foaming
P: High concentration of body oils, lotions or soaps, as well as excessive or-
ganics.
S: Use Vessel Defoamer and adjust pH and sanitizer as needed.
Scum Line in Vessel
P: Body oils and dirt.
S: Use Glove Sponge to clean the vessel. Test and adjust the sanitizer and pH
if necessary. Increase the clean up cycle.
no Sanitizer reading
P: Sanitizer level is too low.
S: Shock and/or adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine until the sanitizer registers in the
recommended range.
P: Test strip remains “white” even after sanitizer has been added.
S: Sanitizer level could be extremely high. It can bleach the reagents on the
test strip and give a false reading. Remove vessel cover and activate jets
and air control. Allow jets to run for 30 minutes. Test water to see if desired
level has been reached. Adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine to reduce bromine level.
high Sanitizer reading
P: Too much chlorine or bromine added or dispensed into the vessel.
S: Remove vessel cover and activate jets and air control. Allow jets to run for
30 minutes. Test water to see if desired level has been reached. Adjust Spa
Frog
®
bromine to reduce bromine level.
eye or Skin Irritation
P: Contaminants or excessive amount of chloramines/bromamines in water.
S: Treat water with Spa Shock. Adjust sanitizer level.
P: pH is low.
S: Adjust as needed.
Corrosion of metal
P: Low pH.
S: Adjust pH with pH and Alkalinity Increase.
Green water/algae
P: Low sanitizer level or high pH.
S: Adjust pH, shock and/or adjust Spa Frog
®
bromine as necessary.
erratic ph
P: Alkalinity and/or calcium hardness are too low causing pH “bounce”.
S: Test and adjust alkalinity and/or calcium hardness to bring them into the
ideal range.
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®
atv care & enjoyment guide
