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I M P O R T A N T S A F E T YI N S T R U C T I O N S

W h e n in s ta ll in g a n d u s in g th is e le c t r ic a l

e q u ip m e n t , b a s ic s a fe ty p re c a u t io n s s h o u ld

a lw a y s b e fo llo w e d , in c lu d in g th e fo llo w in g :

1 . R EA D A N D F O LL O WA L L IN S T R U C T IO N S

2 . W A R N IN G -T o re d u c e th e r is k o f in ju r y ,

d o n o t p e rm i t c h i ld re n to u se th is p ro d u c t

u n le s s th e y a re c lo s e ly s u p e rv is e d a t

a l l t im e s .

2 A . D A N G E R -R IS K O F A C C ID E N T A L

D R O W N IN G . E x tr e m e c a u t io n m u s t b e

e x e rc is e d to p re v en t u n a u th o riz e d a c ce s sb y c h i ld re n . T o a vo id a c c id e n ts , e n s u re th a t

c h i ld re n c an n o t u se th e s p a u n le ss th e y a re

s u p e rv is e d a t a ll t im e s .

115 V olt, cord and p lug connected -M ode ls F , H , I, J

3 A . D A N G E R -R IS K O F IN J U R Y . C o n ne ct o n ly

to a g ro u n d e d , g ro u n d in g ty pe r e ce p ta c le .

3 B . D o n o t b u r y th e p o w e r c o r d .

3 C . W A R N IN G -T o r e du ce th e r is k o f e le c t r ic

s ho c k , r e p la c e a d am a g ed c o r d

i mm e d i a t e l y .

4 . A g r o u n d te rm in a l ( p re s s u r e w ir e

c on n e c to r) is p ro v id e d o n th e s u r fa c e o f

th e c on tro l b o x in s id e th e e q u ip m e n t

c om p a rtm e n t. T h is c on n e c to r s ho u ld b e

b o n d e d w ith a m in im u m N O .8 A W G

( 8 .4 m m 2 ) s o l id c op p e r w ir e b e tw e e n th isu n it a n d a n y m e ta l la d d e rs , m e ta l w a te r

p ip e s , m e t a l e n c lo s u re s o f e le c tr ic a l

e q u ip m e n t , c on d u it o r m e ta l e q u ip m e n t

w ith in 5 fe e t ( 1 .5 2 m ) o f th e s p a . I f th e s p a

is lo c a te d o n a re in fo rc ed c on c r e te p a d ,

th e r e in fo rc in g s te e l s ho u ld a ls o b e

b o n d e d to th e g ro u n d te rm i n a l.

5 . Y o u r s p a is e q u ip p e d w ith a g ro u n d fa u ltc ir c u i t in te rru p te r ( G . F .C I . ) o n th e e n d o f

th e p ow e r s u pp ly c o rd . B e fo re e ac h u se o f

th e s p a , w ith th e p lu g c on ne c te d to th e

p o w e r s up p ly a n d th e u n it o p e ra tin g , p u s h

th e " T e st " b u t to n . T h e u n it s ho u ld s to p

o p e r a tin g a n d th e " R e s e t " b u tto n s h o u ld

a pp e a r. R e se t th e G J .C I . b y p u s h in g th e

" R e se t" b u t to n . T h e s p a s h ou ld n ow

o p e ra te n o rm a l ly . I f t h e in te r ru p te r d o e s

n o t p e r fo rm in th is m a n n e r , a g ro u n d

c u rre n t is f lo w in g in d ic a tin g th e p o s s ib il i t y

o f a n e le c t r ic s ho c k . D is co n n e c t th e p lu g

f r o m th e re ce p ta c le u n t i l th e fa u lt h a s b e e n

id e n t i f ie d a n d c o r re c te d .

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6 . A g r e e n c o lo r e d te rm in a l m a r k e d "G " is

p ro v id e d in th e w ir in g b o x lo c a te d in s id eth e e q u ip m e n t c om p a rtm e n t. T o re d u ce

th e r is k o f e le c t r ic s h o c k , c o n n ec t th is

te rm i n a l o r c o n n ec to r to th e g ro u nd in g

te rm i n a l o f y o u r e le c t r ic s e r v ic e o r s u p p ly

p a ne l w i th a c o n tin u ou s g re e n , in s u la te d

c op p e r w ire . T h is w ir e m u s t b e e q u iv a le n t

in s iz e to th e c ir c u i t c o n d uc to rs s u p p ly in g

th e e q u ip m e n t . In a d d it io n , a s e c on d w ir e

c o nn e c to r is p ro v id ed fo r b o n d in g to lo ca lg ro un d p o in ts . T o re d u ce th e r is k o f

e le c t r ic s ho c k , th is c on n e c to r s ho u ld b e

b on de d w ith a N O .8 A W G ( 8 .4 m m 2 ) s o l id

c op p e r w ire to a n y m e ta l la d d e r s , w a te r

p ip e s , o r o th e r m e ta l w i th in 5 fe e t ( 1 .5 2 m )

o f th e s p a .

