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Spa Care and Maintenance
General Information
Your Saratoga Spa is manufactured from the highest quality, most durable materials available
today.We recommend that a spa maintenance program be followed.The care you take will
ultimately determine how long your spa or its individual components will last.This section
will help you maintain your investment.
Replacing The Water
Proper spa maintenance (regular draining and replacing of spa water according to
these directions along with filter cleaning), proper spa water treatment (water
balance and maintaining correct sanitizer levels), and proper installation (adequate
ventilation) are the keys to ensuring sanitary, healthy spa water.
It is recommended that you completely drain your spa every 45 to 90 days. Normally, after a
period of time the water will become sudsy and harder to maintain and should be replaced.
The NSPI WRI,Water Replacement Interval Formula is as follows:
WRI = .33 X Spa Volume in US Gallons
Average Bathers per Day
Note:
Heavy usage may require more frequent draining.
To Drain Your Spa:
1. Disconnect the spa from the power supply by tripping the GFCI breaker located in the house
breaker panel or at the GFCI disconnect breaker at the spa.
2. Take off the equipment access panel by first removing the screws and then pulling out the access
panel. Locate main drain valve and attach the inlet of a garden hose to the drain valve. Route
garden hose to an appropriate draining area away from the spa to avoid flooding of the
surroundings around the spa.
Note:
Spa water with a high sanitizer level may harm plants and grass.
3. Open the drain valve by turning the knob.The spa will drain by gravitational flow.
4. Saratoga Spas will drain to the lower suction fittings in the footwell of the spa. It may be necessary
to vacuum or sponge up a small amount of the remaining water in the spa.
5. When empty inspect the spa shell and clean as required.
6. Close the drain valve and remove garden hose.
7. Replace or close the equipment access door and replace screws.
8. Refill the spa through the filter compartment BEFORE restoring power.
Important:
Always clean the filter cartridges each time the spa is drained for cleaning.
