Pre-Delivery Instructions
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ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
To ensure you will have an opportunity to use your spa soon after delivery, it is very important that the required
electrical service has been installed. Unless otherwise stipulated by your dealer,
THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
.
IMPORTANT:
All electrical circuits must be installed by a qualified, licensed electrician.
230 volt inStallation
Your spa contains a control box designed to operate at 230V, 60Hz. Installation of a 50 amp. dedicated circuit is
recommended. The control box must be hard wired directly to a subpanel protected by a Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter (GFCI). The subpanel containing GFCI breakers is included with the spa.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All electrical connections to the control box must be accomplished by a qualified electrician in
accordance with the National Electrical Code and in accordance with any local electrical codes in effect at the time
and place of installation.
All electrical connections must be made in accordance with the wiring information contained in this manual and on
the back of the field wiring access panel of the control box. A licensed electrician should install a four-wire electrical
service (two line voltages, one neutral, one ground) from the main electrical service panel to the subpanel. The
equipment pack requires a MINIMUM of 112 volts per line under load.
The grounding conductor must be at least #10 AWG. Your electrician should mount the subpanel in the vicinity of the
spa but it should not be closer than five (5) feet from the spa water edge (NEC 680-38 to 41-A-3).
INSTALLATION NOTE:
After the spa has been installed, your electrician can connect the conduit from the subpanel
to the spa’s control box and then complete the wiring connections in the control box.
NOTE:
Complete step-by-step Installation and wiring instructions for all models are included in the Owner’s Manual
and with each sub-panel, which can be obtained from your dealer.
WARNING:
Removing or bypassing the GFCI breakers in the subpanel at any time will result in an unsafe spa and
will void the warranty.
230 volt converted cantaBria
™
The Utopia Cantabria™ requires an additional 20 amp breaker in order to operate the heater at the same time as
the blower and all three jet pumps.
This subpanel requires a 70 amp, single phase, 230 volt, four wire service (two line, one neutral, one ground). The
ground wire must never be less than #10 AWG. Use NEC 250-122 (table) and local codes for more information. A
minimum #6 AWG solid copper bond wire is also required.
NOTE:
Complete step-by-step Installation and wiring instructions for the Cantabria are included in the Owner’s
Manual and with each sub-panel, which can be obtained from your dealer.
SEE ABOVE FOR IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION NOTES.
Power connection
To connect power to the spa, refer to “230
VOLT WIRING SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM” and
“POWER CONNECTION ACCESS” illustrations. Then proceed
with the following steps:
When supplying power, remove the screws securing the
equipment door (for Utopia spas, always remove the SpaGlo
®
exterior light fixtures and lift the fiber optic cable out of the fixture
base before removing the doors). Lower the panel one inch and
remove the panel to allow access to the input power wiring.
NOTE:
The 230V wiring diagram is located on the inside of the
Control Box Cover.
POWER CONNECTION ACCESS
230V WIRING ACCESS
OPENINGS ON RIGHT& LEFT HAND SIDE
DOOR
CONTROL BOX
Pre-Delivery Instructions
