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  • Page 2 Congratulations! You are now the owner of the finest spa built. Now you will experience true comfort and relaxation as you never had before. We at Cal Spas® focus on quality, design and comfort in order to create a truly luxurious experience like no other.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTACT INFORMATION For customer service, please contact your authorized dealer immediately. If you need additional information and/or Copyright 2021 LMS. All rights reserved. Duplication without written consent is strictly prohibited. Cal Spas ® , Adjustable Therapy System ™ , ATS ™...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    1.IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY! When using installing and using this spa, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including: DANGER RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DROWNING! • DO NOT allow children to be in or around a spa unless a responsible adult supervises them. •...
  • Page 6 • Prolonged exposure to hot air or water can induce hyperthermia. Hyperthermia occurs when the internal temperature of the body reaches a level between 3°F (2°C) to 6°F (4°C) above the normal body temperature of 98.6°F (37°C). While hyperthermia has many health benefits, it is important not to allow you body;s core temperature to rise above 103°F(39.5°C).

  • Page 7: Preparing For Your New Portable

    WARNING: Prolonged immersion in a spa or hot tub may be injurious to your health. CAUTION: Maintain water chemistry in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Preparing for Your New Portable Spa ☐ Plan your delivery Pre-Delivery Checklist Before Delivery route Most cities and counties require permits for...

  • Page 8: Clearance For Service Access

    a soothing breeze during the day or a lovely Allow for Service Access sunset in the evening. Make sure the spa is positioned so that access to the equipment compartment and all side panels Keep Your Spa Clean will not be blocked. In planning your spa’s location, consider a Many people choose to install a decorative location where the path to and from the house...

  • Page 9: 240 Volt Electrical Installation

    structure, it is highly recommended that you consult a structural engineer or contractor to ensure the structure will support the weight of 150 lbs per square foot (732 Kg/m 2.4 240 Volt Electrical Installation NOTE: These instructions describe the only acceptable electrical wiring procedure. Spas wired in any other way will void your warranty and may result in serious injury.

  • Page 13: Filling And Powering Up Your Portable Spa

    2.10 Filling and Powering Up your Portable Spa Step 1. Inspect the spa equipment. Inspect all plumbing connections in the equipment area of your spa. • Make Sure unions in the equipment pack are tight. (Be careful not to over-tighten the plumbing fittings.) •...
  • Page 14 Teleweir Mega filter skimmer • 75 square feet filtration • Smooth cap 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. Teleweir filter skimmer •...
  • Page 15 1. Purchase and use a pre-filter to run the well water on the fill-up. The pre-filter will be placed before the spa filter in the fill-up flow of water. 2. Have a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and metals test performed by a qualified person after the fill-up process but before any spa use Step 4.

  • Page 16: Priming The Pump

    2.11 Priming the Pump New spa owners often have difficulty the first time they start their spa and the pump fails to prime. This can be frustrating, but these simple instructions can help you. Sometimes air can become trapped in the pump while filling the spa. You will know this has happened when after you have filled and started the spa, the pump does not seem to function.
  • Page 17 Step 2. Touch the Right Arrow Icon at the lower right portion of the screen. It takes you to the next screen. Step 3. Touch the Language Icon Language The language icon on the setting screen takes you to the language screen. Change the language displayed on the panel.
  • Page 18 Step 4. As an example touch the Spanish option as shown below. Step 5. Next, touch the Save Icon on the right to confirm this selection. Step 6..and now (as an example), the spaTouch screen will be reset to Spanish.

  • Page 41: Led Lighting

    3.14 LED Lighting Press the LIGHT button on the topside control panel to turn the spa light on. If your spa has perimeter LED lights, they will also light on. If your spa has perimeter LED lights, they will also light up at the same time as the spa light.

  • Page 42: Waterfalls

    Air venturis are the 1” knobs located around the top of your spa. Each one will let you add a mixture of air with the jet pressure. This is accomplished by rotating the air venturi knob to the left (counter-clockwise) to increase the amount of airflow through the jets.

  • Page 43: The Key To Clear Water

    4.1 The Key to Clear Water Excellent water quality is a simple matter of four things: Chemical Balance Sanitization You will need to test and adjust the chemical balance Sanitizers kill bacteria and viruses and keep the water of your spa water. Although this is not difficult, it clean.

