CHeCKlIst Before fIllInG your
swIm spa
Important: The equipment should never be operated
without water in the swim spa. Serious damage to the
equipment will occur.
1. Installing your cover: Your Riptide swim spa cover
comes with tie-down straps and locking hardware to
attach the cover to the swim spa cabinet or decking.
2. Check drain valves: Check that the swim spa
drain valve is fully closed.
3. tighten equipment fittings: In the equipment
compartment, hand-tighten all PVC pipe unions,
pump bleed valve and pump drain plugs to prevent
the possibility of leakage (sometimes these fittings
loosen during shipment). Check also that all fittings
on the filter are closed (HAND TIGHT ONLY! ).
4. Check valve: Verify that all valves aside from the
drainage valves described previously are in the fully
open position. A valve that is half closed will result in
InsTallaTIOn & seT-uP
a noisy pump due to lack of water flow.
5. fill the pool: Fill the swim spa to approximately
the halfway point on the skimmers.
note 1: The higher the water level, the less pool users
it will take to cause the water to overflow the pool
edge. Also, water will splash out more easily whilst
swimming in the pool if it is over filled.
note 2: If you live in a hard water area and have
access to awater softener, you can fill the pool with a
50/50 mix of hard and soft water. The calcium balance
should be between 250 and 500 parts per million.
6. Check for leaks: After the Riptide swim spa is
full, but before turning the power on, check all the
fittings and equipment in the equipment compartment
for signs of leakage. If a leak is detected, except
from fittings that can be hand-tightened, call your
authorised Riptide dealer.
Auxiliary Control Panel
Suction
Panel
Weir
/ Filter
Counter
Current
Main
Control
Panel
5
