Draining And Refilling - Sundance Spas 880 Series Owner's Manual

13.3

Draining And Refilling

Every 3 months, you will should replace the hot tub's water. The
frequency depends on a number of variables including the amount of
use, attention paid to water quality maintenance, etc. You will know it is
time for a change when you cannot control sudsing and/or you can no
longer get the normal feel or sparkle to the water even though the key
water balance measurements are all within the proper parameters.
CAUTION! READ THIS BEFORE DRAINING: To decrease
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damage to the hot tub's components, turn off power to the hot
tub at the circuit breaker before draining it. Do not turn the
power back on until your hot tub has been refilled. There are
certain precautions to keep in mind when draining your hot
tub. If it is extremely cold, and the hot tub is outdoors, freez-
ing could occur in the lines or the equipment (see "Winter-
izing", page 52). On the other hand, if it is hot outdoors, do
not leave the hot tub's surface exposed to direct sunlight for
long periods.
Draining Procedures:
1. Turn off power to hot tub at breaker.
2. Locate the 3" gray drain valve cap on side of the hot
tub cabinet. Unscrew drain valve cap to expose the
underlying male garden hose fitting (Figures A-B).
3. Attach female garden hose end to drain fitting and
route opposite end of garden hose away from hot tub
(Figure B).
4. Pull outward on garden hose end at drain connection
(approx. 3/8") to open drain valve and release water
from hot tub (Figure C). Water drains at approximately
3 gallons per minute.
5. After hot tub has drained, close drain valve by pushing
inward on garden hose end at drain connection until
you feel it bottom out. Remove garden hose and install
gray drain cap before refilling hot tub.
Note: The gray drain cap cannot be installed until the drain valve
is closed. Refer to "Hot Tub Fill Up Procedure" (page 18) for
recommended filling instructions.
Draining Procedures (Quick Drain):
1. Turn off power to hot tub at the breaker.
2. Locate the two Quick Release Door buttons
for the center cabinet, (Figure A). Press the
buttons to release the panel from the spa
frame. Gently pull the cabinet forward and
off (Figure B). Place the panel in a safe
location to prevent from damaging it.
Note: For the Maxxus and Aspen models the
front panel must be unscrewed to be removed.
880 Export Series
102 °
SENTRY
SPA CONTROLLER
Figure A
102 °
DANGER!
TURN POWER
LOOK AT LIT BULB. OFF! DO NOT
SEVERE EYE
DAMAGE OR BLINDNESS
CAN OCCUR!
Power on on Lamp
Figure B
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