Aries Portable Spa - Deep-Cleaning of Plumbing Lines; Draining Your Spa

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Aries Spas • User Manual
Deep-Cleaning of Plumbing Lines
Occasionally,spasthatarenotusedforlongperiodsoftimewilldevelop
“whiteakystuff”oatingonthesurface.This“stuff”isusuallyalgae
andcanberemovedAlgaeTreatmentsorbydrainingandrelling.But
sometimesasimpledrainandrellofthespaisnotenough.Occasion-
ally,adeep-cleaningorushingofthespa'sinternalplumbingsystemis
necessarytoremovebuildupofalgaegrowth.
Toaccomplishthis,rstturntheheateroffbyloweringthedesiredtem-
perature.Addcommonbleachtothespawater;Onegallonfor7’spas
andtwogallonsfor8’spas.RuntheJetPumpandAirBlowerPumpfor
5minutes.Thenletthewatersitfor20minutes.Runjetsandblower
again.Letsitagain.Repeatrunningthejetsandairblowerseveraltimes
asneeded.Finally,drainthespaandrellwithfreshwater.Installanew
ltercartridge.Thisisthebestmethodfordeepcleaningoftheinternal
plumbing.System Flush ®andSwirl Away®aredeepcleaningproducts
madespecicallyforthispurpose,andcanbepurchasedattheAries
Storeorinouronlinestoreathttp://www.ariesspas.com/extras.html
Draining your Spa
Occasionally,itmaybecomenecessarytodrainyourspaforthorough
cleaningorotherreasons.Ariesrecommendsdrainingandrellingthe
wateratleastonceayear.
Before draining your spa, turn off spa's Main Power Switch
or GFCI. Otherwise serious damage to equipment may result.
Siphoningistheeasiestmethodfordrainingyourspa.Beforesiphon-
ing,makesurethatyourpumpisoffandwillremainoffwhilethespa
isdrainingorempty.(Dothisbypushingthe“Test”or“Off”buttonon
yourGFCI.)Theeasiestwaytostartasiphonistoleaveyourgardenhose
hookedtoawaterspigot,withthefreeendofthehoseinyourspawater.
Turnonthefaucet,asiftoaddwatertoyourspa.Assoonaswaterstarts
runningintothespa,quicklyturnoffthewaterandunscrewthehose
fromthefaucet.Thewaterwillautomaticallystartsiphoningout.