Frog @ease User manual

FROG @ease is the swim spa sanitizing system+
that takes the guesswork out of water care so you
always feel at ease while enjoying your swim spa.
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FROG®@ease®
for Swim Spas
Operating Instructions
This is not a toy.
For sanitizing
swim spas only!
DIRECTIONS FOR USE: I t is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in
a manner inconsistent with its labeling. For use in swim spas up to 3,000
gallons. Use with the FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge. Ensure all swim spa
equipment is working properly. Operate the pump and filter as recommended
by your swim spa manufacturer. Clean filter following manufacturer’s direc-
tions. May be used with a previously filled swim spa unless it was sanitized
with bromine or biguanides. If any of those conditions apply, drain and fill the
swim spa with fresh water before using this product.
Read entire operating instructions for
complete directions for use.
Step 1: Prepare the Swim Spa
1.
2.
Have your dealer test your water before
filling the swim spa. If using source water
that is high in total hardness, iron or other
metals, your dealer may recommend the
use of a metal control product.
Clean or replace filter cartridges
when dirty (Follow manufacturer’s
instructions).
If previously using bromine and switching to the FROG @ease System,
you must drain and refill your swim spa before using this product.
If previously using dichlor you may convert to the FROG @ease
System without having to drain the swim spa, as long as cyanuric
acid level is below 80 ppm.
3.
Water Balance Guidelines
pH: 7.2 – 7.6
Total Alkalinity: 80 - 120 ppm
Total Hardness: 150 - 250 ppm
Total Dissolved Solids: <1,500
Cyanuric Acid: 0 - 50 ppm
IMPORTANT: Always follow printed instructions on the bal-
ancing chemical packages. Add balancing chemicals in small
increments one at a time with the jets on and wait 2 hours
before testing again and adding any additional balancing
chemicals.
b. Look at the Total Alkalinity reading first. Adjustments
should be made to bring the Total Alkalinity in the range of
80 – 120 ppm prior to making any adjustments to pH even if
it throws pH off further.
a. Take a water sample from the swim
spa and dip a FROG @ease Test Strip
into it.
Balance water by following STEPS a - d in order.
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Very Important! After balancing and before using cartridges,
if you haven’t already added a shock during balancing, estab-
lish an initial residual of 0.5 - 1.0 ppm free chlorine with dichlor.
4.
d. Test for Total Hardness again. If you were able to use fill water
low in hardness, you may now have to add Hardness Increaser to
maintain between 150 and 250 ppm.
If balancing takes longer than 2 days, shock the water and
maintain a chlorine level while continuing balancing.
Heat water to the swim spa manufacturer’s recommended
temperature before using this product. Always maintain a
temperature of at least 80°F but no higher than the swim
spa manufacturer’s recommendation.
5.
c. After Total Alkalinity is in range, test for pH. It should be
between 7.2 and 7.6. If higher or lower, add a pH adjuster.
Step 2: Put the System to Work
1. Remove outer packaging from the FROG @ease Mineral
Cartridge and FROG @ease SmartChlor®Cartridge.
Note: small mineral particles may have dislodged from
the FROG @ease Mineral Cartridge in shipping. Simply
discard particles in trash.
Simply follow these easy steps:
2.
Active Ingredient:
Silver Chloride ................................... 0.5%
Other Ingredients: ............................. 99.5%
Total: ................................................100.0%
FROG @ease Mineral Cartridge
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN CAUTION
Align the FROG @ease
SmartChlor Cartridge with tab
guides on the FROG @ease
Mineral Cartridge. Push together
until you hear the cartridge click
into place.
Tabs
Tab
guides

Attach to railing of swim spa with the
tether provided and let it float in the
swim spa.
If you like, remove the FROG
@ease System from the swim spa while
soaking or exercising. Lift out the FROG
@ease System and let drain into the swim spa. Place on any surface
not susceptible to chlorine bleaching. Remember to return it to the
swim spa afterwards.
Shock the swim spa with FROG Maintain®
for easy single dose shocking when you
replace the FROG @ease SmartChlor
Cartridge or once a month. Do not use
a dichlor shock due to the build up of
cyanuric acid that will negatively affect
SmartChlor’s effectiveness
5.
Run filtration system as
recommended by your swim
spa manufacturer.
NOTE: pH is affected by bather load, chemicals used,
evaporation and the makeup of your source water, so
maintaining water balance regularly is important.
