Zodiac Nature2 Spa User manual

Owner’s Manual EPA Reg. No. 67712-15

EPA Est. No. 67712-CA-001

EQUIPMENT UNDER PRESSURE

• Always turn spa off prior to installing or changing Nature2

Spa. Your spa system is operated under pressure and the

pressure must be released before you begin work. Please

see your spa owner’s manual for further instructions.

PREVENT CHILD DROWNING

• Do not let anyone, especially small children, sit, step, lean

or climb on any equipment installed as part of your spa’s

operational system.

LOW CHLORINE RECIPE

• You must strictly follow the Nature2Spa recipe included in

this manual to maintain proper water chemistry and avoid

health hazards. Failure to follow these instructions can lead

to sickness from bacteria and other noxious organisms.

ATTENTION

Failure to heed the following can result in

permanent injury or drowning.

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT

HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

CAUTION

In the unlikely event that a cartridge breaks, mineral media

should not be ingested by humans or animals as it may cause

gastric distress.

FIRST AID

IF INGESTED: Call poison control center or doctor immediately

for treatment advice.

CAUTION

IMPORTANT: Spa Owner, save this manual.

Installer, leave this manual with the spa owner.

The Nature2Spa is designed only for residentialportablespas.

Nature2®Spahasbeen designedto sanitizespas upto 500gallons.

Safety Instructions

Important Information

Please read prior to installation.

WEASKYOUTOTAKETHETIMETOGETFAMILIAR

WITH THIS MANUAL.

Thank you for purchasing Nature2®Spa. We believe the

more you know, the more enjoyable your bathing experience

will be and the more you will reduce the time, effort and

cost of maintaining your spa. Spa owners who switch from

conventional chemical programs to the Nature2Spa spend

less time maintaining their spa. Every spa has its own

characteristics of water type, amount of sunlight, etc. The

recipe included in this manual will help ensure good water

quality in any spa. Remember, your Nature2 Spa dealer can

provide advice and service.

Directions for Use

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner

inconsistent with its labeling.

Nature2Spa Compatibility

Important: When converting either a biguanide or bromide

treated spa to a Nature2Spa, the spa must be completely

drained and refilled. Then follow the Nature2 Spa start-up

procedure.

Contents Page

Safety Instructions................................................................1

Start-Up................................................................................3

Balance the Water................................................................3

Install the Nature2Spa.........................................................4

Operation and Maintenance.................................................6

Provide Filtration / Circulation...............................................8

Nature2Spa Replacement Intervals.....................................8

Nature2 Disposal..................................................................8

Nature2Spa Limited Warranty .............................................9

Troubleshooting..................................................................10

Nature2Spa Test Strips .....................................................12

Start-Up

Before starting up a new Nature2®Spa, clean debris and

algae out of the spa and spa equipment.

Important: Do not install the new Nature2Spa until the __

spa water is clean and chemically balanced.___________

Balance spa water before installing Nature2 Spa.

• pH 7.2-7.6

• Calcium Hardness 200-400 ppm

• Total Alkalinity 80-120 ppm

• Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 300-2000 ppm

Consult your Nature2dealer for specific water balance

instructions.

Balance the Water

To find out if your spa water is balanced:

• take a water sample to your dealer to be tested regularly,

• ask your dealer to recommend a spa test kit for

water balance.

Element: pH Range: 7.2-7.6

If too low: The surface of your spa can become etched.

Metal parts in the pump and plumbing will corrode.

How to fix: Add pH increaser.

If too high: “Scale” forms on the surface of your spa. The water

can become cloudy. Equipment can be damaged.

How to fix: Add pH decreaser.

Element: Calcium Hardness Range: 200-400 ppm

If too high: Rough, discolored deposits (“scale”) will form on the

spa surface and inside spa equipment.

How to fix: Drain or dilute the spa water. Consult your dealer.

Element: Total Alkalinity Range: 80-120 ppm

If too low: It provides no buffer so that you constantly get

fluctuating pH readings, which can damage

equipment and spa surfaces.

How to fix: Use an alkalinity increaser.

If too high: The water becomes cloudy or milky white.

How to fix: Add acid to bring alkalinity down.

1Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate

Install the Nature2®Spa

1 Drain and refill your spa. Balance the water per spa

manufacturer guidelines.

2 Install the Nature2Spa after water is balanced. Refer to

Assembly and Installation Diagrams below for instructions

regarding your particular model’s installation.

3 Superoxidize the spa water with an EPA registered source

of chlorine according to manufacturer’s instructions to burn off

contaminants and activate cartridge.

• Add 1.5 tablespoons of dichlor to spa per 250 gallons

(approx. 1000 liters).

• Note: 1.5 tablespoons is approximately 3/4 ounce or

24 grams.

• Do not enter the spa if the free available chlorine residual

is over 5 ppm.

Important: Initial superoxidation with dichlor1is required to

burn off contaminants and activate cartridge.

4 Run spa according to recommendations supplied to you by

the manufacturer of your spa.

Assembly and Installation Diagrams

The Nature2Spa comes in three (3) parts: the main body (A) and

two (2) support stems (B and C).

1 Connect the support stems together and press onto main

body to create a single device as shown.

Note: The Nature2Spa is designed to fit most portable spas.

Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. assumes no liabilities for the product

if installed in any way other than the methods described in this

manual.

2. Slide the entire device into the core of your existing spa

filter cartridge. See examples below.

Open Top: Slide unit in from the top. Position near the

top half of the cartridge. (Support stems may be cut to

position the cartridge correctly.)

Open Top with Stand Pipe: Some spa filter systems are

configured with a standpipe running the length of the filter

core. Simply slide unit in from the top. Position near the

top half of the cartridge for easy retrieval.

Closed Top: Slide unit in from the bottom. Position unit to

rest on shelf inside filter core.

Closed

Top Open Top

with Stand Pipe

Open Top

correct Open Top

wrong

Note: When installed, the Nature2®Spa must be at least 1” (2.5

cm) above the bottom of the filter to prevent blocking water flow.

When: What to do:

Every day Run spa according to recommendations supplied to you by

the manufacturer of your spa.

Before Test the water with Nature2Spa Test Strip

each use equivalent). If the MPS2level is low, add

1 tablespoon of MPS2to spa per 250 gallons (approx.

1000 liters). Note: 1 tablespoon is approximately 1/2

ounce or 16 grams.

Use the Nature2Spa Test Strip (or equivalent) to test the

spa water after each addition of MPS2.

If the test strip indicates levels below the OK range, add 1

tablespoon MPS2to spa per 250 gallons and re-test. Enter

spa only after test strip indicates a sufficient level of MPS2.

After Add 1 tablespoon of MPS2to spa per 250 gallons

each use (approx. 1000 liters).

Once Adjust the pH, total alkalinity, and hardness as

per week needed. A convenient way to test pH and total

alkalinity is the Nature2Spa Test Strip.

Every 4 Drain and refill your spa. Replace Nature2Spa and

months repeat sanitizer start-up.

Operation and Maintenance

There is one (1) recipe for maintaining clean, clear, sanitized

water with minimum time and effort. This recipe provides the

easiest and most economical way to care for your Nature2®

Spa.

Low-Chlorine Recipe

Ingredients:

• Nature2Spa

• Non-chlorine oxidizer (MPS2)3

• Nature2Spa Test Strips4, or equivalent (MPS2, pH,

and total alkalinity)

• pH, hardness and total alkalinity adjusting

chemicals

• Dichlor1, EPA registered source

When: What to do:

As needed Shock treat with 1.5 tablespoons of an EPA registered

source of dichlor1per 250 gallons (approx. 1000 liters) to

remedy problems which may occur when bathing loads

are high, when successive MPS2test strip reading indicate

high demand, when water appears hazy or dull, when

unpleasant odors or eye irritation occur, after heavy wind

and rainstorms or if foam develops.

1Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate

2Potassium peroxymonosulfate

3MPS may cause a lowering of the pH and total alkalinity of your spa water.

Please monitor pH and total alkalinity at least once per week and adjust accordingly.

4Nature2Spa Test Strips are available at your local Nature2Dealer.

Note: As an alternative to MPS2, an EPA registered source

of dichlor1may be substituted: 1 tablespoon dichlor1=

approximately 3 tablespoons MPS2.

