Hot Tub & Spa Maintenance Products
When it comes to spa care, the brand name to remember is
BioGuard®, which we carry with great pride. Every spa has somewhat different
maintenance requirements, but BioGuard's SpaGuard® line helps ensure that
maintenance is never a chore.
SpaGuard has a full line of spa care products for whatever sanitizing program you prefer.
There’s a complete variety of spa care
products to support both chlorine and bromine programs.
SpaGuard offers sanitizers, oxidizers, balancers, accessories,
and Moments®,
all formulated for maximum performance and value. As a family of quality spa
care products, the products work superbly on their own or in spas which use
pre-installed devices such as ozonators.
SoftSoak
Products
SoftSoak
products are
especially formulated to work with our new non-bromine, non-chlorine spa program.
There’s a SoftSoak sanitizer, oxidizer, and accessories specifically for this
program. There are also someSpaGuard products that are compatible with the SoftSoak system.
Consult North Shore Pool & Spa for more information prior to using other
spa care products.
Spa Care & Maintenance Guide
People ask us what they'll be expected to do to maintain their new spa, so with the help of BioGuard, we put together this brief primer. We also look forward to discussing it with you in our store, where you'll find we're highly knowledgeable and friendly. Your spa manufacturer and supplies manufacturers have done a great deal to simplify maintenance so you spend more time enjoying your spa and less time maintaining it.
Following these procedures will keep your spa water protected from bacteria and keep it clear and comfortable whenever you use the spa:
Circulation
If you run your spa circulation system every day, your built-in filter will trap suspended particles and take them out of the water that's in the spa. Coupled with the BioGuard SpaGuard® products North Shore Pool and Spa sells to all its spa customers, the filter will eliminate undesirable compounds and help prevent problems.
Filtration
A properly operating filter prevents most spa problems by capturing the hair, oils and cosmetics that wash off in the spa. We'll be glad to advise you on how often you will need to clean the filter, which takes less than five minutes. You can reuse the filter several times: we'll give you a schedule based on your use of the spa. We suggest a weekly SpaGuard Water Clarifier treatment to join together particles that are too small to be captured in the so they can be captured and removed.
Cleaning
Regular cleaning of the spa surfaces is easy and fast. We recommend that you regularly clean the oily ring that forms at the waterline using SpaGuard Surface Cleaner. You can reduce your cleaning schedule and extend your filter's useful life with SpaGuard Natural Spa Enzyme, which digests most oils and eliminates them from the water.
Draining and Refilling
From time to time you'll want to drain the water after it has absorbed and dissolved minerals and chemicals and other soluble material. There's a simple test we can perform for you to help you determine if it's time to change the water, but there's also a simple formula we recommend to help you time for draining and refilling:
Spa Gallons divided by Daily Bathers divided by 3 = Days Between Draining
For example: ( (300 gallons / 2 bathers per day) / 3 ) = 50 days
Once you've drained the spa, you'll clean the spa surfaces with SpaGuard Surface Cleaner, restore its shine with Spa Polish and then refill the spa with fresh water.
Testing
We suggest that you test for two major elements in your water -- bromine and chlorine -- using very fast and simple BioGuard SpaGuard Four-way Test Strips. Based on your readings you can add SpaGuard products that will keep your water clear and safe all the time. At North Shore Pool & Spa, we recommend you bring us a water sample every four to six weeks for a more complete analysis, including alkalinity, calcium hardness, iron, copper, manganese and total dissolved solids. Based on the results, we'll recommend SpaGuard products like Calcium Hardness Increaser, SpaGuard PH Increaser or PH Decreaser that will keep your spa looking and feeling great.
The Winter Pool Checklist
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| Call North Shore Pool & Spa for a Winter Pool Check Up |
Don't forget ... if you have a Loop Loc
safety cover..it's time to give it a winter boost and adjust your water level!
Come
in today and get your booster kit.
If
you would like us to do your check up for you please call us and schedule a WINTER POOL CHECK UP!
If you would prefer to Do-It-Yourself here is a helpful winter checklist for your swimming pool:
- The first step is to make sure your water chemistry is balanced. You should make sure that your pH, Total Alkalinity, and Calcium Hardness are all balanced. By balancing your water chemistry you are protecting the surface of the pool from staining and etching.
- Adding a winterizing chemical kit to your water will help keep it blue and clear for the next season. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions for the kit.
