Important Safety Instructions READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS . DANGER -- Risk of electric shock: DANGER -- Risk of accidental drowning: Install the spa at least 5 feet (1.5 meters) from all Do not allow children to be in or around a spa metal surfaces.
WARNING: People with infectious diseases should not use a spa or hot tub. WARNING: To avoid injury, exercise care when entering or exiting the spa or hot tub. WARNING: Do not use drugs or alcohol before or during the use of a spa or hot tub to avoid unconsciousness and possible drowning.
Preparing for Your New Portable Spa Pre-Delivery Checklist Most cities and counties require permits for exterior Before Delivery construction and electrical circuits. In addition, some Plan your delivery route communities have codes requiring residential barriers such as fencing and/or self-closing gates on property Choose a suitable location for the spa to prevent unsupervised access to the property by Lay a 5 - 8 cm concrete slab...
Preparing a Good Foundation Your spa needs a solid and level foundation. The 150 pounds per square foot (732 kg / m2). area that it sits on must be able to support the To properly identify the weight of your new spa when weight of the spa, with water and the occupants full, remember water weighs 8.33 lbs.
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GFCI and Wiring Requirements Applies to all fitness spas except F-1781 Standard configuration with one 5.5 kW heater Control Model System GFCI Required Wires Required Wiring Diagram F-1222 BP501G1 One 50 amp GFCI F-1325 BP501G1 One 50 amp GFCI F-1420 BP501G1 One 50 amp GFCI Use wiring diagram 1...
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Electrical Requirements and Wiring Diagram Control System GFCI Required Wires Required NEO 1500 One 50 amp GFCI Four #8 AWG copper wires GFCI Breaker Box GFCI (Bottom View) Front View of GFCI RED (HOT) BLACK (HOT) WHITE WHITE (LOAD NEUTRAL) Spa Control Box See next page for circuit board...
Filling and Powering Up Your Portable Spa 1 . Inspect the spa equipment . Inspect all plumbing connections in the • Make sure unions in the equipment pack are tight. (Be equipment area of your spa. careful not to over-tighten the plumbing fittings.) •...
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3 . Fill the spa . Place a garden hose in the filter canister and fill your Fill the spa until water level is about six inches from spa. the top. Always fill the spa through the filter canister. If the water level is too low or too high, your spa will Failure to do so may cause air to be trapped in the not operate properly.
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5 . Prime the pump . The system will enter the priming mode. Priming Mode will display on the control panel. In Priming Mode, all devices such as jets and lights are operable. Jets can be turned on and off to help prime the pump. The system will exit Priming Mode and go to the Main display when the RETURN button is pressed, or after four minutes of activity.
Priming the Pump New spa owners often have difficulty the first time they start their pump will spa and the pump fails to prime. This can be frustrating, but these work properly while air is simple instructions can help you. trapped in it.
Bleeding Air from the Pump If you have tried priming the pump several times unsuccessfully using the control panel, you can bleed the air from the pump manually. 1. Shut off the power to the spa. 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the front panel from the spa and locate the pump.
Electrical Power Efficiency Jets Your new spa comes equipped with an electric heater. Almost all of the jets in your spa are adjustable. Following the directions listed below will ensure the Rotating the face of an adjustable jet to the left most efficient operation: (counter-clockwise) will decrease the amount of NOTE: This method is only for spa usage under two...
Diverter Knobs Diverter knobs are 1” and 2” knobs located around the top of your spa. They allow you to divert water through jets from one side of the spa to the other, or in most cases from floor jets to wall jets. This is accomplished by rotating the diverter knob to the left (counterclockwise), decreasing the amount of water flow through a section of jets.
Water Clarity This section is intended for new spa owners with no experience with water chemistry. Everyone’s experience with maintaining water quality is different, but there are some general concepts you need to know. Water maintenance is not difficult, although it requires regular attention. The most important thing to understand about taking care of your spa water is that preventive action is much easier than correcting water quality issues.
Testing and Adjusting Spa Water You have two types of testing methods to choose from: • The reagent test kit is a method which provides a high level of accuracy. It is available in either liquid or tablet form. • Test strips are a convenient testing method commonly used by spa owners.
Sanitation Sanitizers kill bacteria and other organic waste by breaking them down to non-harmful levels and are filtered out. Before you fill your spa, you need to decide which chemical sanitizer you wish to use. Consult your Cal Spas dealer for the right decision with regards to your lifestyle and spa usage. We recommend either bromine or chlorine as your sanitizer.
Bather Load “Bather Load” is the term used to describe the number of people using a spa, combined with the length of usage, and the frequency of usage. All these factors have a great effect on the spa water. The higher the bather load, the more chemicals need to be added and a longer filtration time will be needed.
a second filter cycle can be enabled. Filtration time may need to be increased with heavy bather load. See instructions for setting filtration cycles on page 17. The water sanitizer is virtually maintenance-free. Once a year the UV light needs to be replaced. See page 33 for instructions.
Cleaning and Maintenance Removing and Reseating the Pillows You can remove the pillows for cleaning and maintenance quickly and easily. This method works for all types of pillows. Grab the lower edge of the pillow with both hands firmly and pull up. As you do this, the pillow inserts will pop out of the holes.
Make sure the valve is in the closed position, then unscrew and remove the cap. Unscrew the cap. For spas with drain inside the spa For spas with cabinet mounted drains For all spas 3 . Connect valve to a garden hose . Attach a garden hose to the hose-bib fixture. Place the other end of the garden hose where you would like the water to drain.