Important: Perform start-up procedures for spas which

have been unused or unattended. The Nature2®Spa is

not to be used with products containing biguanides. If

these products are being used, DRAIN AND REFILL SPA

WITH FRESH WATER.

Provide Filtration / Circulation

To manage: You need to:

Circulation Follow the manufacturer’s directions for

keeping the circulating pump in good working

order and operate it at least four (4) hours

a day. Consult your Nature2Spa dealer for

optimum run times.

Filtration Check the spa filter periodically and clean it

as recommended by the manufacturer.

Nature2®Spa Replacement Intervals

Use the month indicator decal to identify the date on which

the cartridge should be replaced.

Always turn spa off prior to installing or changing Nature2

Spa. Your spa is operated under pressure and the pressure

must be released before you begin work. Please see your

spa owner’s manual for further instructions.

A cartridge lasts four (4) months. The cartridge should not be

used longer than four (4) months.

Nature2Disposal

After four (4) months of use, discard Nature2Spa in

household trash. Do not save the cartridge for re-use. The

cartridge is manufactured with the mineral media sealed

inside. In the unlikely event a cartridge breaks, remove it and

vacuum out any media introduced into the spa.

Nature2®Spa Limited Warranty

The limited warranties contained within this document are the only

warranties given with your Nature2Spa and supercede any prior

warranties. All other warranties, expressed or implied, including

the implied warranty of merchantability or the implied warranty

of fitness for a particular purpose are hereby disclaimed. Our

sole obligation under this warranty, and the purchaser’s sole remedy,

is limited to repair or replacement of the Nature2Spa. The Nature2

warranty applies to the original owner only.

THE LIMITED WARRANTIES OF THE NATURE2SPA ARE:

Nature2Spa is warranted to be free of defects in materials and to

perform satisfactorily for a period of four (4) months from the date of

purchase. Nature2Spa is warranted not to cause staining in your spa.

This limited warranty requires that you exercise reasonable care of

your spa and keep water in balance at all times. This limited warranty

does not cover discoloration to chromium fittings. This warranty does

not cover cartridges used with any biguanide products. If the cartridge

is defective and does not perform satisfactorily for the entire four (4)

months, we will replace the cartridge.

EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY

Nature2Spa is designed for use on residential portable spas up to

500 gallons. If it is used in any other application, the warranty is void,

and the purchaser and/or spa owner releases the manufacturer from

any and all claims related to the use of the Nature2Spa.

This warranty does not cover problems arising in whole or in part from

purchaser’s negligence, misuse or abuse, improper maintenance or

storage, accident, improper installation, improper application, failure

to follow all appropriate safety precautions, Acts of God, abnormal

weather conditions, damage from plants or animals, and improper use

of chemicals.

This warranty specifically excludes all incidental or consequential

damages, except where state law requires them to be paid. This

warranty gives you specific rights. You may have other rights that vary

from state to state.

TO SUBMIT A CLAIM

Report claims to Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. by calling 1-800-822-

7933. Only the original purchaser may submit a claim under this

limited warranty. Claims must be accompanied by an original

purchase receipt.

Troubleshooting

Problem What to look for

Cloudy water Spa Slow filter turnover rates

filtration

Algae Hazy spa water; may have slightly

growth green appearance.

Unbalanced 1. High hardness

water 2. High TDS (total dissolved solids)

3. High pH

4. High total alkalinity

Algae Green or Pea green to white color; attaches

white algae to spa walls, sometimes colors the

entire body of water.

Note: Do not use algae treatments containing

either copper or sodium bromide.

Stains Blue/green Copper or iron from spa equipment

corrosion or water supply

Red/brown Iron or manganese from equipment

corrosion or water supply.

Black Manganese in water supply.

Metal High native mineral content in

tarnishing water; unbalanced water

Scale Crusty High pH and high total alkalinity

deposits

on spa High TDS (total dissolved solids)

surfaces or high hardness

Algae may

be caused by

insufficient levels

of oxidizer and/or

inadequate water

circulation.

Frequently

caused by

improper start

up. See section

on Start Up

and Install the

Cartridge.

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