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5.3 Draining Your Portable Spa5.3 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 46 for instructions on cleaning the shell, cover, and pillows. See page 11 for instructions on
refilling your spa. Before you begin turn o power to the spa at the breaker and remove all filters.
Step 1.Step 1.
Locate your drain.
Step 2.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.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.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 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.
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 drain inside the spa For spas with cabinet-mounted drain
For all spas