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Scale Control
•MaintainapHbetween7and9inthesumpand6and9formake-upwatersupply.
•Makesuretheowofwaterisevenfromoneendofthedistributorpipetothe
other.
•Waterowshouldbe0.75gpmperlinearfootfora6”pad.
•UseplentyofBleedOff.
AlgaeControl
•Shadethepadsandsump.
•Allowthepadstodryoutcompletelyevery24hours.
•Avoidcontaminantsfromcontactingthepadsandwater.Dust,fumes,fertilizer,
phosphates,etc.providenutrientsforalgaegrowth.
GeneralRules
•Donotcyclethepumponandoffusing10minutetimers.Thiscausesthepads
towearoutprematurely.
•UsechemicalstocleananddisinfectONLY-Nochlorineandnobromine
allowed!RefertoCareManualQM1128forrecommendedcleaningproducts.
Check
Weekly
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Quarterly
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Monthly
Check
Quarterly
•Checkbleed-offrateand
adjustifnecessary.
•Checkwaterowrateand
adjustifnecessary.
•Checkpumpsandclean
anydebrisfromtheinlet.
•Drainanddisinfectthe
entirewaterdistribution
system.
Check
Weekly
Visuallyinspectthepads
forbowing,saggingordry
streaks.
Inspectthesump,remove
anydebrisandmakesurethe
waterleveliscorrect.
Checkthewaterdistribution
systemforleaksandclogged
waterdistributorholes.
InspectionRecord
Bleed Off
•Bleedoffwatercontinuouslyto
preventtheconcentrationof
minerals.
•Startwith1gallon/hour(GPH)
foreachlinearfootofcooling
systemandadjustasneeded
•Thefollowingformulaandtable
istohelpincalculatingyour
bleedoffrate.
60min.
x5gal.=
timetollbucket
inminutes
GPHneeded
Cooling
Length
Bleedoff
ow
inGPH
Minutesto
ll5-gallon
bucket
10ft. 10 30
20ft. 20 15
30ft. 30 10
40ft. 40 7.5
50ft. 50 6
60ft. 60 5
70ft. 70 4.5