Winterizing (Cold Climate Draining) In many areas of the country, the temperature drops below 32˚F (0°C). We recommend that you always have your spa full of water and running at normal spa temperatures (80˚F to 100˚F, 26.7°C to 37.8°C). This will help reduce the risk of freezing in your spa and your spa’s equipment.
Cleaning and Replacing the Filter Filtration is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure clean, clear water. It is far less expensive to fix water clarity problems by filtering your spa than by using excessive amounts of chemicals, excessive filtration times, or by water replacement.
Changing the UV Lamp CAUTION: Always turn off power to the spa at the GFCI prior to any maintenance . Note: Periodically you should the check the light on the transformer for the UV light system. The transformer is mounted in the spa equipment area close to the system control box.
Using the Digital Media Locker Although the media locker features a locking door with The Aquatic AV digital media locker is seals, it is water resistant and NOT waterproof. fully integrated with your Cal Spa. It will You must take every precaution to keep the interior of accommodate any digital device, such as the media locker dry.
Aquatic AV AQ-DM-5UBT Media Locker Synchronizing (Pairing) the Remote Control with the Media Locker Before you can use the remote control with the The media locker shown in this instruction docking station, they need to be synchronized, or is model AQ-DM-5UBT, although this pairing paired.
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Listening to Devices There are three ways to connect your device to the media locker: With the USB connection, Bluetooth connection, and the auxiliary input. 1 . Connecting via USB artist, album, genre, composer or audio book, the songs in the selected folder will be visible. The Aquatic AV digital media locker comes with Press PLAY/PAUSE to play the desired song one USB connector for Apple devices.
1. Connect your MP3 device to the 3.5 mm jack Closing and Locking the Door input. 2. Secure the device with the anchor straps. Always CLOSE 3. Close and lock the media locker’s protective LOCK the media locker door. door after you place or 4.
Using the Freedom Sound System The Freedom Sound System entertainment option contains a Bluetooth-enabled speaker system ™ that is available for certain Cal Spa models. Any Bluetooth-enabled device can be used to play audio through your spa. Before you can use the sound system, you need to pair the Bluetooth module with your device. The Bluetooth module is installed within the spa cabinet.
Keeping Fit With Your Swim Spa Jetstream Propulsion System Use the control panel to start and stop the Jetstream Propulsion System. The JETS1 and JETS2 buttons control the top and bottom jets. Use the air venturi valves to inject air in the water streams. Swim Tether The swim tether pole has three pieces and assembles easily.
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as shown. Typical configuration for F1222 spa 18” band When attaching the 6” bands with Elastic bands attach rowing bar, place the 56” bands hand grips to the eye pad as hook into the eye pad 25” bands with hand grips shown.
Please visit www .quickspaparts .com Appendix to order your replacement parts . Replacement Parts Jets Inserts - Screw-in Jets Inserts - Screw-in ELE 2” Euro No Eyeball PSD 5” Power Storm PLUCS2295021SL PLUCS2295131SL MED 3” XL Cluster Storm Directional PLUCS2295031SL PSR 5”...
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Please visit www .quickspaparts .com to order your replacement parts . Jets Inserts - Snap-in SQR Water Diverter Valves SQN candy cane, 2” neck jet, 100% shut-off Diverter Valve 2” Candy cane w/clear center Black/Titanium PLU29923-144-000 PLU21300465 Diverter Valve 1” Black/Titanium Waterfall PLU21300453...
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Please visit www .quickspaparts .com to order your replacement parts . Filter LED Lights 50 sq ft female threaded - antibacterial (for Teleweir skimmer shown above) FIL11100208 1 to 1 port ext . cord LIT16100338 LED Lights 1-LED light string Interior light LIT16100330 with logic...
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Please visit www .quickspaparts .com to order your replacement parts . Pure Cure™ UV Water Sanitizer Exercise Equipment Rubber O-ring Exercise Kit for 12 Foot and (D24 .5) 14 Foot Spas LIT16000384 EXC12000008 Exercise Kit for 16 Foot and Quartz thimble 17 Foot Spas (24 .5X350) EXC12000007...
The troubleshooting guidance provided here is intended to cover the most common problems a spa owner may encounter. For more in-depth troubleshooting, go to Basic Troubleshooting www.calspas.com/troubleshooting. Symptom Possible Solutions Problems starting up Pump won't prime See priming instructions on page 12. Breaker keeps shutting off Reset the GFCI breaker.
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Symptom Possible Solutions No water pressure (no water stream Power may be switched off. Turn the power back on. from any jets) The pump may be defective. After you have tried all other troubleshooting, contact your dealer for assistance. Jets surge on and off Water level may be too low.
Limited Warranty This Limited Warranty is extended to the original purchaser of a Cal Spa brand portable spa manufactured after January 1, 2017 and installed for residential use in the United States of America and Canada. This warranty begins on the date of delivery of the spa, but in no event later than one year from the date of manufacture. Shell Structural 10 years Warranted against water loss due to defects in the spa shell.
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Limitations In the event that the spa is removed to a repair facility for repair and reinstalled, the cost of removal and The Manufacturer disclaims all warranties, expressed or reinstallation will be your responsibility as the spa implied, in fact or in law, to the extent allowed by your owner.
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Locating the product serial number The serial number of your spa is located on a metal plate attached to the inside of the door for the equipment area. You will need this number to properly register your spa and activate coverage. Write this information in the space provided below.
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