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Winter Use And Care

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To drain the hydrotherapy spa, follow the steps below: WINTER USE AND CARE 1. Using the console, adjust the temperature to the lowest setting. 2. Shut off the power at the circuit breaker or GFCI. 3. Remove the long access panel from the spa. 4. Remove the end of the drain hose from the spa. Remove the cap and attach a garden hose to the drain hose. Drain Hose Valve Cap Knob 5. Open the valve by turning the valve knob. The water will begin to drain. 6. When the spa is empty, close the valve and remove the garden hose. Re-attach the cap and return the drain hose to the clip inside the spa. 7. Re-attach the access panel. 8. Refill the spa and treat the water with chemicals (see pages 10 and 14). DRAINING THE PUMP After the hydrotherapy spa is drained (see DRAINING THE HYDROTHERAPY SPA on page 14), the jet pump should also be drained if the spa will be stored for more than thirty days or if it may be exposed to freezing temperatures. Drain Plug The hydrotherapy spa is designed for year-round use. If you decide to store the spa for the winter, store it in a warm, dry location. Follow the steps below to winterize the spa. 1. Drain the spa (see DRAINING THE HYDROTHER- APY SPA on the previous page and this page). 2. Remove all remaining water from the spa shell. Dry the spa shell with towels. 3. Set the air control to the lowest setting. Use a wet/dry vacuum to pull any remaining water from the system. To do this, place the vacuum nozzle over each jet, starting with the highest jet and finishing with the lowest jet. 4. Set the air control on the console to the highest setting and repeat step 3. 5. Drain the pump (see DRAINING THE PUMP on this page). Once the water is drained from the pump, place the vacuum nozzle over the drainage hole in the pump and vacuum any additional water from the pump. Note: For additional protection, remove the pump/motor from the spa and store it in a climate-controlled room. 6. Clean the spa shell (see page 13). 7. Clean the filter (see page 13). 8. A licensed, qualified electrician should disconnect the power from the 240V power source. 9. Re-attach the access panel and the spa cover. REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB If the underwater light burns out, you will need to remove the access panel to replace it (see ATTACHING AND REMOVING ACCESS PANELS on page 14). Make sure that the power to the spa is turned off. Next, locate the light housing. Turn the light housing counterclockwise and remove it from the spa shell. Light Housing Light Bulb Light Housing Turn off the spa power. To drain the jet pump, first remove the access panel from the spa unit (see ATTACHING AND REMOVING ACCESS PANELS on page 14). Locate the jet pump inside the spa. Remove the drain plug from the jet pump and allow all of the water to drain. Re-attach the drain plug. To replace the light bulb, pull the old light bulb out of the housing and insert a new light bulb. Re-attach the light housing to the spa shell. Re-attach the access panel to the spa. 15

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To drain the hydrotherapy spa, follow the steps below:
1.
Using the console, adjust the temperature to the
lowest setting.
2.
Shut off the power at the circuit breaker or GFCI.
3.
Remove the long access panel from the spa.
4.
Remove the end of the drain hose from the spa.
Remove the cap and attach a garden hose to the
drain hose.
5.
Open the valve by turning the valve knob. The
water will begin to drain.
6.
When the spa is empty, close the valve and
remove the garden hose. Re-attach the cap and
return the drain hose to the clip inside the spa.
7.
Re-attach the access panel.
8.
Refill the spa and treat the water with chemicals
(see pages 10 and 14).
DRAINING THE PUMP
After the hydrotherapy
spa is drained (see
DRAINING THE
HYDROTHERAPY SPA
on page 14), the jet
pump should also be
drained if the spa will
be stored for more than
thirty days or if it may
be exposed to freezing
temperatures.
Turn off the spa power. To drain the jet pump, first
remove the access panel from the spa unit (see
ATTACHING AND REMOVING ACCESS PANELS on
page 14). Locate the jet pump inside the spa. Remove
the drain plug from the jet pump and allow all of the
water to drain. Re-attach the drain plug.
WINTER USE AND CARE
The hydrotherapy spa is designed for year-round use.
If you decide to store the spa for the winter, store it in
a warm, dry location. Follow the steps below to winter-
ize the spa.
1.
Drain the spa (see DRAINING THE HYDROTHER-
APY SPA on the previous page and this page).
2.
Remove all remaining water from the spa shell. Dry
the spa shell with towels.
3.
Set the air control to the lowest setting. Use a
wet/dry vacuum to pull any remaining water from
the system. To do this, place the vacuum nozzle
over each jet, starting with the highest jet and fin-
ishing with the lowest jet.
4.
Set the air control on the console to the highest
setting and repeat step 3.
5.
Drain the pump (see DRAINING THE PUMP on
this page). Once the water is drained from the
pump, place the vacuum nozzle over the drainage
hole in the pump and vacuum any additional water
from the pump.
Note: For additional protection,
remove the pump/motor from the spa and store
it in a climate-controlled room.
6.
Clean the spa shell (see page 13).
7.
Clean the filter (see page 13).
8.
A licensed, qualified electrician should discon-
nect the power from the 240V power source.
9.
Re-attach the access panel and the spa cover.
REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB
If the underwater light burns out, you will need to
remove the access panel to replace it (see ATTACHING
AND REMOVING ACCESS PANELS on page 14).
Make sure that the power to the spa is turned off.
Next, locate the light housing. Turn the light housing
counterclockwise and remove it from the spa shell.
To replace the light bulb, pull the old light bulb out of
the housing and insert a new light bulb. Re-attach the
light housing to the spa shell. Re-attach the access
panel to the spa.
Drain Plug
Drain
Hose
Valve
Knob
Cap
Light Housing
Light
Housing
Light
Bulb