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Winterizing (Closing Your Spa)
If you do not plan to use your spa during freezing weather, you will have to winterize it. Failure
to winterize your spa will cause irreversible damage (in freezing temperatures) to the pump and
plumbing lines.
Winterization of your spa is easy. Follow the steps below each time you drain the water from your
spa in freezing temperatures to prevent serious damage from occurring to your spa:
1. Turn the spa circuit breaker off.
2. Open all therapy control valves and all jets, page 21 and 22.
3. Drain your spa, page 35. You can use a submersible pump.
4. Remove the cabinet panel in front of the spa’s equipment compartment.
5. Open the drain valve to drain any remaining water and leave open afterwards.
6. Locate the heater and open the heater unions at both ends by turning counter-clockwise,
page 40.
7. Clear water from the water pump(s) suction and return lines using a canister-type wet
vacuum. You MUST use a canister type wet vacuum in order to ensure that the lines are
cleared of all remaining water.
8. Remove the drain plug(s) from all water pump(s), page 20.
9. Replace the drain plug(s) after all the water has drained.
10. Reconnect the heater unions on the heater at both ends by turning clockwise until they are
tight. Make sure o-ring gaskets are sealed properly so as not to pinch o-rings. Do not over-
tighten.
11. Put the cabinet panel in front of the equipment compartment back on.
12. Turn the spa circuit breaker on.
13. Briey turn the blower, if equipped, ON to expel water from the plumbing and air channels.
14. Turn the spa circuit breaker off.
15. Use a wet vacuum at EACH tting/jet/suctions to assist in removing any existing water in
ttings, water lines and spa shell.
16. Sponge out remaining water from spa shell.
17. Clean the shell and remove any debris.
18. Clean the lter. Store the lter basket and lter(s) element indoors.
19. Install the insulated spa cover and check to ensure that rain water and/or snow is not
entering the spa through the cover.
Customer Responsibilities
Any spa is subject to freezing in cold weather. You must follow these procedures during a power
failure or if the spa is not operating properly in order to prevent your spa from freezing. Freezing
is not covered under the warranty.
Note: To assist with water circulation you can use a submersible pump. Place the pump in the
footwell of the spa, facing upwards. (Do not attach water hose to the pump.) This creates a wa-
terfall and keeps the water moving. Leave the pump running until the spa is repaired. Keep the
spa covered and all panels on the unit. The submersible pump will also generate heat and pro-
tect the spa for a period of time.
Preventative Maintenance
During the cold weather season, you should inspect your spa every day to ensure it is running
properly. If you detect a problem and the temperature is dropping, contact the service department
immediately during regular working hours. It is the customer’s responsibility to follow the proce-
dures listed above in order to prevent a freeze up.
Note: Spa should be covered with a tarp after closing process. Covering your spa with a tarp
will protect and keep the spa from getting water into it as it sits dormant.
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