• Have pH/Alkalinity Up & Down available.
• Know the "Hardness" of your water, contact your dealer to help you
with this information. See Water Quality and Maintenance for more
information.
IMPORTANT: WATKINS WELLNESS does not recommend that
the spa be filled with “softened” water, as this may damage the spa’s
equipment.
• Purchase the Clean Screen
™
pre-filter to remove unwanted
contaminants from the tap water. This is recommended, not required.
DON'T:
• Power up the spa until it has been filled with water! Power to the
spa automatically activates critical components within the spa, such
as controls, heater, circulation pump, and other systems. If power
is supplied to these components prior to the spa being filled, the
components will be damaged, and this may result in a non-warranty
component failure.
DON'T:
• Fill the spa with hot water or cold water with cold water temperature
below 10º C! Tripping of the high-limit thermostat may result causing
your spa to stop functioning.
DON'T:
• Use your spa after filling until all of the steps listed below START-UP
are completed!
• Add chlorine if treating your spa with polyhexamethylene biguanide
(Biguanide, PHMB, eg. BaquaSpa
®
) sanitizer.
START-UP
Your HOT SPRING spa has been thoroughly tested during the
manufacturing process to ensure reliability and long-term customer
satisfaction. A small amount of water may have remained in the
plumbing after testing and, as a result, may have spotted the spa shell
or the spa siding prior to delivery. Before filling the spa, wipe the spa
shell clean with a soft rag.
The following instructions must be read and followed exactly to ensure
a successful start-up or refill.
1. CLOSE ALL DRAINS AND FILL THE SPA with water through
the filter compartment. Your HOT SPRING spa water level should be
maintained approximately 4 cm above the top of the highest jet.
2. AFTER THE SPA HAS BEEN FILLED with water and the
equipment compartment door is secured, power must be applied to
the spa.
3. TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE JET SYSTEM and to
purge any remaining air from the heating system:
• Push the JETS icon on the Home Screen.
• Push the double jet icons to run the jet pumps on high speed for
one minute.
• Press the OFF icon (far right) once the jet system is full operational
(as indicated by strong, non-surging jets), priming of the
spa is
complete, to shut the jets off.
Weak or surging jets are an indication of a low water level condition or
clogged filter cartridges.
IMPORTANT: Be sure the COMFORT CONTROL Levers (see
illustration in Spa Features section) are open by turning each one
clockwise and checking to see that the SMARTJET lever is pointing
Getting Started
in the
position.
4. USING A TEST STRIP AND APPLICABLE CHEMICALS,
adjust Total Alkalinity (TA) to 80 ppm, Calcium Hardness (CH) to
100 ppm (if using a Salt System 50 ppm), then spa water pH to
between 7.2 and 7.8. These procedures are listed in the “Water
Quality and Maintenance” section.
IMPORTANT: Always add spa water chemicals directly into the
filter compartment with the jet pump on high speed for at least
ten minutes. Adjusting the Total Alkalinity (TA) as the first step is
important, as out-of-balance TA will affect your ability to adjust the
pH correctly and will prevent the sanitizer from operating effectively.
5. SUPERCHLORINATE THE SPA WATER by adding 1½
teaspoons of chlorine (sodium dichlor) per 950 liters of spa water.
Press the Clean Cycle icon on Home screen to circulate the spa
water for a ten-minute period.
6. DURING THE SUPER-CHLORINATION PERIOD, rotate the
SMARTJET lever(s) through both operating positions, letting the
spa water circulate (with jets on) for equal periods of time. The HOT
SPRING spa's SMARTJET levers are designed to operate in the 3
o’clock and 9 o’clock positions.
7. SET THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL, the spa
is
pre-programmed to reach 38°C (100°F)
, and will normally do so
within 18 to 24 hours. You may raise the water temperature by:
• Press the temperature window in the Home screen to display
the Set Temperature Screen.
• Press or to change the water set temperature.
Place the vinyl cover on the spa and allow the water temperature
to stabilize. Make sure you secure the cover in place using the
cover locks. Periodically check the spa water temperature. When
the water temperature climbs above 32°C (90°F), proceed to the
next step.
To prevent tampering, you can lock your desired temperature
setting. Refer to the Main Control Panel section for details.
8. ROTATE THE SMARTJET SYSTEM LEVER(S) TO THE
PRIMARY POSITION (3 O’CLOCK)
Activate the clean cycle
as described in step 5 to
turn on the CLEAN cycle for ten minutes
to circulate the spa water. After the clean cycle is complete, test the
spa water for Free Available Chlorine (FAC) residual. If the residual
is between 3-5 ppm on the test strips
(between 1-5 ppm if using
a salt system)
go on to the next step. If the residual is less than
3 ppm, superchlorinate the spa water by adding 1½ teaspoons of
chlorine (sodium dichlor) per
950 liters (
250 gallons) of spa water.
Activate the clean cycle again to circulate the spa water for another
ten-minute period.
9. ROTATE THE SMARTJET SYSTEM LEVER(S) TO 2ND
POSITION
(9 O’CLOCK)
Activate the
clean cycle as described in
step 5 to
turn on the cycle for ten minutes to circulate the spa water
.
Test the spa water for Free Available Chlorine (FAC) residual. If the
residual is between 3-5 ppm on the test strips (between 1-5 ppm
if using a salt system) go on to the next step. If the residual is less
than 3 ppm, superchlorinate the spa water by adding 1½ teaspoons
of chlorine (sodium dichlor) per 950 liters (
250 gallons)
of spa water.
Activate the clean cycle again to circulate the spa water for another
ten-minute period.
Repeat this procedure until both SMARTJET
lever(s) operating positions have been tested.
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