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Positioning Your Spa
Because your Aero Plus spa is portable, you can locate it just about anywhere you wish—on a deck,patio, or even
indoors. Just be sure to position it above ground in an area with good drainage and on a level, continuous surface
which can support the weight of the spa when filled with water and people; this weight is approximately 3201 lbs. (72
lbs. per square foot). You must also provide access to the spa’s equipment for service and general maintenance.
Electrical Requirements
Your Aero Plus, as it comes from the factory*, requires a 115 VAC 20 AMP electrical outlet and must be in a grounded
separate circuit having no other appliance connected in that circuit. If you do not have 115 VAC 20 AMP circuit, a qualified
electrician should be called in to install the necessary wiring. Inadequately sized wiring or locating the outlet too far from the
main service panel may cause a voltage drop which might cause the unit to malfunction and bring about permanent damage
to the spa’s electrical system. (See page 4-5 for details.)The outlet must also have a ground wire in order to take advantage
of the designed-in safety features of the spa. A bond wire must also be used. Bond according to step 5 below. Caution:
Without proper grounding and bonding, a system malfunction may cause fatal shock.
*To increase the heating capacity of your spa's heater and convert the heater output from
1.5 kW to 6,0 kW ,your spa can be hard wired on-site in approved conduit to operate at 230
VAC 50 Amps. This requires a separate circuit which will not be shared by any other
appliance. We recommend that this rewiring be done by a qualified electrician. A wiring
diagram and rewiring instructions are provided on the inside of the electrical cabinet door.
When this conversion to 230 VAC has been made, any combination of operating modes is
possible, including having the heater on when the whirlpool mode is activated. Also, the
heat-up rate will be approximately four time greater.
Electrical Precautions
1. The spa is
supplied with a 15 ft. line cord which terminates
with an integral Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
plug; locate the spa near enough to a weather protected
outlet, but no closer than 10 ft. DO NOT USE AN EXTEN-
SION CORD! Using an extension cord is hazardous and
will decrease the amount of power to the unit, causing slow
heating, poor whirlpool performance, or system malfunc-
tion.
2. Bring the line cord out from under the pan at the recess and
hole near the equipment support in either front corner.
Make sure the line cord does not lie across a walkway or in
a heavily traveled area where it may be a safety hazard or
become damaged. Do not bury the line cord.
INSTALLATION
20 AMP RECEPTACLE
(LOCATE SPA AT LEAST
10 FT. FROM RECEPTACLE)
