Jacuzzi J-SP180W - Required Maintenance; Cleaning; Lime; Scale Build-up

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36 JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199
RequiredMaintenance
Toprotectyourselffromharm,beforeperformingmaintenance:
• Turnofftheelectricalpowersupplybyunpluggingthepowercordorbyturningofftheelectricityatthe
circuitbreaker.(Thetemperaturecontrollerdoesnotcontroltheelectricalpower.)
• Turnoffthegasatthemanualgasvalve,usuallylocated immediatelybelowthewaterheater.
• Turnofftheincomingwatersupply.Thiscanbedoneattheisolaonvalveimmediatelybelowthewater
heaterorbyturningoffthewatersupplytothebuilding.
WARNING
Theappliancemustbeinspectedannuallybya 
licensedprofessional.Repairsandmaintenance
shouldbeperformedbyalicensedprofessional.The
licensedprofessionalmustverifyproperoperaon
aerservicing.
Cleaning
Itisimperavethatcontrolcompartments,burners,
andcirculangairpassagewaysoftheappliancebe
keptclean.
Cleanasfollows:
1. Turnoffanddisconnectelectricalpower.Allowto
cool.
2. Closethewatershutoffvalves.Removeandclean
thewaterinletfilter.
3. Removethefront
panelbyremoving4screws.
4. Usepressurizedairtoremovedustfromthemain
burner,heatexchanger,andfanblades.Donot
useawetclothorspraycleanersontheburner.
Donotusevolalesubstancessuchasbenzene
andthinners.Theymayigniteorfadethepaint.
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5. Usesodryclothtowipecabinet.
VentSystem
Theventsystemshouldbeinspectedatleastannually
forblockagesordamage.
Motors
Motorsarepermanentlylubricatedanddonotneed
periodiclubricaon.Keepfanandmotorfreeofdust
anddirtbycleaningannually.
TemperatureController
Useasodampclothtocleanthetemperature
controller.Donotusesolvents.
Lime/ScaleBuild‐up
Ifyoureceivediagnosccode“LC#”,refertothe
procedure,Flushing the Heat Exchanger.Refertothe
secononWater Quality toseeifyourwaterneedsto
betreatedorcondioned.(Whenchecking
maintenancecodehistory,“00”issubstutedfor
“LC#”.)
SnowAccumulaon
Keeptheareaaroundflueterminalfreeofsnowand
ice.Theappliancewillnotfunconproperlyifthe
intakeairorexhaustisimpeded(blockedorparally
blocked)byobstrucons.
Cleanthewaterfilter
Cleantheinletwaterfilterbyclosingthecoldandhot
waterinletisolaon(shut‐off)valves.Putabucket
underthefilterattheboomofthewaterheaterto
catchanywaterthatiscontainedinsidetheunit.
Unscrewthewaterfilter.Rinsethe
filtertoremove
anydebris.Installthefilterandopentheisolaon
valves.
Theappliancemustbeinspectedannuallybya licensedprofessional.Repairsandmaintenanceshouldbeper‐
formedbyalicensedprofessional.Thelicensedprofessionalmustverifyproperoperaonaerservicing.
Thefollowingmaintenanceitemsarerequiredfortheproperoperaonofyourwaterheater.
Keeptheapplianceareaclearandfreefromcombusblematerials,gasoline,andother
flammablevaporsandliquids.
WARNING