Troubleshooting
Cloudy Water or Low-Chlorine Levels
• Shock the swim spa with FROG Maintain Non-Chlorine Shock.
Do not use a dichlor shock due to the buildup of cyanuric acid
that will negatively affect SmartChlor’s effectiveness.
• Check water balance. pH and Total Alkalinity need to be in
the proper ranges for the FROG @ease System to work correctly.
• Check FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge and replace if
empty—see instructions under “Step 2: Put the System to Work.”
• If the FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge is not empty, adjust
setting up one number while maintaining water balance. If
needed, adjust setting up again.
• Check your calendar. The entire FROG @ease System including
a FROG @ease Mineral Cartridge needs to be replaced every
four months. Without the minerals, SmartChlor will not be
enough to sanitize the swim spa.
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High Chlorine Levels
•This is highly unlikely with the FROG @ease System because
SmartChlor is self-regulating. However, if you use standard test
strips, it may appear that total chlorine is higher than the free chlorine.
• No worries—the strip is measuring the SmartChlor reserve,
which will shift to free chlorine as needed. Please always use the
FROG @ease Test Strips that were included with your System.
SmartChlor Cartridge Life
• If swim spa is larger than 2,000 gallons with significant bather load,
you may require a higher setting, which will shorten the cartridge life.
• If you think the cartridge setting is too high, you can adjust the
setting down 1 number while maintaining water balance. If needed
adjust the setting down again.
• If the FROG @ease System is continually sucked into the skim-
mer or filter well, tether the product to the side away from the jets.
•Remove the FROG @ease System while using the swim spa with
the jets running.
+ FROG @ease System consists of the FROG minerals silver chloride and carbonate used with
0.5 ppm of FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge.
The FROG @ease Mineral Cartridge must be used
in conjunction with the FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge.
* Compared to the minimum ANSI recommended chlorine level of 2.0 ppm for a swim spa.
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4.
3.
Adjust to setting number based on
swim spa gallon size (see Setting
Chart). If a dual zone swim spa, set according
to the gallons of the swimming area only.
Setting Chart
Gallons Setting #
Less than
1,800 2
1,800 to
2,200 3
More than
2,200 4
Step 3: Routine Swim Spa Care
Replace the FROG @ease SmartChlor
Cartridge when the system flips over and
the complete FROG @ease Floating Sys-
tem that includes a FROG @ease Mineral
Cartridge as directed under “Step 2:
Put the System to Work.”
1. Drain and refill swim spa as
directed by your swim spa manu-
facturer. Whenever you drain and
refill, make sure to replace your
FROG @ease Minerals.
2.
3.
4.
6.
Regularly test water with FROG
@ease Test Strips and follow
directions in “Step 1: Prepare
the Swim Spa” for maintaining
pH, Total Alkalinity and Total
Hardness.
NOTE: Why FROG @ease Test Strips? The FROG @ease Smart-
Chlor Cartridge forms a chlorine reserve that will be inaccurately
measured as total chlorine on other test strips. Unlike conventional
chlorine, the SmartChlor reserve readily shifts to free chlorine as
needed, maintaining swim spa health with a low level of chlorine.
FROG @ease SmartChlor Cartridge will maintain
0.5 - 1.0 ppm free chlorine level as long as the water is
balanced. NOTE: Free chlorine levels are reduced up
to 75%* when using FROG @ease Minerals.
Made in U.S.A. Patents: kingtechnology.com/IP
This system naturally sits at a tilt
in the water. To check if the FROG
@ease SmartChlor Cartridge is
empty, lift up and drain all the
water from the system. You should
be able to tell by looking if there is
still FROG @ease SmartChlor left in
the cartridge.
Replacing the Cartridges:
A.
If only a small amount is left
attach a new FROG @ease
SmartChlor Cartridge and hook
the old cartridge on the tether
until it is completely empty.
B.
When empty, discard in trash or offer
for recycling if available.
HOOK
Detail HOOK
Tabs
Tab
guides
After 4 months or when draining and refilling the swim spa, the
blue FROG @ease Mineral Cartridge must be replaced even if
you hear the spent minerals inside.
When the product flips over,
the FROG @ease SmartChlor
Cartridge is empty. Remove the
empty FROG @ease SmartChlor
Cartridge and replace with a new
one.