ACE Salt Water Sanitizing System Page 17
• High Sanitizer level:
◦ Check settings. Your use level may require you to decrease the setting to a lower
number. If use level is at 1, decreasing spa size will generate less sanitizer.
◦ Reduce chlorine level by adding 1 cup hydrogen peroxide with jets
running. Check chlorine level after 10 minutes and
repeat as needed.
• Low salt reading:
◦ Water temperature may be low. Allow water temperature to reach
100F/ 37.5C and re-test.
◦ Filters may be dirty. Remove cell from filter and place in main tub.
Re-test the salt level. If the salt shows in the OK range, replace or clean
the filters as needed.
◦ Cell may require cleaning. Review Cell Cleaning section.
◦ Cell may need to be replaced.
• Water Care icon is not lit when Main Control Panel is illuminated:
◦ Contact your local authorized Hot Spring
®
dealer.
NOTE: You may continue to use your spa as long as the chlorine level on
the FreshWater test strip is in the OK range.
Important Additional Information
WARNING: Operating ACE without water flow through the cell can cause a build
up of flammable gas.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, do not permit children to operate this
device.
WARNING: Spa usage and higher temperatures may require higher chlorine
output to maintain proper free available chlorine residuals.
WARNING: Maintaining high salt and chlorine levels above recommended range
can contribute to corrosion of pool or spa equipment.
Check the expiration date of test strips as test results may be inaccurate if used
after that date.
The life expectancy of the electrolytic cell is 14,000 hours of operation under
normal use conditions.
When replacing the cell, only use replacement cells having a label the clearly
states that it is a replacement cell for the chlorine generating ACE device.
Follow all aspects of the local and National Electrical Code(s) when installing ACE.
Maximum spa water usage temperature is 104º F (40º C). Bathing in spa water at
maximum temperature should not exceed 15 minutes.