Owner Manual
14
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 panel near Service Access
Side label 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 or un-
screwing decorative metal threaded fasteners on
panels.
3. Make sure white plumbing unions are secure and
did not loosen during shipping. There will be 4
unions on a 1-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 (and weir and basket, if
equipped) from filter chamber. Photos may vary
from your particular spa model
6. All of our spas are winterized using a biodegrad-
able antifreeze incase a spa were to sit idle in cold
weather prior to initial use. Use a garden hose to
rinse your spa with regular tap water. The hose
should be placed over jets and filter canister to
push out any remaining antifreeze. Fill the foot
well only and drain using the guidelines stated in
the “Draining Your Spa” section. Repeat this step if
water draining out does not appear to be clear.
7. Place a garden hose in the filter chamber and fill
your spa with regular tap water to 2” higher than
the highest jet. There is also a provided fill line in-
dicator near your filter area. If the water is too
high, it will overflow when people enter the
bathing area. If the water is too low, air will enter
through the filter and possibly cause airlock or
even damage to the unit over time.
8. Install the filter (and weir and basket, if equipped)
into the filter chamber.
9. Once the water is at the correct level , 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.
10. 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.