SpaTime by BAYROL
The spa care product line
The magical power of hot springs has been used for the well-being of mind, body and soul for centuries. It was tradition for the Greeks and the Romans to stimulate tired muscles and the stressed spirit by bathing in hot water. Today this function is performed by modern spas. With their multitude of functions they guarantee a healthy timeout.
To protect your health and to maintain your investment, the water in your spa requires the appropriate care.
SpaTime by BAYROL offers discerning spa owners easy-to-use, harmonised care products to keep the water in your spa clear, fresh and perfectly hygienic at all times.
Why is it essential to maintain your spa water?
Why you should maintain your spa regularly
The water’s heat, its hardness, and the hard-to-reach pipes create specific challenges by promoting bacterial growth and the accumulation of impurities. Inadequate maintenance can lead to water issues, skin irritations, bacterial proliferation, and limescale deposits on your equipment.
To ensure your comfort and protect your equipment, maintain your spa water regularly and properly.
Protect your moments of relaxation
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Ensure your comfort
Protect your spa equipment
Insufficient maintenance can lead to water issues, irritations, bacterial growth, and limescale deposits on your equipment.
Proper spa water maintenance is essential to ensure your comfort, enjoy your relaxation time, and protect your equipment. The water's heat and the turbulence caused by air create specific challenges. Additionally, the hard-to-reach pipes promote bacterial growth and the accumulation of impurities.
Follow the essential steps for spa water treatment to safeguard your relaxation time and protect your equipment.
SpaTime
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The spa water care range
- You own an acrylic spa? Use SpaTime by BAYROL, the dedicated product range for spa maintenance. Easy to use and complementary, our products are specially designed for the unique characteristics of spas (acrylic) and ensure clean, clear, and healthy spa water.
How to maintain your spa water
To maintain high-quality water, it is recommended to check your water parameters at least once a week using test strips and adjust them if necessary. If the water is very hard, we advise checking the more frequently.
To maintain high-quality water, check your parameters using SpaTime 5 functions test strips.
Water Balance
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Analyze the settings
of your spa water
Well-being is also about the right water quality and the right balance. The value, which affects the longevity of your spa, the efficacy of the water care products and your well-being, should be maintained between 7.2 – 7.6. You can regulate it with pH Minus or pH Plus.
Alkalinity (value to be adjusted with Alca-Plus®) also contributes to this balance. The level should be above 80 mg/L.
To maintain a good balance, it is recommended to check these values at least once a week with the SpaTime 5 functions test strips and adjust them if necessary.
The high temperature of the spa water tends to increase the , especially after filling. This is the time to check and regulate the level. Hot water also tends to form limescale deposits and become cloudy. Hardness Stabiliser helps to remedy this problem.
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Bring the pH level
of your spa water into balance
Well-being is also about the right water quality and the right balance. The value, which affects the longevity of your spa, the efficacy of the water care products and your well-being, should be maintained between 7.2 – 7.6. You can regulate it with pH Minus or pH Plus.
Alkalinity (value to be adjusted with Alca-Plus®) also contributes to this balance. The level should be above 80 mg/L.
To maintain a good balance, it is recommended to check these values at least once a week with the SpaTime 5 functions test strips and adjust them if necessary.
The high temperature of the spa water tends to increase the , especially after filling. This is the time to check and regulate the level. Hot water also tends to form limescale deposits and become cloudy. Hardness Stabiliser helps to remedy this problem.
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Control the alkalinity
of your spa water
Alkalinity or (Total Alkalinity) represents the water’s buffering capacity. It should be above 80 mg/L to help stabilize levels and prevent sudden fluctuations. Check the right after filling your spa and then once a week. Maintaining it above 80 mg/L helps avoid variations and sudden drops. To correct low alkalinity and increase , use SpaTime Alca-Plus®.
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Prevent limescale
on the walls of your spa
If the water hardness exceeds 200 mg/L, heating the water can cause limescale deposits on the spa walls and make the water cloudy. To prevent this issue and avoid scale buildup, use SpaTime Anti-Limescale to protect your spa. It helps prevent limescale creation and keeps the water clear.
