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Owner’s Manual
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nglish
FILLING YOUR SPA
PREPARATION AND FILLING
Fill the spa 5-6” below the lip of the spa. 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.
PRIMING MODE
This mode will last 4-5 minutes or you can
manually exit the priming mode after the
pump(s) have primed. Regardless of whether
the priming mode ends automatically or
you manually exit the priming mode, the
system will automatically return to normal
heating and filtering at the end of the priming
mode. 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/no-flow
conditions. Nothing comes on automatically,
but the pump(s) can be energized by pushing
the “Jet” buttons. If the spa has a Circ Pump,
it can be activated by pressing the “Light”
button during Priming Mode.
PRIMING THE PUMPS
After the display has gone through screens:
“RUN” “PMPS” “PURG” “AIR” “-- -- -- --” ,
push “Jet” button once to start Pump 1 in low-
speed and again to switch to high-speed. Push
the Pump 2 button (if you have a 2nd pump)
to turn it on. The pumps will not 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, turn off
the pumps and repeat.
NOTE: Turning the power off/on again
will initiate a new pump priming session.
Sometimes turning the pump off/on helps it
to prime. If the pumps will not prime after 5
times, turn power off 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
Manually exit Priming Mode by pressing either
Temperature button. If you do not manually
exit the priming mode, it 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 momentarily display
the set temperature but the display will not
show the temperature yet because the system
requires approximately 1 minute of water
flowing through the heater to determine the
water temperature and display it accurately.
SPA BEHAVIOR
Pumps
Press the “Jets 1” button once to turn pump 1
on or off, and to shift between low- and high-
speeds if equipped. If left running, the pump
will turn off after a time-out period. The pump
1 low-speed will time out after 30 minutes. The
high-speed will time out after 15 minutes.
On non-circ systems, the low-speed of pump
1 runs when the blower or any other pump is
on. If the spa is in Ready Mode, Pump 1 low
may also activate for at least 1 minute every
30 minutes to detect the spa temperature and
then to heat to the set temperature if needed.
When the low-speed turns on automatically,
it cannot be deactivated from the panel,
however the high speed may be started.