  • Page 44: Sanitation

    Balancing the Total Alkalinity Balancing the Calcium Hardness Total alkalinity (TA) is the measure of the total levels Balancing the pH of carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides, and other Calcium hardness (CH) is a measure of the total alkaline substances in the water. TA can be amount of dissolved calcium in the water.
  • Page 45 We recommend either bromine or chlorine as your sanitizer. Both work well when maintained regularly. NOTE: DO NOT use trichlor. Trichlor is very acidic and the hot temperature of the spa causes it to dissolve too quickly. It will cause damage to your spa and will void your warranty. Whichever plan you decide on, follow it completely and don’t take shortcuts.

  • Page 46: Bather Load

    (go to the next higher filtration number) then if water quality is still not adequate, consult the advice of your Cal Spas dealer for additional chemical or system recommendations. Be sure to give them your bather load information.

  • Page 47: Ozonator

    NOTE: It is a good idea to keep a spare filter to use in the spa while the dirty filter is being deep cleaned. This way, you can rotate the filters and both will last longer. 3. Soak the filter for a minimum of 24 hours. 4.

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting Water Clarity Problems

    If your water source is high in calcium you use the spa. When you change the water, you add stain and scale preventer. will need to: • Clean and polish the acrylic surface (page 99). Deep clean your spa’s filter. (Follow filter •...
  • Page 49 Problem Probable Ca uses Possible Solutions Musty Odor • Bacteria or algae growth • Shock spa with sanitizer • Adjust pH to recommended range Organic Buildup/ Scum Ring • Buildup of oils and dirt • Wipe off scum with clean rag - if severe, drain the spa, use Around Spa a spa surface and tile cleaner...
  • Page 50 • Use a stain and scale inhibitor...
  • Page 51 You can remove the pillows for cleaning method works for all types of pillows. pillow inserts will pop out of the holes. inserts with the holes and striking the pillow hard enough to insert the pegs back into the holes. counter-clockwise until it completely stops.
  • Page 52 Step 3. Pull the plastic jet opening and its gasket off. Step 4. Pull out the inner plastic filter. The plastic filter is shown completely removed from its housing ensure all holes are clear. then insert the spout into the jet body.

  • Page 53: Spa Cover And Locking System Installation

    turn clockwise to tighten it down. Step 7. Re-insert the gasket into clear plastic spout. Step 9. Insert the plastic spout into the jet body. 5.4 Spa Cover and Locking System Installation Important! Keep the spa covered when not in use! •...
  • Page 54 Keep the cover fastened down at all times when not in use, Locking hardware may be locked with a Step 2. Position the tie-down hardware (attached to the straps of your cover) on the side of the spa so they are easily reached by the cover tie-down straps.

  • Page 55: Draining Your Portable Spa

    Step 6. The provided key will allow you to lock down spa access. 5.5 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 page 99 for instructions on cleaning the shell, cover, and pillows. See page 11 for instructions Step on refilling your spa.

  • Page 56: Winterizing (Cold Climate Draining)

    Step 2. Remove the cap. Make sure the valve is in the closed position, then unscrew and remove the cap. Unscrew the cap. 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.

  • Page 57: Cleaning And Replacing The Filter

    1. Open all filter covers. Blow any remaining water out of the jets and 2. Remove the filter baskets and filters. equipment area with the wet/dry vacuum. 3. Drain your spa completely as described in the 9. When it has completely finished draining, replace instructions on page 97.

  • Page 58: Using The Freedom Sound System

    protect spa covers and pillows from chemical and ultraviolet light damage without leaving an oily residue behind that is normally associated with common automotive vinyl protectants. Warning: DO NOT use automotive vinyl protectants on spa covers or pillows. These products are generally oil-based and will cause severe water clarity issues that are difficult to correct.

  • Page 59: Keeping Fit With Your Swim Spa

    The drawings below show 6. Keeping Fit With Your Swim Spa different ways the exercise kit can be connected 6.1 Air Injection System depending on the exercises Use the control panel to start and stop the Air Injection you wish to do. System.
  • Page 60 • Two ankle braces • Two 56” elastic bands • Two 18” elastic bands • Two rowing bars • Two 25” elastic bands Typical configuration for F-1222 spa All elastic bands can also be used with either hand grips or ankle braces. All elastic bands can be connected to either end of the spa and used with hand grips or ankle braces.

