Use and Care Manual

American Spa Owner’s Manual
LTR50001143, Rev. A
Preparing for Your New Portable Spa
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Prime the pump.5.
Turn on power to the spa.4.
Install the lter into the lter canister.6.
Make sure the lter has soaked at least 30 minutes
before you install it.
Your spa will perform a self-diagnostic check and go into
Priming Mode. The control panel will display either RUN
PUMPS PURG AIR --- or Priming Mode, depending on
which control panel you have.
Do the following:
Press the JETS or JETS 1 button once to start the pump
1.
in low speed.
Press it again to switch the pump to high speed.2.
If you have other pumps, press JETS 2 or JETS 3 to 3.
turn them on also.
Running the pumps helps the pumps prime.
Adjust water chemistry.7.
Test and adjust the water chemistry. See the section on page 16 for instructions on water clarity.
Let the spa heat up.8.
When the spa has nished priming, the heater will activate. Put the cover on and let the spa heat to the
set temperature.
When the spa is lled to the correct level, turn on the
power at the GFCI breaker. (Ensure that the 120V spas are
connected to the proper electrical outlet.)
After two minutes, the pump should prime. If it does not, follow the priming instructions on the next page. If it
does, continue with the next step.