Frequently asked questions
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Relaxation starts with well-maintained water. Ensuring your spa water is properly balanced is the foundation of water treatment and regular maintenance.
After filling your spa, the tends to rise due to the high water temperature. This is why it is especially important to check and adjust the right after filling. Additionally, temperature increases and water agitation from bubbling can further alter the . To maintain water quality, check the at least once a week and adjust it as needed.
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Alkalinity also plays a key role in maintaining water balance. If the alkalinity level is too low, the becomes unstable and difficult to regulate. This can lead to corrosive water, which may damage surfaces such as the spa’s interior lining. Additionally, it increases the risk of skin and eye irritation.
➡ Increase your with SpaTime Alca-Plus®
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The hot water in your spa tends to cause limescale deposits on the spa walls and filter—especially if your region has hard water (high calcium content).
To determine your water hardness, contact your local water supplier. If your spa water is hard, heating it can lead to limescale buildup on the walls and make the water cloudy.
➡ Protect your spa against limescale with SpaTime Anti-Limescale.
Related Products
Test strips for quick and easy water analysis of pH-value, chlorine, active oxygen, alkalinity (TA) and total hardness of spa / jacuzzi.
Granules for increasing the total alkalinity (TA).
Granules for decreasing the pH-value in the spa / jacuzzi.
Granules for increasing the pH-value in the spa / jacuzzi.
Concentrated liquid to combat limescale in the spa.
Disinfection & Water oxidation
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Disinfection must be done regularly
In a spa, disinfection is an essential step and must be done regularly. You can choose between three methods of disinfection / oxidation:
- Chlorine (Chlorine granules or chlorine tablets)
- Active oxygen (Active oxygen granules or active oxygen activator)
- Bromine (Bromine tablets)
In order to guarantee a higher water quality, we have developed a basic disinfection product to be added every week, regardless of the treatment method. In the form of pre-dosed sachets, Disinfectant Plus reinforces disinfection and prevents water quality problems.
Spa disinfection, frequently asked questions
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The high water temperature in a spa creates an ideal environment for bacterial growth. That’s why continuous and sufficient disinfection is essential. A weekly disinfection is necessary and is a key step in water treatment.
You can choose from three disinfection/oxidation methods: Chlorine, active oxygen and bromine.
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For chlorine disinfection, use: Multifunction Chlorine Tablets, Chlorine granules.
Additionally, use Disinfectant Plus weekly for optimal water quality.
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For bromine disinfection, use Brome Pastilles for continuous disinfection without a chlorine odor. Additionally, use Disinfectant Plus weekly for optimal water quality.
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For active oxygen disinfection use Active oxygen granules and Active oxygen activator for enhanced effectiveness. Additionally, use Disinfectant Plus weekly to maintain optimal water quality.
Preventing water problems
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Avoid issues
caused by insufficient disinfectant
To ensure higher water quality and prevent issues caused by insufficient disinfectant, use Disinfectant Plus weekly.
In convenient pre-dosed sachets, Disinfectant Plus is compatible with all spa maintenance methods, whether using chlorine, active oxygen, or bromine. It enhances disinfection and helps prevent water problems. Its special formula eliminates chloramines, which cause chlorine odor and eye irritation, while also containing active ingredients that keep the water clear.
Related products
Granules for disinfecting your spa water. Eliminates chloramines and prevents water problems.
Chlore Pastilles Multifunction SpaTime provides an anti-algae effect and permanent disinfection of your spa water.
Fast dissolving chlorine granules for permanent disinfection.
Active oxygen granules for chlorine-free water disinfection.
Liquid concentrate to enhance the efficacy of active oxygen granules.
Slow-dissolving special spa bromine tablets for continuous water disinfection.
Sufficiently filter your water
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Clean the cartridge and clarify
Filtration is one of the most important aspects of spa maintenance. Clean the filter cartridge at least every four weeks with Filter Cleaner.