  • Page 62: Appendix

    Appendix Replacement Parts...
  • Page 63 Jet Inserts - Screw-in Jet Inserts - Screw-in MFD 3.5” Maxi Flow Directional ELE 2” Euro No Eyeball PLUCS2295091SL PLUCS2295021S MED 3” XL Cluster Storm Directional PSD 5” Power Storm PLUCS2295031SL PLUCS2295131SL mfd 3” Micro Flow Directional PSR 5” Power Storm Riffed PLUCS2295061SL PLUCS2295141SL MM 3”...
  • Page 64 Jet Inserts - Screw-in Pillows River Jet Assembly Black with Stainless Steel Rim 210-5101SCS PLU210-5101SCS Cascade Pillow No Insert Black ACC01401031 Power Stream Swim Jet PLU210-0821S Infinity Pillow Plain Black ACC01401061 Y Pillow recess ACC01401101 Jet Inserts - Snap-in SQR Water Diverter Valves SQN candy cane, 2”...
  • Page 65 Diverter Valve 1” Titanium Black (CS600426T1-TT) Waterfall Flush Mount Water Feature Assembly (Clear) PLU210-9288S PLU21300453 Diverter Valve 1½” On/Off ASSY (600-4601) PLU21100045 Air Control Valve LED Lights Air Control with Titanium Black CS660350T1-TT 1-LED light string PLU21300504 Part #: LIT16100330 2-LED light string Part #: LIT16100331 Drains...
  • Page 66 1 to 1 port ext. cord LIT16100338 Teleweir Skimmer square foot teleweir skimmer: (510-4601) FIL11700006 Interior light with logic (7 LED) LIT16100333 Interior light without logic (7 LED) LIT16100336 Filters 50 sq ft female threaded - antibacterial for Teleweir skimmer shown above) Main light housing, LED lens, FIL11100208 fitting nut LIT16100336...

  • Page 67: Basic Troubleshooting

    Exercise Equipment Replacement of Cabinet Panels Exercise Kit for 12 Foot and 14 Foot Spas The complete selection of replacement cabinets for EXC12000008 all models is very extensive and too lengthy for this owner’s manual. To order replacement panels for All spa your spa, visit www.quickspaparts.com covers...
  • Page 68 Symptom Possible Solutions Problems starting up Pump won't prime See priming instructions on page 14. Breaker keeps shutting off Reset the GFCI breaker. If this continues, contact your dealer or a qualified spa technician. Power and system problems System won’t start up or breaker Power may be shut off.
  • Page 69 Low water pressure Jet valves may be partially or fully closed. Open the jet valves. Filter cartridge may be dirty. Clean or replace the filter. Pump may have airlock. Remove airlock by priming spa (page 14) The suction fittings may be blocked. Remove any debris that may be blocking them. The filter skimmer may be blocked.

  • Page 70: Thermal Creep

    “Thermal Creep” Cal Spas are designed with energy-efficient components and systems that are meant to sustain heat generated by the equipment, which is then cycled back into the spa water. In hot weather or in situations where the spa is set to extended run times, Thermal Creep may occur. Thermal Creep is a condition where the measured water temperature can be higher than the set temperature.
  • Page 71 This Limited Warranty is void if Cal Spas (the “Manufacturer”) or its designated representative determines that the spa has been subjected to damage or failure due to installation of aftermarket parts that are not genuine Cal Spas branded parts and accessories. This disclaimer includes, but is not limited to filters, UV bulbs, ozone systems, salt systems, repair parts and other accessories.
  • Page 72 To obtain service in the event of a defect covered by this Limited Warranty, notify your Cal Spa dealer or Cal Spas as soon as possible and use all reasonable means to protect the spa from further damage. Upon proof of purchase, a designated service representative will correct the defect subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Limited Warranty.
  • Page 73 Disclaimers The Manufacturer and its representatives shall not be liable for any injury, loss, cost or other damage, whether incidental or consequential, arising out of any defect covered by this limited warranty, including without limitation, loss of use of the spa and cost for removal of defective product even if the Manufacturer was advised of the possibility of damage.
  • Page 74 LTR20221146, Rev. A 11/19/2021 97 98 CONTACT INFORMATION For customer service, please contact your authorized dealer immediately. If you need additional information and/or assistance, contact: LMS Customer Service Department 1462 East Ninth Street Pomona, CA Toll Free: 1-800-CAL-SPAS 91766. Fax: 1-909-629-3890...

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