Operating instructions

22 VITA SPA DUET
complicated procedure. When at all possible
this should be done by a spa service center.
A freeze damaged spa can be expensive to  x.
With that in mind here are some basic
winterizing tips that will help you remove
enough of the water and add enough RV
Antifreeze to keep your plumbing from
freezing.
What you will need;
1. A wet /dry (shop vac) vacuum.
2. 1 to 3 gallons or RV antifreeze (nontoxic,
used in Recreational Vehicles water tanks)
3. Channel lock pliers (16” works best for most
tubs)
4. A funnel
5. Time, expect two to three hours.
Now that you have those things,
• Drain the spa
• Vacuum all of the jets and injectors, until
there is no more water coming out.
• Remove your  lter and vacuum at the  lter
plumbing.
• If you have an air injectors, turn power on ,
and make sure the pump(s) are NOT running
and the heater is not  ring; (generally this
can only be accomplished by unplugging
the pumps from the control box and
removing the connections from the heater)
then turn your air blower on until water no
longer comes out of air holes. Then turn the
power back o .
• Loosen the plumbing connections at your
pump and at your heater and remove the
freeze plugs on the front
face of the pump(s). Vacuum up any water
that comes out.
• Reconnect the plumbing to the heater,
the freeze plugs and the lower of the two
connections on your pumps.
• Add RV antifreeze to the pump using your f
unnel. Most pumps will take approx. 4 oz.
• Reattach your pump unions.
• Add approximately 1oz. of RV anti-freeze to
each of the jets. (use funnel)
• Add RV anti-freeze to the plumbing that is
attached to your  lter until it runs out of
the intakes in the foot well of the spa. (This
is not possible in all spas)
• Add anti-freeze to the air injectors, this can
be tedious but is worth the e ort.
In climates that get heavy snows it is a
good idea to place some plywood over
your cover to help reinforce it.
Then cover the spa with a tarp, and strap
the tarp down, this will help keep winter
winds from getting to your cover.
In the spring, or when you are ready to
start the tub back up.
• Make sure that all  ttings are tight.
• Fill with cool water
• Turn the power on.
• Run the jets on high speed for 30 minutes.
• Several times during the 30 minutes that
you are running your pump, turn your air
blower on and o . This will purge the air
lines.
• Drain the spa through all drain lines
supplied
• Put your  lter in the spa.
• Re ll and treat chemically like you would
during a water change.