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5. Maintenance
5.1 Wooden structure
In order to guarantee a long lifetime
for your wood, it can be treated with
a special stain. (Contact your sales
department) If you prefer to maintain the
natural effect, you do not need to treat
the wood; the change in colour does not
reduce the quality.
Because of the natural forces in the
wood – as a result of the humidity and
variation in temperature - the wood can
show some cracks and tears after some
time. This is normal: the mechanical
resistance is not reduced.
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5.2 Water
Besides the correct use of the filter unit,
which controls the water treatment, a
couple of other important things need to
be checked on a regular basis.
The pH-value of the pool water needs
to be verified on a regular basis. It is
advised to fill the pool with tap water,
its pH-value normally corresponds better
with the ideal pH-value (between 7,2
and 7,6) than rain water or water from
another source.
Once the pH-value is too high, the water
needs to be treated with a special
product. If you live in an area with ‘hard’
water – high lime content – it is sug-
gested that you fill the pool partially with
‘softened” treated water.
During periods of frequent use, the filter
unit needs to function for several hours
per day on a daily basis. The total amount
of water needs to be filtered at least
once a day.
The water of your pool need to be
treated with special products on a
weekly basis in order to keep it clean and
pure. (Please contact a specialist pool
shop regarding water treatment)
There is a maintenance kit included in
your package. The hand net which is
attached to the telescopic rod serves
to scoop up leaves and impurities from
the water. The brush serves to clean the
sides of the pool. There is also a system
to clean the bottom of the pool: the
vacuum cleaner is attached to the brush
(+ telescopic stick) and is connected to
the skimmer.
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5.3 Technical installation
Check the pump once a year to ensure
good performance.
Normally no maintenance is required for
the filter pump, but the frequent use of
the filter in heavily polluted swimming
pools may cause the axis of the pump
to stall. When this occurs, the following
procedure is advised:
Switch off the power supply.
Set the valve in the closed position.
Close both the ball valves. Detach the
suction and feeding hoses from the
pump. Loosen the screws from the front
filter’s lid. Remove the basket and all dirt.
Replace the basket and close the lid of
the front filter. Make sure that it is well
centred and tightened. Make sure that
there is water in the pump to be able to
start it.
Reconnect the hoses to the pump. Set
the 6-way valve in the filtration position.
Open both ball valves. Switch the motor
on and remove any air from the filter.
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5.4 Hibernation
If your pool is not covered, and you want
to keep the water for the following sea-
son, you should keep the following rules
in mind:
- after the last use of the pool, the resi-
due on the bottom should be removed
and the filter should work for eight
hours to obtain perfectly clean water
- add flocculants and additional treatment
- let the water circulate for at least three
hours to thoroughly mix the additives
- bring the water level to 20cm below
the skimmers
- cover the pool with a winter tarpaulin
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BRINGING THE POOL BACK IN USE AGAIN
- two weeks before use, bring the water
level back to normal (do not remove the
tarpaulin yet). Let the pump run for one
day (without filtration) while adding a
flocculent and additional treatments
- allow to rest for two weeks
- remove the tarpaulin, vacuum the bot-
tom with the pump on waste. Top the
pool up to normal level, in filter for at
least 12 hours
- check the ph-value, chlorine level and
add the necessary treatment
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