Positioning Your Spa; Electrical Requirements - Jacuzzi PALIO Owner's Manual

Positioning Your Spa

Because your Palio™ spa is portable, you can locate it just about anywhere you wish—on a deck, patio, or even
indoors. Just be sure to position it above ground in an area with good drainage and on a level, continuous surface
which can support the weight of the spa when filled with water and people; this weight is approximately 2558 lbs. (76
lbs. per square foot). You must also provide access to the spa's equipment for service and general maintenance.

Electrical Requirements

Your Palio™, as it comes from the factory, requires a 115 VAC 20 AMP 3-wire grounded type electrical service
with copper conductors and must be in a separate circuit having no other appliance connected in that circuit. If you
do not have this kind of circuit, a qualified electrician should be called in to install the necessary wiring. Inadequately
sized wiring may cause a voltage drop which might cause the unit to malfunction and bring about permanent damage
to the spa's electrical system. The circuit must also have a ground wire in order to take advantage of the designed-
in safety features of the spa. A bond wire must also be used. Bond according to procedure described on the next page.
Caution: Without proper grounding and bonding, a system malfunction may cause fatal shock.
To increase the heating capability of your spa's heater and convert the output from 1.5kw to 6.0kw (23 amps), your
spa can be hard-wired on-site in approved conduit (or with approved power cable) to operate at 230 VAC 50 AMPS.
This requires a separate circuit which will not be shared by any other appliance. We recommend that this re-wiring
be done by a qualified electrician. A wiring diagram and re-wiring instructions are provided on the inside of the junction
box mounted to the System Control Module. When this conversion to 230 VAC has been made, any combination of
operating modes is possible, including having the heater on when the whirlpool mode is activated. Also, the heat-up
rate will be approximately four times greater.
Electrical Safety Precautions
1.
Palio is supplied with a 15 ft. power cord which
terminates with molded plug. Locate the spa near
enough to a weather protected outlet, but no closer
than 10 ft. DO NOT USE EXTENSION CORD! Using
an extension cord is hazardous and will decease the
amount of power to the unit, causing slow heating,
poor whirlpool performance, or system malfunction.
Bring the power cord out from under the skirt at one
of the front corners. Make sure the power cord does
2.
not lie across a walk way or in a heavily traveled area
where it may be a safety hazard or become damaged.
Do not apply electrical power to the spa unless it
is filled with water to the normal water level, which
is approx. 6" below the spa rim (see location of
water level indicator on face of skimmer on page
6). If the spa's motor/pumps are actuated when
there is not sufficient water in the unit, the circu-
lation pump could be irreparably damaged. Not
heeding this caution will nullify the warranty. In
addition to damaging the unit, operating the unit
with insufficient water could cause a fire.
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INSTALLATION
CAUTION
3. Do not locate lighting fixtures directly above the spa;
lighting and electrical receptacles must be located at
least 5 ft. from the spa. Lighting located between 5
and 10 ft. from the spa must be on a circuit protected
by a GFCI. (See National Electrical Code, 680-6.)
Do not use electrically connected devices, such as
4. television, radio, toys, telephones, stereo speakers,
lights or cooking devices within 5 ft. of the spa when
the spa is being used.
SERVICE ACCESS
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