To prevent water problems and keep your water clear, use our SpaTime Clarifier. This product ensures that small impurities, which are normally not retained in the filter, are combined into larger particles and thus made filterable. SpaTime Clarifier is suitable for all types of filters.
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Renew the water
regularly
Over time, spa water accumulates chemicals and impurities, making regular water renewal through maintenance drains essential.
Additionally, spas require occasional cleaning to maintain optimal water quality. Use SpaTime Water Line Cleaner and SpaTime Drain Cleaner to remove deposits from the spa walls and piping systems, and SpaTime Anti Foam to prevent foam formation after activating the jets.
Maintain your spa with SpaTime
Granules for cleaning and extending the life of spa filter cartridges.
Concentrated liquid to prevent spa / jacuzzi water turbidity.
Highly concentrated liquid anti-foaming for spa / jacuzzi.
Spa cleaner to remove stains, impurities and grease deposits from your spa's coverings.
Degreasing granules for in-depth cleaning of spa pipes.
F.A.Q - Frequently asked questions
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To ensure high water quality and prevent unpleasant odors, clean your spa regularly by wiping the waterline, cleaning the spa floor and walls to remove grease deposits and mold stains, and flushing the pipes before each maintenance drain. Regardless of its frequency of use, your spa requires constant care, with both preventive and corrective maintenance, before and after each use.
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To easily maintain your spa, use the SpaTime by BAYROL range, a complete and user-friendly selection of spa water care products.
The best way to keep your water clean is to follow the treatment steps in order: test and balance the water, protect against limescale, disinfect to eliminate accumulated microorganisms, and ensure proper filtration while regularly renewing the water with maintenance drains.
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Spa water disinfection should be carried out weekly, and you can choose from three methods:
- Chlorine provides reliable, immediate disinfection and is the traditional choice for spas.
- Bromine offers long-lasting, odor-free disinfection and is more effective than chlorine at high temperatures and levels, with slow-dissolving tablets ensuring continuous water treatment.
- For a gentle, chlorine-free option, active oxygen treatment keeps the water pleasant, soft on the skin and hair, and completely odor-free.
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Yes, you can use chlorine-based disinfection products to maintain your spa. If you're looking for reliable disinfection with an immediate effect, chlorine is the traditional spa disinfection method.
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The filtration time depends on your spa’s volume, usage frequency, and chosen treatment method. In general, you should filter the water for 15 to 16 hours per day.
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Yes, of course! You can use the spa while the filtration system is running. Since the filtration typically runs for 15 to 16 hours per day, depending on the spa’s volume, usage frequency, and treatment method, there is no risk in bathing while filtration is in operation.
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You can use SpaTime 5 functions test strips to measure the hardness of your spa water. We also recommend contacting you water supplier to request the water hardness value. This will help you determine its initial level and whether you need to add a scale inhibitor like SpaTime Anti-Limescale at the start of the season.
Additionally, we encourage you to contact your BAYROL dealer and provide a water sample for a professional analysis. They can perform a detailed diagnosis and offer personalized recommendations for your spa maintenance.
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If you are not using your spa during the winter, it is recommended to winterize it. This involves completely draining the spa and its piping system—you can refer to your manufacturer’s instructions for specific guidance.
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5 RULES FOR PERFECT SPA WATER
- Balance your spa water,
- Carry out basic treatment on a weekly basis,
- Ensure regular effective water disinfection
- Ensure excellent water filtration,
- Change the water regularly.
Your Customized Kit
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with SpaTime Essentials
Every spa maintenance routine is unique, depending not only on the local water characteristics and the quality of upkeep but also on individual user preferences.
With the customized SpaTime kits — Bromine Maintenance Kit and Active Oxygen Maintenance Kit—you have all the essential products at your fingertips for optimal spa water care, following the key steps of water treatment.
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Do you have questions
about the maintenance of your spa?
Ask the closest BAYROL dealer for advice or contact us.
