T
ESTING
THE
G.F.C.I. (
EQUIVALENT
RCD
FOE
EXPORT
INSTALLATIONS
)
G
ROUND
F
AULT
C
IRCUIT
I
NTERRUPTER
(G.F.C.I.)
PROTECTION
FOR
THE
SPA
SHOULD
BE
TESTED
PRIOR
TO
EACH
USE
BY
THE
HOMEOWNER
. W
ITH
THE
SPA
IN
OPERATION
,
PUSH
THE
“
TEST
”
BUTTON
ON
THE
G.F.C.I.
BREAKER
AT
THE
PANEL
BOX
OR
ON
THE
POWER
CORD
. T
HE
SPA
SHOULD
SHUT
DOWN
IMMEDIATELY
. N
OW
RESET
THE
G.F.C.I. T
HE
SPA
SHOULD
RETURN
TO
NORMAL
OPERATION
. I
F
THE
G.F.C.I.
FAILS
TO
OPERATE
IN
THIS
MANNER
,
THERE
EXISTS
A
POSSIBILITY
OF
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
.
D
ISCONTINUE
SPA
OPERATION
BY
DISCONNECTING
THE
POWER
SOURCE
AND
NOTIFY
A
QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN
FOR
IDENTIFICATION
AND
CORRECTION
OF
THE
PROBLEM
.
T
HE
S
PA
S
URFACE
T
O
PRESERVE
THE
SHEEN
OF
YOUR
SPA
’
S
SURFACE
,
CLEAN
AND
SANITIZE
THE
POLYETHYLENE
SURFACE
WITH
RUB-
BING
ALCOHOL
. A
VOID
USING
ABRASIVE
CLEANSERS
. I
F
YOU
ARE
NOT
CERTAIN
AS
TO
THE
SUITABILITY
OF
A
PARTICULAR
CLEANSER
,
CONSULT
YOUR
DEALER
. D
O
NOT
USE
SOAP
,
AS
IT
CAN
CAUSE
SUDSING
.
P
ERMA
-W
OOD
C
ABINET
:
Y
OUR
SPA
MAY
BE
CONSTRUCTED
FROM
A
WOOD
ALTERNATIVE
MATERIAL
DESIGNED
TO
BE
DURABLE
,
TOUGH
,
AND
VIRTUALLY
MAINTENANCE
-
FREE
. I
T
MAY
REQUIRE
PERIODIC
CLEANING
WITH
A
NON
-
ABRASIVE
CLEANER
.
T
HE
C
OVER
U
SING
THE
OPTIONAL
INSULATING
SPA
COVER
ANYTIME
THE
SPA
IS
NOT
IN
USE
WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE
YOUR
OPERATING
COSTS
,
HEAT
-
UP
TIME
AND
MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS
. T
O
PROLONG
THE
LIFE
OF
THE
COVER
,
HANDLE
IT
WITH
CARE
AND
CLEAN
IT
REGULARLY
USING
MILD
SOAP
AND
WATER
. P
ERIODIC
TREATMENTS
WITH
A
VINYL
CONDI-
TIONER
WILL
HELP
PROTECT
AGAINST
DETERIORATION
CAUSED
BY
UV
RAYS
FROM
THE
SUN
. N
EVER
ALLOW
ANYONE
TO
STAND
OR
SIT
ON
THE
COVER
,
AND
AVOID
DRAGGING
IT
ACROSS
ROUGH
SURFACES
. K
EEP
COVER
LOCKED
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE
.
T
HE
F
ILTER
(
SKIM
FILTER
SYSTEM
)
S
PA
WATER
FILTRATION
BEGINS
AS
SOON
AS
THE
FLOW
IS
STEADY
THROUGH
THE
PUMP
. T
HE
SKIM
FILTER
ASSURES
OPTI-
MUM
CLEANING
CAPACITY
. A
S
THE
FILTER
CARTRIDGE
REMOVES
DIRT
FROM
THE
WATER
,
THE
ACCUMULATED
DEBRIS
WILL
CAUSE
A
RESISTANCE
TO
FLOW
. W
HEN
THIS
IS
NOTICED
,
ALONG
WITH
CLOUDY
WATER
,
CLEAN
OR
REPLACE
THE
FILTER
ELE-
MENT
AS
NOTED
BELOW
.
1. S
HUT
OFF
POWER
AT
THE
MAIN
OR
SUB
PANEL
.
2. R
EMOVE
THE
FILTER
HOUSING
TOP
BY
USING
THE
RAISED
PORTIONS
OF
THE
FILTER
TOP
AND
TURNING
IT
COUNTER
CLOCKWISE
. A
FTER
TOP
STOPS
TURNING
,
LIFT
UP
TO
REMOVE
TOP
FROM
FILTER
.
3. L
IFT
THE
SKIMMER
BASKET
OUT
OF
THE
FILTER
CANISTER
.
4. R
EMOVE
THE
FILTER
FROM
THE
CANISTER
.
5. R
EPLACE
WITH
CLEAN
FILTER
( R
EVIEW
ABOVE
FOR
CLEANING
RECOMMENDATIONS
.)
6. P
LACE
SKIMMER
BASKET
BACK
IN
FILTER
CANISTER
.
7. P
LACE
FILTER
TOP
ONTO
FILTER
CANISTER
AND
TURN
CLOCKWISE
UNTIL
TOP
STOPS
.
.
M
AINTENANCE
R
ECOMMENDATIONS
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