Owner`s manual
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Operate Your Spa
1. Savings – if your electric provider offers differ-
ent rate per KWH (peak / off-peak) then you
will want your filter time to take place during
off-peak time.
2. Cooling a Spa – if you are experiencing over
heating with your spa, have the spa filter dur-
ing cooler times of the day, and leave the con-
trol valves opened like mentioned prior.
ii. Filter setting F2,F4,F6,F8,and FC = filter
constantly
1. The factory setting is F2, which means the spa
will filter 2 hours for every 12 hour period. 4
hours total per day. Since we use a large pri-
mary pump for your filtration, it moves a lot
of water quickly. Therefore we recommend
you keep your filtration at no more than F4,
anything longer will just waste electricity and
in warm climates the spa may overheat.
3. Heating Modes – (Balboa Controllers)
Standard, Economy, and Sleep
a.4 Button Controllers Only - These options are
not always unlocked from the factory, and may re-
quire a settings change. Attempt to change the
mode several times prior and if no results a dip
switch will need changed.
b. Standard – St, Std
i. Standard is the default setting, and you are
in standard mode if none of the other setting
codes show up
1. Temperature will be at or near desired tem-
perature constantly
2. Pumps turn on at regular intervals to check
and maintain temperature
3. Best to use at startup of spa, it will heat until
desired temperature is reached
4. Best to use in cold climates
5. Most costly to operate
c.Economy – Ec, Ecn
i. Economy is the power saving alternative for
regular heating, you will know that you are in
economy by the code displayed. If the pump is
running the current temperature and code will
alternate on the display.
1. Spa will only heat during filter period
2. Temperature will remain close to desired, but
it will drop between filter periods
3. If users can get in a routine, filter period
should overlap the usage time by a half hour.
This will have spa temperature closest to the
desired temperature.
a. Example, if using the spa at 8:00 have spa fil-
ter from 6:30 – 8:30.
4. Best used in mild to warm climates
5. Tests show a 20% reduction in energy con-
sumption when compared to standard mode
d. Sleep – Sl, SLP
i. Sleep is considered a vacation heater setting,
and will maintain your spa water at the most af-
fordable price
1. Spa will only heat during your filter period
2. The water temperature may drop up to 20
degrees below your desired temperature
3. Will work in all climates, and will not allow
the spa to freeze
4. Tests show a 50%+ reduction in energy con-
sumption when compared to standard mode
4. Steam Loss / Venting Around Cover
a.It is normal to see an occasional burst of steam
from around the cover due to pressure releasing
from a high to low area. However heat loss can be
greatly impacted by use of the spa
i. Control valves should be turned off when get-
ting out of the spa in a cool climate.
1. Air injects from the cabinet and enters into
the water area. That air not only will cool
the cabinet area, but will also greatly in-
crease the pressure under the cover and
cause more steam to release.
ii. Surfaces are different for all spas, and
covers may provide a better seal is spun dif-
ferently.
1. If the folding seam goes over the controller
area, often more steam will be able to es-
cape. Try to position the cover so that the
fold seam goes over the wider top surface
areas on the adjacent sides.