Using AquaFinesse: the complete weekly schedule

Short answer: AquaFinesse follows a fixed weekly rhythm: once a week you dose the liquid with the measuring cup, place a tri-chlorine tablet in the dispenser above the filter, and briefly run the pump at full power so everything circulates through the pipework. Around that, three things stay in place: keep up with the filter, measure the pH when there are complaints or after refilling, and change the water every 2 to 3 months with a clean shell. Anyone who keeps to this rhythm gets soft water without a chlorine smell and almost never has water problems.

Why this system works: the biofilm

In every hot bath, a thin, slimy layer forms in the pipework and on the walls: biofilm. Bacteria nest in it, protected against disinfectants; this is why water that relies on chlorine alone turns over faster and keeps demanding more chlorine. The AquaFinesse liquid breaks down that biofilm, so a small amount of chlorine from the tablet is enough to keep the water hygienic. Hence the soft water and the absence of the typical chlorine smell.

The weekly schedule

1. Measure out the liquid with the measuring cup; the correct dosage for your water volume is on the bottle label.
2. Pour the liquid into the spa water.
3. Place a disinfecting tablet in the dispenser and hang it above the filter. The tablet belongs in the dispenser, never loose in the water: loose dissolving chlorine can locally damage the shell and components.
4. Open all valves and jets and briefly run the pump at full power, so the liquid and disinfectant spread through all the pipework.
5. Repeat this once a week, on a fixed day; that is the whole rhythm.

The calendar around it

The water balance also remains relevant: measure the pH when there are complaints or after refilling, because even the best maintenance product performs poorly in water that is too acidic or too alkaline. If you prefer classic chlorine, that also works: it disinfects well and is cheaper per fill, but requires more frequent measuring and adjusting and does not tackle the biofilm.

Switching from chlorine

Start the AquaFinesse regime on a fresh fill: empty the bath, clean the shell and waterline, fill it and run the first weekly dose straight away. Then give the system a few weeks to break down the old biofilm in the pipework; slightly cloudy water during that phase is old scale coming loose, not a sign that it is not working. If the water remains cloudy, work through the steps in fixing cloudy water.

Common mistakes

• Throwing the tablet loose into the water instead of into the dispenser: aggressive to the shell and components, and the release is uncontrolled.
• Dosing without running the pump: the product then does not reach the pipework, which is exactly where the biofilm is.
• Adding extra products at random when the water is cloudy instead of checking the cause.
• Skipping a water change because the water looks clear: clear is not the same as clean; keep to the 2 to 3 months.
• Abandoning the fixed day: irregular dosing is the fastest way back to water that turns.