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Winterizing Your Spa
Filling Your Spa
fig. 1
Warning: Allowing the spa water to freeze will cause
severe damage to the spa shell, equipment, and plumbing
3. Remove Drain Valve Safety Cap
2. Remove Spa Drain Hose
4. Attach Hose & Select Safe Suitable Drain
Remove the spa drain hose located in a storage compart-
ment which is located under the lower corner of
the spa as you are facing the console. See arrow.
Remove safety drain cap and store for use when refilling
your spa.Attach a standard garden hose to the drain
valve.
Filling your spa is the first step in maintaining water
quality and chemical balance. Use only clear,
uncontaminated potable water when filling the spa.
Water Level
The correct water fill level varies with each indi-
vidual installation. Every person entering a spa
displaces a given volume of water.
Suggested “Fill Range” Provided
A fill range label has be placed on the surface
skimmer face plate at the factory (see fig. 1).This
label has a suggested minimum and maximum fill
levels that will provide a starting point for select-
ing a water level that meets your individual
needs.
Chemically Treat Water Immediately
To assure the maintenance of water quality it is
imperative that you chemically threat the spa
water immediately upon completion of filling.
See the treatment sections on page 14 & 15.
Route the hose to a sewer drain capable of safely assimi-
lating 300 plus gallons of water which may contain both
unsanitary contaminants and chemical residue. Open
drain valve.
Draining Your Spa
(Warning: Do not supply power to an empty Spa!)
1. Turn Power Off
Drain Every Three Months
Draining your spa on a regular basis rids the spa of dissolved
solids and protects your spa equipment from the effects of
residual calcium hardness and total alkalinity problems.
Turn power off at the spa consoles and deactivate discon-
nect switches at the GFCI plug or load center.
CAUTION: Drain waste water may contain chemical residue and unsanitary contaminants which could be a
hazard to health or the environment. Drain to specified sanitary sewer only.
A spa can be a great asset to your health and relaxation during the winter months.
However, for those who will be using a spa in freezing cold weather
it is critical that a water temperature is maintained well above freezing.
Freeze Protection
Your Leisure Bay spa is equipped with a special feature called freeze protection. If
the high limit sensor detects 40 degrees F at the heater, then all the equipment is
automatically activated to provide freeze protection.This equipment stays on until
the sensor detects 45 degrees F at the heater.
WARNING:
We strongly recommend that you inspect and test your spa and con-
trols on a daily basis during periods when temperatures are below 32 degrees F.
Every installation is different and many factors contribute to possible freeze dam-
age situations; rate of temperature drop thermal cover insulating properties, ther-
mal cover installation, spa installation location, wind exposure, power outage, spa
water temp. etc.The spa’s freeze protection system is designed to protect your spa
from unforeseen freeze situations. However, in severe freeze conditions or if you do
not plan to use your spa for a period of time, it may be impossible for the freeze
protect system to fully protect your spa.When severe conditions threaten, we
strongly recommend that you have the unit drained and winterized by a “Spa
Professional”. Properly winterizing a spa is a complicated process and should not
be attempted by an amateur.
WARNING: DO NOT SUPPLY POWER TO AN EMPTY SPA!
