Filling And Powering Up Your Portable Spa - Cal Spas PATIO Owner's Manual

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Filling and Powering Up Your Portable Spa

1 . Inspect the spa equipment .
Inspect all plumbing connections in the
equipment area of your spa.
2 . Remove the cartridge from filter canister.
If you have a skimmer like this:
Grip the filter by the handle and unscrew it from
the canister.
If you have a skimmer like this:
Remove the black skimmer cap and barrel, grip
the filter by the handle and unscrew it from the
canister.
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• Make sure unions in the equipment pack are tight. (Be
careful not to over-tighten the plumbing fittings.)
• If your spa has
gate valves, make
sure they are all
in the UP or OPEN
position.
• Make sure the drain
valve is closed and
capped. (See page
42 for a description
of drain valves.)
Never run the spa with the gate valves closed or
without water circulating for long periods of time.
If you have a skimmer like this:
Rotate and remove the black locking ring. Remove
the black skimmer cap and barrel, grip the filter
by the handle and unscrew it from the canister.
Replace and lock the locking ring and slide the
skimmer cap and barrel back in the canister.
Note: The skimmer cap and barrel were locked
in place at the factory to prevent damage during
shipment. It must be unlocked and replaced in
the filter canister so that it can float when the spa
is filled. If you do not remove the cap and barrel,
your spa's filtration system will not perform as it was
designed to.
Teleweir Mega
filter skimmer
• 75 square
feet filtration
• Smooth cap
After you remove the filter, remove the plastic
wrapper and soak it in water for 30 minutes
before you replace it. A dry filter can allow air
into the filtration system which can cause the
pump to fail to prime.
Teleweir filter
skimmer
• 50 square feet
filtration
• Spoked cap
2017 Portable Spa
LTR20171001, Rev. B