Strong Spas Acrylic Spa, Owner'S Manual

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Operate Your Spa
Filling and Starting
1. Place spa on an approved surface and have it
properly wired by a licensed electrician.
2. Remove exterior spa panels by inserting a
flathead screwdriver at bottom edge of resin
panel and prying out. Or by prying out decorative
plugs on UltraTec panels and unscrewing screws.
3. Make sure white plumbing unions are secure and
did not loosen during shipping. There will be 4
unions on a 1-pump spa; 6 unions on a 2-pump
spa. Hand-tighten any loose unions.
4. Open all gate
valves in the equip-
ment area. Before
operation, these
valves must be in
the UP/OPEN po-
sition and have
plastic clips in-
serted. Never run
the spa with the
gate valves closed
or without water
circulating for any
period of time.
5. Remove the filter(s) (and weir and basket, if
equipped) from filter chamber. Photos may vary
from your particular spa model.
6. Place a garden hose in the filter chamber and fill
your spa with regular tap water to 2” higher than
the highest jet (excluding neck/shoulder jets).
Do not fill your spa with soft water. It is difficult
to maintain proper water chemistry with soft water.
Also, the water may foam, which will eventually
harm the finish of the spa and void your warranty.
7. If you have an automatic bromine generator, turn
it off.
8. Once the water is at the correct level and air is
bled, turn on the power at the GFCI breaker.
Note: When the power is turned on, the controls will per-
form a diagnostic check for a few minutes. When com-
plete, the spa will automatically operate at filter speed
and continue heating until water reaches 100ºF.
9. If water does not flow from jets when the pump
is running, there could be an air pocket. See next
page, Priming the Pump , for methods of removing
air pockets from the pump(s)l
10. Install the filter(s) (and weir and basket, if
equipped) into the filter chamber.
PRESSURE
UNION
SUCTION
UNION