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MAAX SPAS PERFORMANCE SERIES
chemical usage, and protects your skin from
chemically induced irritation.
Sanitizing With Ozone
Spas vary in size, and frequency and condi-
tions of use. For this reason you will need
to establish your sanitizing program based
upon your own personal use. When using
ozone, you should start by balancing your
water chemistry as you normally would. A
spa should run and be ozonated a minimum
of six hours per day. If your spa is heavily
used, this run time should be increased. Your
spa produces ozone during the filtration
cycles (See pg. 21).
The amount of a residual sanitizer (chlorine
or bromine) that you maintain in the water
will also vary depending on use. It is recom-
mended that you maintain a residual of
3.0-5.0 ppm. Periodically, and after periods
of heavy use, it is necessary to ‘shock’ your
spa with large amounts of sanitizer.
NOTE: Extra filtration can be provided by
manually starting a clean-up cycle. Turn
Pump 1 on in low speed. The pump will
operate for 4 hours and then automatically
turn off. The heater will also operate during
this period if the controls are set in
Standard mode.
Specialty Chemicals
While ozone may significantly reduce the
usage of specialty chemicals (chlorine and
bromine), it is not a substitute for these
chemicals. All chemicals should continue to
be monitored, especially during periods of
heavy usage and when changing or replen-
ishing the spa water.
Draining Your Spa
NOTE: Always turn the circuit breaker off
when you drain your spa. Do not turn the
spa heater back on until you have full flow
coming from the jets for several minutes.
High concentrations of impurities caused by
water evaporation, body oils, perfumes, and
other contaminants may accumulate in the
spa and cannot be filtered out.
NOTE: It is advisable to drain your spa and
refill it with fresh water every six to eight
weeks or more often, depending on the
amount of use.
All spas are equipped with both external and
internal drains. The external drain is used for
draining the spa. The internal drain(s) are
used to remove water from internal hoses
when Winterizing your spa (See pg. 28) or if
the water is severely contaminated.
NOTE: Use a standard garden hose to direct
the water to an appropriate disposal area.
The
external
drain valve is located at the
base of the spa below the side panel. Remove
the outer black cap and connect a garden
hose to the fitting. Turn the ring on the back
of the valve counter-clockwise until it stops,
then pull out to open the valve. Water will
begin to flow. When flow stops, push in
the valve, turn ring clockwise until it stops,
remove hose and replace the cap.
The
internal
drain hose(s) are located behind
the front access panel. Remove the access
panel screws and the access panel. Locate
the drain hose(s). For each hose drain valve,
remove the cap, attach the garden hose, and
