PRO RANGE CARE: EVERY 3 DAYS

Your Brass Monkey needs a little extra attention every few days, or as required after heavy user loads.

Extended Back Wash of TwistIIClean

The cure to pollution is dilution, the extended backwash not only ensures particles are removed from the water but also means your essentially removing at least 25% of the water and replacing.

Do's	Dont's
Complete a full clean of the TwistIIClean if after backwashing it looks dirty	When turning the TwistIIClean ensure you don't twist too far, the red can get caught and break
Allow 1 hour before the bath is used after backwashing
Always Ensure the red tag is positioned up before twisting to open or close the backwash

How to complete the TwistIIClean backwash

If you have a Hanna Dosing unit - Switch this off before putting bath into maintenance or backwash mode.

1. Activate maintenance mode (Press and hold the down spanner for 3 seconds on control panel).
2. Remove the bottom drain filter using the tool to screw into it, pull out, clean and replace 
3. Close the top filter by using the bung supplied

Barrels - Remove the top filter by unscrewing and replacing with the bung

Baths - Remove skimmer basket and insert bung into hole

4. Activate backwash mode (Press and hold the down arrow for 3 seconds on control panel). This turns the engines off whilst leaving the pump running.

5. Pull the neoprene cover down so you can see the filter.

6. On top of TwistIIclean, pull up red tag and turn to flush for approximately 4 minutes before twisting back to original position.
*make sure you don’t turn too far or the red tag will break.

7. Check all debris fully removed from filter. If debris do not clear after backwashing this is a sign you need to backwash more often. Follow steps in the trouble shooting section on how to remove the filter for cleaning .

8. Exit backwash mode
(Press and hold the down arrow for 3 seconds  on control panel).

9. Check the bath is running: Light illuminated and water flowing

10. Remove bung fitted and replace skimmer basket or un-screw from top filter

 

 

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Replace the Particle Filter 

If you have a Hanna Dosing unit - Switch this off before putting bath into maintenance or backwash mode.

1. Place the bath into MAINTENANCE MODE by pressing and holding the spanner for 3 seconds. You will hear the pump stop.
2. Turn the blue isolation valves closest to either side of your particle filter 90 degrees so the valves are not inline with the pipe. (Isolation valves should be labelled A and B)
3. Remove the neoprene cover of the particle filter housing unit, use the filter housing key to loosen the chamber.
4. Unscrew the chamber by hand - remember, it will be full of water.
5. Pour the water away and remove the filter. The chamber has a rubber ring at the top of it, make sure this doesn’t come out when pouring water away.
6. Remove the centring ring from the filter and put to one side. Dispose of the used filter
7. Clean the inside of the filter chamber with a cloth.
8. Remove the new filter from it’s packaging and place the centring ring put aside on the new filter.
9. Ensure the chamber has the rubber ring fitted at the top and then place new filter into the chamber.
10. Screw the chamber back in place by hand, use the filter housing key to ensure a tight fit but don’t over tighten it
11. Turn the blue isolation valves (A+B) so they are inline with the pipe
12. Exit MAINTENANCE MODE by pressing and holding the spanner for 3 seconds. 
13. Check the bath/barrel is running: 

     Light illuminated and water flowing.

    If you have a Hanna Dosing unit - Switch this back on

 

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Check and Balance Water 

You may hear the term "balancing the water." While we cover the basics in our flash cards, regular balancing isn’t essential if you're frequently diluting or changing the water—this aligns with PWTAG guidelines.

The key to maintaining water is balancing various factors. The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) helps by combining these elements. It's best to calculate the LSI weekly, alongside checking alkalinity, TDS, and calcium hardness. Results should be recorded weekly.

Step 1 

• Take a sample bucket of water from the bath at a depth of 30cm
• Take a temperature reading
• Take a TDS reading using your preferred meter
• Take a TOTAL ALKALINITY reading using your preferred meter 
• Take a pH reading using your preferred meter
• Take a calcium hardness reading using your preferred meter

Step 2 

• Record the findings on the weekly test record sheet and work out the water balance. •
• If the reading is outside of the acceptable balance dilute the water in the bath until an acceptable level is found

For further information or guidance refer to PWTAG Technical note 71. 

CHLORINE Ideal: 2-4 ppm Kills bacteria and viruses. Low? Increase chlorine. High? Stop adding and dilute with water.	PH BALANCE Ideal: 7.2-7.6 (Best at 7.4) Low pH: Causes irritation and corrosion. High pH: Cloudy water, weakens chlorine. Adjust with chemicals or fresh water.
ALKALINITY Ideal: 80-120 ppm Stabilizes pH. Adjust alkalinity first, then recheck pH.	FREE CHLORINE Ideal: 1mg/L Upper limit: 3mg/L If too high, reduce dosing or dilute water.
COMBINED CHLORINE Should be less than 50% of free chlorine.	CALCIUM HARDNESS Ideal: 75-150mg/L High levels cause scaling. Test weekly.
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) Keep under 1000mg/L Test weekly, reduce by dilution.	SULPHATES Ideal: Less than 360mg/L Test weekly.

Working out your Water Balance 

Use the T. factor, C. factor and A.factor from your results to work out your water balance using the Langlier equation:

T.factor + C. factor+ A.factor + Ph) - 12.1 = Water balance index

Compare you result to the index below. Reading between +0.5 and -0.5 are acceptable

Check and Balance Water 

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