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Manufactured under one or more of these patents. U.S. Patents: 5332944, 5361215, 5550753, 5559720, 5,883,459, 6253227, 6282370, 6590188, 6976052, 6965815, 7030343, 7,417,834 b2,
Canadian Patent: 2342614, Australian patent: 2373248 other patents both foreign and domestic applied for and pending. All material copyright of Balboa Water Group.
Preparation and Filling
Fill the spa to its correct operating level. Be sure to open all valves and jets in the plumbing system before fi lling to allow
as much air as possible to escape from the plumbing and the control system during the fi lling process.
After turning the power on at the main power panel, the top-side panel will display a splash, or startup screen.
Priming Mode – M019*
After the initial start-up sequence, the control will enter Priming Mode and display a Priming Mode screen. Only pump icons
appear on the priming mode screen. The system will automatically return to normal heating and fi ltering at the end of the
priming mode, which lasts 4-5 minutes. During the priming mode, the heater is disabled to allow the priming process to be
completed without the possibility of energizing the heater under low-fl ow or no-fl ow conditions. Nothing comes on auto-
matically, but the pump(s) can be energized by selecting the “Jet” buttons. If the spa has a Circ Pump, it can be turned
on and off by pressing the “Circ Pump” button during Priming Mode. In
addition, if the spa has a Circ Pump, it can be activated by pressing the
dedicated “Light” button during Priming Mode when using a TP800.
Manually exit Priming Mode by pressing the “Exit” Button.
Priming the Pumps
As soon as the Priming Mode screeen appears on the panel, select the
“Jets 1” button once to start Pump 1 in low-speed and then again to
switch to high-speed. Also, select the other pumps, to turn them on.
The pumps should be running in high-speed to facilitate priming. If the
pumps have not primed after 2 minutes, and water is not fl owing from
the jets in the spa, do not allow the pumps to continue to run. Turn off
the pumps and repeat the process. Note: Turning the power off and back on again will initiate a new pump priming session.
Sometimes momentarily turning the pump off and on will help it to prime. Do not do this more than 5 times. If the pump(s)
will not prime, shut off the power to the spa and call for service.
Important: A pump should not be allowed to run without priming for more than 2 minutes. Under NO circumstances should
a pump be allowed to run without priming beyond the end of the 4-5 minute priming mode. Doing so may cause damage to
the pump and cause the system to energize the heater and go into an overheat condition.
Exiting Priming Mode
You can manually exit Priming Mode by navigating to the “Back” button on the Priming Mode Screen. Note that if you do
not manually exit the priming mode as described above, the priming mode will be automatically terminated after 4-5 min-
utes. Be sure that the pump(s) have been primed by this time.
Once the system has exited Priming Mode, the top-side panel will display the Main Screen, but the display will not show the
temperature yet, as shown below. This is because the system requires approximately 1 minute of water fl owing through the
heater to determine the water temperature and display it.
Fill it up!
Priming Mode
Exit
Jets 1
Jets 2
Jets 3
Circ
– – –°F
– – –°C
*M019 is a Message Code. See Fault Log on Page 13.
