Owner`s manual

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Aries Spas • User Manual
Oncepowertothespahasbeenterminatedyoumayproceedtoclean
yourFilter.
As the Top Loading lter is a pressure lter, make sure that
power to spa is turned off before attempting to open this type of
lter.
TolocatetheFilterCartridge,removetheroundacryliccoverlocatedon
thetop“lip”ofyourspa.Underneath,youwillseeadome-shapedplastic
lidheldinplacewitha“mason-jar”typeretainingring.Beforeattempt-
ingtoopenthis,makesurethatyouhaveturnedoffmainpowerswitch
orGFCI.ReleaseanyexcessairintheFilterbyturningthesmallplastic
BleedValveontopofthelid.Thenunscrewtheretainingringbyturn-
ingcounterclockwise.Oncetheretainingringhasbeenloosened,liftthe
ringandtheFilterlid.Inside,youwillndanaccordion-folded fabric
Cartridge.FirmlypullupontheCartridgeto
removeit.Cleanitbysprayingwithahigh-
pressure nozzle.
Ifitappearstobeheavilyembeddedwith
bodyoilordebris,youcancleanitinyour
dishwasher,astheveryhotwaterhelpsto
breakdownthebodyoils.If you choose to
use this method, do not add detergent, and
make sure that the dishwasher's drying
cycle is turned off.
Note:Forconveniencesake,youmaywant
to purchase an extra FilterCartridge.When
oneneedscleaning,youcanreplaceitwith
theother,andsoakthedirtyCartridgeina
mildsolutionofswimmingpoolacid(50
partswaterto1partacid)ora50/50solu-
tionofhouseholdbleach,overnight.Thenlet