- Do not use a floater that contains a strong oxidizer (chlorine or bromine) as the floater will stick against the wall and stain and/or bleach your wall, especially a vinyl liner. For the same reasons DO NOT throw chlorine or bromine tablets into the pool. They will sink to the bottom and damage your pool's surface.
- When water freezes, it expands. This can cause great damage to your pool, pool plumbing, and its filter system. If you are closing up your pool for the winter, you should always take precautions to protect from freeze damage no matter where you live. You can never be sure that it will not drop below freezing, even in the Sun Belt.
- The next step is to lower the water below the mouth of your skimmer(s). This will get the water out of the throat of the skimmer which can be easily damaged if water were to freeze there.
- Another option for vinyl liner pools is to put an Aquador over the mouth of the skimmer. This is a plastic dam which holds out the water from the skimmer, allowing you to leave the water level up for the winter. This will help in supporting your cover and also help keep the liner from "floating" if the winter is your rainy season. Sorry, they have not invented a similar device for concrete pools yet.
- Blow out the water from your plumbing lines. You can do this using a shop vac. Use the discharge of the shop vac to blow water out of each line from the filter system. As the water is purged from each line, you will need to put a plug in the lines at the pool end. Some fittings will allow for a threaded plug, which is best. Be sure to use a plug with a rubber gasket or "O" ring to make a seal, or the water may fill the line back up. If your fittings are not threaded, then use a rubber freeze plug.
- In the skimmer(s) you should use a Gizzmo to seal the line. This device is a hollow tube which will collapse if water should get into the skimmer and freeze. Be sure to put Teflon tape on the threads of the Gizzmo to make a seal and to ease removal in the spring. It is usually impractical to put a plug in the main drain if you have one, but its extreme depth will normally protect it from freezing.
- You should cover your pool to keep out the debris. The type of cover you use will depend upon several factors.
- The final step? You must drain all the water from your filter equipment.
- The filter should have a plug at the bottom that will allow it to drain.
- Be sure to open the air relief valve on top if you have one.
- Put the multiport valve in the closed or "winterize" position and remove the pressure gauge.
- Drain the pump. There may be two plugs to remove here.
- After draining the pump, turn it on for a brief second to get the water out of the veins of the impeller. Do not run the pump more than a second or two because you can burn out the seal very quickly.
- You should have let the chemicals (chlorine/bromine tablets) run out of your feeder so that no chemicals are left in it. Leaving chemicals in your feeder over the winter can cause damage to it and other equipment.
- You will now be able to drain your chemical feeder and automatic cleaner pump, heater, and any other filter equipment that has water in it.
- If you put all the plugs that you have removed into the pump strainer basket, they will be easily found in the spring.
- It is a good idea to take the pressure gauge inside for the winter because water collects in its tube which can freeze and cause breakage.
- Do not put the plugs back on the equipment. If equipment should get water in it, the plugs will prevent proper drainage.
HEAT UP with North Shore Pool & Spa!
Hot Tub Choices To Fit Your Lifestyle
As you consider hot tub design, some proprietary Caldera Spa features you'll love include:
- Like a personal trainer, our Hot Tub Circuit Therapy® works all of your body's major muscle groups for a completely satisfying massage.
- The unique FootRidge® that helps you remain stationary while our powerful hydrotherapy spa jets work their magic.
- The exclusive Atlas® neck-massage system, with its unique pillow design that cradles your neck and head.
- The beautiful SpaGlo® hot tub lighting system sets just the right mood for your spa experience.
- The Acquarella® waterfall arches into the spa with the soothing sound of trickling water.
Spa Care Products, Accessories, Chemicals
There’s a complete variety of spa care products to support both chlorine and bromine programs. SpaGuard offers sanitizers, oxidizers, balancers, accessories, and Moments®, all formulated for maximum performance and value. As a family of quality spa care products, the products work superbly on their own or in spas which use pre-installed devices such as ozonators.
2012 Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend at North Shore Pool & Spa!
Thinking about a new LOOP-LOC pool cover, pool heater, pump, or even a Big Green Egg? There is no better time than Tax Free Weekend (August 11th & 12th) to come to North Shore Pool & Spa and SAVE!
Make your pool closing a little easier with a LOOP-LOC:
Are you spending too much on utilities? Check out our high-efficiency pool heaters and pumps:
Enjoy the ulitmate cooking experience with a Big Gree Egg kamado barbecue cooker:
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