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Table of Contents
WELCOME TO THE AQUACAL FAMILY.......................................................4
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF YOUR NEW HEAT PUMP .............................4
GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................5
WATER CHEMISTRY & TEMPERATURE FACTORS ........................................................ 6
Water Temperature Safety Factors ........................................................................................ 6
Water Chemistry Safety Factors............................................................................................ 6
HOW A HEAT PUMP WORKS ............................................................................7
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH CONTROLS .......................................................8
D
IGITAL
C
ONTROLLER
– P
ANEL
L
AYOUT
................................................................................... 8
D
IGITAL
C
ONTROLLER
- O
PERATIONAL
D
ISPLAYS
....................................................................... 9
GETTING YOUR HEAT PUMP STARTED & STOPPED ............................ 10
I
NITIAL
S
TART
U
P
..................................................................................................................... 10
H
OW TO
O
PERATE THE
C
ONTROLS
............................................................................................ 10
C
ONTINUOUS
U
SAGE AND
W
ATER
A
ROUND
U
NIT
.................................................................... 11
R
EQUIRED
H
OURS OF
P
OOL
P
UMP
O
PERATION
.......................................................................... 11
T
O
S
HUT THE
U
NIT
O
FF
............................................................................................................ 11
MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................. 12
P
LANNED
M
AINTENANCE
P
ROGRAM
......................................................................................... 12
G
ENERAL
M
AINTENANCE
.......................................................................................................... 12
M
AINTAINING
P
ROPER
W
ATER
F
LOW
....................................................................................... 13
M
AINTAINING
P
ROPER
C
LEARANCES
A
ROUND
H
EATER
........................................................... 13
Recommended Clearances… Sides, Front, and Rear .......................................................... 14
Recommended Clearances… Overhead, Front, & Rear:..................................................... 15
SEASONAL USE & SHUT DOWN.................................................................... 16
D
URING THE
S
WIM
S
EASON
....................................................................................................... 16
F
REEZE PROTECTION
/ E
XTENDED SHUT DOWNS
........................................................................ 16
W
INTERIZING
............................................................................................................................ 16
To Winterize a Heat Pump Equipped with an Internal Drain.............................................. 16
To Winterize a Heat Pump Equipped with an External Drain ............................................ 18
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................... 19
H
EAT
P
UMP
N
OT
R
UNNING
....................................................................................................... 19
H
EAT
P
UMP
R
UNNING BUT
N
OT
H
EATING
................................................................................ 19
W
ATER
L
EAKING
O
UT OF THE
H
EAT
P
UMP
............................................................................... 20
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU CALL US ................................. 20
APPENDIX ............................................................................................................ 21
I.
A
QUA
C
AL
’
S
P
LANNED
M
AINTENANCE
P
ROGRAM
II. C
ALCULATING
I
NITIAL
H
EATING
T
IME
III. O
WNER
’
S
I
NSTRUCTIONS FOR
HP7 D
IGITAL
H
EAT
P
UMP CONTROLLER
