Owner`s manual

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Aries Spas • User Manual
coatofautowaxonthescratch.Formoreseriousscratches,itissuggest-
edyoucarefullysandthescratchwith400gritsandpaper.Forscratches
orchipsthatgocompletelythroughtheacrylicsurface,acrylicrepairbe-
comesnecessary.Therearerepairkitsavailableatmostspasupplystores.
Deep-Cleaning of Plumbing Lines
Occasionally,spasthatarenotusedforlongperiodsoftimewilldevelop
“whiteakystuff”oatingonthesurface.This“stuff”isusuallyalgae
andcanberemovedwithAlgaeTreatmentsorbydrainingandrelling.
Butsometimesasimpledrainandrellofthespaisnotenough.Oc-
casionally,adeep-cleaningorushingofthespa’sinternalplumbing
systemisnecessarytoremovebuildupofalgaegrowth.
Toaccomplishthis,rstturntheheateroffbyloweringthedesiredtem-
perature.Addcommonbleachtothespawater;Onegallonfor7’spas
andtwogallonsfor8’spas.RuntheJetPumpandAirBlowerPumpfor
5minutes.Thenletthewatersitfor20minutes.Repeatrunningthejets
andairblower,thenlettingstand,severaltimesasneeded.Finally,drain
thespaandrellwithfreshwater.Installanewltercartridge.Thisisthe
bestmethodfordeepcleaningoftheinternalplumbing.Eco One Jet One
®isadeepcleaningproductsmadespecicallyforthispurpose,andcan
bepurchasedattheAriesStoreorshippeddirectlytoyourhome.
Draining your Spa
Occasionally,itmaybecomenecessarytodrainyourspaforthorough
cleaningorotherreasons.Ariesrecommendsdrainingandrellingthe
wateratleastonceayear.
Before draining your spa, turn off spa’s Breaker or Service
Disconnect. Otherwise serious damage to equipment may
result.
Siphoningistheeasiestmethodfordrainingyourspa.Beforesiphon-
ing,makesurethatyourpumpisoffandwillremainoffwhilethespais
drainingorempty.Theeasiestwaytostartasiphonistoleaveyourgar-
denhosehookedtoawaterspigot,withthefreeendofthehoseinyour