Draining Your Portable Spa - Cal Spas PATIO Owner's Manual

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5.4 Draining Your Portable Spa

Your spa should be drained every four to six months for cleaning and maintenance and refilled with fresh tap

water. See 56 for instructions on cleaning the shell, cover, and pillows. See page 12 for instructions on refilling

your spa. Before you begin turn off power to the spa at the breaker and remove all filters.

Step 1.

Locate your drain.

For spas with drain inside the spa

Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screws to the

access panel and open it. Locate hose ending with the

¾ inch hose-bib fixture as shown below.

Step 2.

Remove the cap.

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

Step 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.

Step 4.

Drain the spa.

Turn the valve on the hose-bib fixture to open the drain. When the spa has drained completely, turn the valve on

the hose-bib fixture, remove garden hose and replace the cap.

For spas with cabinet-mounted drain

Pull the knob out of the cabinet. The cabinet drain is

screwed into the drain pull knob.

For spas with cabinet-mounted drain

For all spas

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