Owner`s manual

INSTALLATION AND SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
SURFACE AND PAD REQUIREMENTS
• Your new portable spa must be placed on a uniformly firm,
flat and level surface. A concrete pad 4 inches thick is
best.
• In order to prevent flooding of the electrical equipment, the
pad must be such that water will drain away from the spa.
• If your spa is located near sprinklers, adjust or cap them so
as not to hit the siding of the spa.
BALCONIES AND DECK REQUIREMENTS
• Decking must be constructed to support 85 pounds per
square ft.
• Balconies must be constructed to meet current state and
local codes.
• Gates must be self-closing and self-latching.
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS (VS-500 & 501)
• Your 220-volt spa pack will require a 40-amp dedicated G.F.C.I.
circuit breaker on all models except the “Legacy & Heritage spas”.
• Your 110-volt spa pack requires an isolated (no other appliances or
lights on this circuit at any time) 110-volt, 20-amp circuit breaker.
• Never tie ground and neutral together.
• The minimum conductor ampacity for 110-volt systems is 25-amps;
for 220-volt systems, it is 38-amps on all models except the
“Legacy & Heritage.” The maximum over current protection device
for 110-volt systems is 20-amps; for 220-volt systems, it is 40-amps
on all models except the “Legacy I & II & Heritage I & II”
• The minimum conductor ampacity for the 220-volt “Legacy & Heritage”
is
47-amps. The maximum over cur
rent protection device for the
“Legacy I” is 50-amps. The maximum over current protection device
for the “Legacy
II & Heritages” ar
e 60 amps.
• Y
our 110-volt or 220-volt spa pack is designed to be
“PERMANENTLY CONNECTED”.
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