TIPS ON FILLING SPA
• Remove doors and ensure that all valves in the plumbing system are fully open to maximise the amount of air that can escape the
pipe work during filling
• Remove filter cartridge(s) before filling enable filling of the spa through the filter itself to flood the pipe work with water and
minimise the chance of air pockets forming in the plumbing during the filling process.
• DO NOT fill spa by placing hose in the foot well. Filling a spa this way will create a large number of air pockets in the pipe work
and may cause difficulty when priming. Always fill spa through the filter area.
• Once the spa is filled to the correct level attempt to power up the spa with the filter cartridges still removed. Verify that the spa
controller completes its priming sequence and begins normal operation. Once normal operation has been verified turn mains
power off, re-‐install filter cartridge(s) and restart spa.
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Every time the power is turned on the SV controller will initiate a water priming sequence on start up.
During priming sequence the filtration pump will run for up to 20 seconds at a time in an attempt to purge air from the plumbing.
The keypad display will scroll PRIMING during this sequence.
If the spa controller is successful in clearing all of the air from the heater tube the system will begin normal operation.
However if air is still detected the spa controller will shut down and display a fault code (
ER3-‐Water Prime
).
ER-‐3 WATER PRIME
:
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Press Pump A
button to retry water priming sequence
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Check spa is filled to correct operating level as advised by spa manufacturer (refill if necessary)
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Remove filter cartridge(s) and retry water prime
•
With mains power turned OFF, bleed airlock from pipe work by slightly loosening couplings on front of filtration pump and
allowing air to escape
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With filter cartridge(s) removed use hose to flush water down pipe work in an attempt to clear the air pockets from the
plumbing
WARNING
RESTRICTION OF WATER FLOW DUE TO DIRTY FILTER CARTRIDGES IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ER-‐3 FAULTS. IF THE
SPA POOL HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY THEN INTERMITTENT ER-‐3 FAULTS START TO OCCUR THE FILTER
CARTRIDGE(S) WILL REQUIRE SERVICING.
DEPENDING ON TYPE OF FILTER CARTRIDGE(S) INSTALLED THE FILTERS WILL EITHER REQUIRE CLEANING, SOAKING IN A FILTER
CARTRIDGE DEGREASER SOLUTION OR REPLACING. REFER TO SPA RESELLER / MANUFACTURER FOR DETAILS ON TYPE OF
CARTRIDGE INSTALLED AND RECOMMENDED CLEANING FREQUENCY & METHODS
IMPORTANT NOTE
Do not allow the filtration pump to continue to run after five (5) x failed priming attempts. Operating a pump without water for
extended periods may cause damage to the pump. Turn power off, wait ten (10) minutes and then try again later.
The in-‐heater water sensor constantly monitors the presence of water in the heater tube. If at any time air bubbles are detected the
spa controller will automatically cancel all current operations and force a water priming sequence to begin. This will occur whether
the spa is in automatic mode or manual use. If the priming sequence is successful in clearing the air pockets from the plumbing
normal spa operation will resume in automatic mode. If unsuccessful the spa controller will shut down and latch on fault code ER-‐3
Water Prime.
Error Codes & Troubleshooting Problems
SV spa controllers feature self-‐diagnostics and scrolling error messages to quickly troubleshoot possible problems. Should the spa
control encounter a problem the error code / message will scroll across the topside panel screen until the problem is resolved. If an
error condition is experienced all spa functions are shut down and the spa should not be used until the error condition has been
fixed. A list of error codes with descriptions of problems and possible solutions is detailed below for your reference.
IMPORTANT NOTE
For most error codes mains power to the spa control must be turned OFF and then back ON before the error condition will be
cleared.
