Watkins Solana, Owner'S Manual

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the following Spa Leveling Instructions; however, shimming of the spa may place additional stress on the spa’s support system.
Damage to the spa caused by the incorrect installation of the spa is not covered by the warranty.
3. Place spa in the desired location and determine which one of the two exits will be used for your power cord (See illustration). A
notch on the bottom of one of the side panels must be selected as the exit location. Remove the front access panel to expose the
equipment, frame, plumbing and foam insulation. Unwind the power cord, located inside the equipment compartment. Work the
cord into the notch of the frame below the equipment compartment. Pull the cord following the contour of the spa in the direction of
the exit notch. Once you reach the side panel, remove the bottom screw in the side panel, then tuck the cord behind the side panel
until you reach the exit notch where the cord should be seated. Do not plug the spa in until the spa is filled with water! Replace
side panel screw once cord is installed.
SPA LEVELING INSTRUCTIONS
Approved Shim Material (1/4” to 1/2” thick, cut into 2” x 4” rectangles):
• Cedar Shingles • Exterior Rated Plywood • Redwood • Exterior Rated Lumber
S
UGGESTED
L
EVELING
P
ROCEDURE
:
1. Using a six-foot carpenter’s level (or a short level and a straight piece of wood about eight
feet long), check the spa to identify the lowest and highest corners.
2. With one end of the carpenter’s level resting on the highest corner of the spa, and the opposite
end resting on the lowest corner, gently raise the lower end of the level with shims placed on
the corner of the spa shell, until a level reading is achieved.
3. Carefully lift and pivot the carpenter’s level (so as not to knock over your stack of shims) to
the remaining corner. The Solana
™
spa may be shimmed under any of the dimple locations
shown in the bottom view of the spa. Place the required number of shims under the end of the
level at each corner and along the rounded side, until a level reading is achieved at all locations (five total, as shown). These are now
your preselected shims.
4. Carefully remove the carpenter’s level and the sets of shims. With one or more persons lifting the lowest side of the spa, place a 4” x
4” block under the spa base, in the center of the side lifted.
5. Set the preselected shim sets under the wooden base support at each shimming point, as shown. Lift the spa, remove the support
block, and set the spa on the shims. Repeat this procedure for the opposite side of the spa, if necessary.
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™
67"
67"
16"
16"
Shimming points
Possible
cord exits
- Dimple locations in Base Pan