Clearwater Spas Beachcraft Series, Manual

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FILL IT UP!
Preparation and Filling
Fill the spa to the correct water level. Be sure to open all valves and jets in the plumbing
system before filling to allow as much air as possible to escape from the plumbing and the
control system during filling. After turning the power on at the main power panel, the top-
side panel will display a
"
splash
"
, or
"
startup
"
screen.
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Manufactured under one or more of these patents. U.S. Patents: 5332944, 5361215, 5550753, 5559720, 5,883,459, 6253227, 6282370, 6590188, 6976052, 6965815, 7030343, 7,417,834 b2,
Canadian Patent: 2342614, Australian patent: 2373248 other patents both foreign and domestic applied for and pending. All material copyright of Balboa Water Group.
Preparation and Filling
Fill the spa to its correct operating level. Be sure to open all valves and jets in the plumbing system before filling to allow
as much air as possible to escape from the plumbing and the control system during the filling process.
After turning the power on at the main power panel, the top-side panel will display a splash, or startup screen.
Priming Mode – M019*
After the initial start-up sequence, the control will enter Priming Mode and display a Priming Mode screen. Only pump icons
appear on the priming mode screen. The system will automatically return to normal heating and filtering at the end of the
priming mode, which lasts 4-5 minutes. During the priming mode, the heater is disabled to allow the priming process to be
completed without the possibility of energizing the heater under low-flow or no-flow conditions. Nothing comes on auto-
matically, but the pump(s) can be energized by selecting the “J
on and off by pressing the “Circ Pump” button during Priming Mode. In
addition, if the spa has a Circ Pump, it can be activated by pressing the
dedicated “Light” button during Priming Mode when using a TP800.
Manually exit Priming Mode by pressing the “Exit” Button.
Priming the Pumps
As soon as the Priming Mode screeen appears on the panel, select the
“Jets 1” button once to start Pump 1 in low-speed and then again to
switch to high-speed. Also, select the other pumps, to turn them on.
The pumps should be running in high-speed to facilitate priming. If the
pumps have not primed after 2 minutes, and water is not flowing from
the jets in the spa, do not allow the pumps to continue to run. Turn off
the pumps and repeat the process. Note: Turning the power off and back on again will initiate a new pump priming session.
Sometimes momentarily turning the pump off and on will help it to prime. Do not do this more than 5 times. If the pump(s)
will not prime, shut off the power to the spa and call for service.
Important: A pump should not be allowed to run without priming for more than 2 minutes. Under NO circumstances should
a pump be allowed to run without priming beyond the end of the 4-5 minute priming mode. Doing so may cause damage to
the pump and cause the system to energize the heater and go into an overheat condition.
Exiting Priming Mode
You can manually exit Priming Mode by navigating to the “Back” button on the Priming Mode Screen. Note that if you do
not manually exit the priming mode as described above, the priming mode will be automatically terminated after 4-5 min-
utes. Be sure that the pump(s) have been primed by this time.
Once the system has exited Priming Mode, the top-side panel will display the Main Screen, but the display will not show the
temperature yet, as shown below. This is because the system requires approximately 1 minute of water flowing through the
heater to determine the water temperature and display it.
Fill it up!
Priming Mode
Exit Pump 1 Pump 2 Pump 3 Circ
– – –°F – – –°C
*M019 is a Message Code. See Fault Log on Page 13.
Priming Mode – M019*
Priming the Pumps
Important: A pump should not be allowed to run for more than 2 minutes
without priming. Under NO circumstances should a pump be allowed to run
without priming beyond the end of the 4-5 minute priming mode. Doing so may
cause damage to the pump and cause the system to energize the heater and go
into an overheat condition.
Exiting Priming Mode
You can manually exit
Priming Mode
by navigating to the “Back” button
on the
Priming Mode Screen
. Note that if you do not manually exit the
priming mode as described above, the priming mode will be automatically
terminated after 4-5 minutes. Be sure that the pump(s) have been primed by this
time. Once the system has exited Priming Mode, the top-side panel will
display the Main Screen, but the display will not show the temperature yet, as
shown below. This is because the system requires approximately 1 minute of
water flowing through the heater to determine the water temperature and
display it.
Exit Pump 1 Pump 2 Pump 3 Circ
After start-up, the control will enter
Priming
Mode and display a Priming Mode screen. Only
pump icons appear on the priming mode
screen. The system will automatically return to
normal heating and filtering at the end of the
priming mode, which lasts 4-5 minutes. During
priming mode, the heater is disabled to allow the
process to be completed without the possibility
of energizing the heater under low-flow or no-flow conditions. Nothing comes on
automatically, but the pump(s) can be energized by selecting the
“Pump” buttons.
Since the spa has a Circulation Pump, it can be turned on and off by pressing the
“Circ” Pump button during Priming Mode . In addition, it can be activated by
pressing the dedicated “Light” button during Priming Mode when using a TP800.
Manually exit Priming Mode by pressing the
“Exit”
Button.
As soon as the Priming Mode screen appears on the panel, select the Pump 1 Button
once to start Pump 1 circulating. Also, select the other pumps (using their respective
Buttons
), to turn them on. The pumps should be running in high-speed to facilitate
priming. If the pumps have not primed after 2 minutes, and water is not flowing from
the jets in the spa, do not allow the pumps to continue to run. Turn off the pumps and
repeat the process. Note : Turning the pumps off and back on again will initiate a new
pump priming session. Sometimes momentarily turning the pump off and on again will
help it to prime. Do not do this more than 5 times. If the pump(s) will not prime, shut off
the power to the spa and call Clearwater or your local Clearwater Dealer to arrange for a
service technician.