Owner`s manual

User Manual Aries Spas
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The Top-loading Filter is available on the majority of Aries Spa
models.
This type of lter is easily accessed and maintained from the top
of the spa.
To locate the lter 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 attempting to open, turn off main
power switch. Release any excess air in
the lter by turning the small plastic valve
on top of the lid. Then unscrew the retain-
ing ring by turning counterclockwise.
Once the retaining ring has been loosened,
lift the retaining ring and the lter lid.
Firmly pull up on the cartridge to remove
it.
Under-Cabinet Filters
Make sure that all pumps are turned off before attempting to open this
type of lter.
This lter is accessible from the door of your spa cabinet. You can
recognize it by its bullet shape and “mason-jar” type lid release.
Because your lter is below water level, you must prevent the
water from emptying out of the spa through the lter when opened. Do
this by closing the push-pull, or “knife” valves located on both sides of
your spa’s equipment. (These valves resemble a letter “T”.) To close
the valve, push the “T” handle all the way in. To reopen, pull it as far
out as it will go.
These valves must be in “open” position (“T” handle pulled out) at
all times except when cleaning lter, at which time they must be closed
(“T” handle pushed in). If you attempt to operate pump with either
valve in “closed” position, serious damage to spa equipment can
occur.
Determine whether your cartridge is installed lid-on-top or lid-on-
bottom. (The lid is the part with the “mason-jar” type retaining nut.)
If your lter is lid-on-bottom, be advised that as soon as you loosen
the lid, all the water in the lter canister will drain out. To avoid get-
ting your feet wet, you can hook a short hose to the hose bib (faucet)
located in front of, behind, or next to the lter, and drain this water
elsewhere before proceeding.
Once the water has been drained, loosen the retaining nut by
twisting, and pull the canister away from the lid.