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Aries Spas • User Manual
Filter Cartridge
FirmlypullupontheCartridgetoremoveit.
Spraythecartridgewithhighpressurewaterfromyourwaterhose.The
useofapressurenozzleisrecommendedtoensurethatthewatercleanses
betweentheaccordion-likepleatsofthelter.Startatthetopworking
yourwaydown,whilerotatingtheCartridge.Ifitappearstobeheavily
embeddedwithbodyoilordebris,youcancleanitinyourdishwasher,
astheveryhotwaterhelpstobreakdownthebodyoils.If you choose to
use this method, do not add detergent, and make sure that the dish-
washer's drying cycle is turned off.
Note:Forconveniencesake,youmaywanttopurchaseanextraFilter
Cartridge.Whenoneneedscleaning,youcanreplaceitwiththeother,
andsoakthedirtyCartridgeinamildsolutionofswimmingpoolacid(50
partswaterto1partacid)ora50/50solution
ofhouseholdbleach,overnight.Thenletit
dryandshakeorbrushlightly.Thisprocess
helpstoremovebodyoilsandneembed-
dedparticles,resultinginthecleanest-possi-
bleCartridgewiththeleastamountofeffort.
Ifyouusethismethod,makesuretohoseoff
thecartridgethoroughly(aftersoakingand
brushing)toremovebleachoracidresidue.
BeforerepositioningtheCartridge,examine
itforanytearsorotherdamage.Ifdamageis
detected,youwillneedtoreplaceit.
RepositiontheCartridgeintheltercan-
nisterbyreversingtheprocessyouusedto
removeit.Whenyouhavecompletedreas-
semblingthelter,resettheredGFCIbutton
orotherwiseturnonthespa.TheCirculating
Pumpwillcomeonimmediately.Youshould