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Your Caldera dealer can help you with local information such as zoning regulations and building codes.
WARNING: Please keep the area around your spa well ventilated when it is installed indoors or in a confined area. Inadequate ventilation around the spa could
cause a build-up of a higher-than-normal concentration of spa chemicals and/or bacterial fragments. These dispersed spa chemicals and/or bacterial fragments can be
inhaled, and may result in breathing difficulties or lung damage in certain people suffering from a compromised immune system or respiratory infection. If you or other
bathers are affected by this condition, please seek medical attention as soon as possible.
In addition to the above, properly clean and maintain your spa as follows:
• Follow all procedures in this owner’s manual and printed instructions on all water care (chemical) products packaging.
• Test the water regularly to ensure proper levels of sanitizers, pH, and other water care requirements.
• Drain, clean, and refill your spa with fresh water on a regular schedule, and in accordance with this owner’s manual.
• Clean the filter(s) at least once per month.
• Check to make sure you have proper circulation throughout your spa water system.
• Have spa users bathe before entering the spa water.
GROUND AND SPA LEVELING PREPARATION
Your Caldera spa has been engineered to perform on several types of common yard surfaces.
While a concrete slab is best for long-term use*, other foundations are acceptable as long as a
level base is prepared prior to delivery. Three foundation base pictures, shown at right, represent
examples of alternatives to a concrete slab for spas installed without gazebos or other accessories.
*NOTE: A reinforced concrete pad at least four inches thick or structurally sound deck able to
support the “dead weight” found in the spa specification chart is required for the Geneva
™
,
Niagara
®
, Elation
®
and Moorea
™
spas, and recommended for the Aspire
®
, Tahitian
®
, Hawaiian,
Martinique
®
, Kauai
®
, and all Highland spas. The reinforcing rod or mesh in the pad should be
attached to a bond wire.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
•
Concrete sloped at 1.3 centimeters per 3 meters is preferred so that rain water and water
spillover will run off and not puddle underneath the spa (water under the spa for long periods
of time may cause the wood to deteriorate).
•
If stepping stones or railroad ties are selected for the spa foundation, they should be placed
and leveled below the entire spa to maintain even distribution of the spa weight.
•
It is important to note that soft surfaces, even when stepping stones are used to distribute
the weight of the spa as evenly as possible, will still have a tendency to settle unevenly, resulting in an unlevel spa.
NOTE: Placing the spa on grass or dirt may increase the amount of debris which is inadvertently brought into the spa water and may cause harm to your equipment as
well as the spa surface, which is not covered under warranty.
DELIVERY ACCESS
NOTE: It may be necessary to allow for additional over-head clearance if the spa will be rolled up or down an incline or
moved up or down a short flight of stairs.
Use the information in the chart on the next page to determine the requirements for access to your desired location. It may
be necessary to remove a gate, part of a fence, or other movable obstructions in order to roll the spa to its installation site.
About ten percent of the time, a crane is the only way to install the spa by lifting it to its final destination.
If the spa has to be taken off of the cart to go over a wall (either because the entry area is too narrow, the eaves are too low,
the corner is too tight, or the stairway is too steep), a crane will be required. Don’t be alarmed!
The crane has a truck-mounted boom which can fit right in your driveway. It is run by a licensed and insured operator. For a
charge, the crane operator will lift your spa over walls, buildings, or any other obstruction and place it as close to the
installation site as possible. The Caldera spa delivery personnel will supervise the crane delivery and complete the spa
installation Crane delivery typically takes an average of 30 minutes to complete. Crane delivery typically takes an average
of 30 minutes to complete.
NOTE: If your spa delivery requires the use of a crane, you may be required to pay for its services at the completion of the
delivery.
INSTALLATION
Slope 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) per 305 cm (10 ft.)
for proper drainage.
1.3 cm
(1/2 inch)
3 m (10 ft.)
Stepping stones or brick may settle
causing the spa to be unlevel.
WARNING
LEVEL
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