, make sure to rinse out the filter really good the next morning.

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