7 . Y o u r s p a c o m e s w ith g ro un d fa u lt c ir c u it

in te r ru p te r b re a ke rs in th e s u b - pa n e l

p ro v id ed w ith th e u n it . B e fo re e a c h u se o fth e s p a a nd w ith th e u n it o p e ra tin g , p u s h

th e " T e s t" b u t to n o n e a c h b re a k e r . T h e

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s w itc h in g it c om p le te ly o ff a n d th e n

c om p le te ly o n . T h e s w itc h s ho u ld th e n

s ta y o n . I f a n y o f th e in te rr u p te rs d o n o t

p e r fo rm in th is m a n n e r , a g ro un d c u r r e n t

is f lo w in g in d ic a t in g th e p o ss ib il i t y o f a ne le c t r ic s ho c k . D is co n n e c t th e p o w e r u n t i l

th e fa u lt h a s b e en id e n ti f ie d a n d c o rr e c te d .

8 . In s ta l l th e s p a s o p ro p e r d ra in a g e is

p ro v id e d fo r th e c o m p a rtm e n t c o n ta in in g

th e e le c tr ic a l c o m p o n e n ts .

9 . D A N G E R -R IS K O F E L E C T R IC S H O C K .

In s ta ll th e s pa a t le a s t 5 fe e t ( 1 .5 m ) f r o m

a ll m e ta l s u r fa c e s . ( A s pa m a y b e in s ta lle dw i th in 5 fe e t o f m e ta l s u r fa ce s i f , in

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b y a N O .8 A W G ( 8 .4 m m 2 ) s o l id c o p p e r

c o n d u c to r a tta c h e d to th e w i r e c o n n e c to r

o n th e te rm in a l b o x th a t is p ro v id e d fo r

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1 0 . D AN G E R -R IS K O F E L E C TR IC S H O C K .D o n o t p e rm i t a n y e le c t r ic a p p lia n c e , s u c h

a s a l ig h t, te le p h on e , r a d io , o r te le v is io n ,

w ith in 5 fe e t ( 1 .5 m ) o f t h e s p a .

1 1 . W A R N IN G -T o re du ce th e r is k o f in ju ry :

• T h e w a te r in th e s p a s h o u ld n e v e r

e x ce ed 4 0 d e g . C ( 1 0 4 d e g re e s F ) .

W a te r te m p e ra tu re s b e tw e e n 3 8 d e g .

C ( 1 0 0 d e g re e s F ) a n d 4 0 d e g . C ( 1 0 4

d e g re e s F ) a re c on s id e re d s a fe fo r a

h e a lth y a d u lt . L o w e r w a te r

te m p e ra tu re s a re re c o m m e n d e d fo r

e x te n d e d u se ( e x ce e d i n g 1 0

m in u te s ) a n d fo r y ou n g c h i ld re n .

• S in c e e x ce s s iv e w a te r te m p e ra tu re s

h a ve a h ig h p o te n tia l fo r c au s in g fe ta l

d am a ge d u r in g th e e a r ly m o n th s o f

p re g n an c y , p re g n an t o r p o ss ib lyp re gn an t w o m en s h ou ld l im i t s p a

w a te r te m pe ra tu re s to 3 8 d eg . C ( 1 0 0

d e g re e s F ) .

• B e fo re e n te rin g a s p a , th e u se r s h ou ld

m e a s u re th e w a te r te m p e ra tu re w i th

a n a c c u ra te th e rm o m e te r s in c e th e

to le ra n c e o f w a t e r te m p e r a tu re -

r e g u la t in g d e v ic e s v a r ie s .

• T he u s e o f a lc o h o l, d r u g s , o r

m e d ic a t io n b e fo re o r d u r in g s pa u se

m a y le ad to u n c on s c io u s ne s s w i th th e

p o s s ib i l i t y o f d ro w n in g .

• P e r s o ns s u ffe rin g fr o m o be s it y o r w ith

a m e d ic a l h is to ry o f h e a r t d is e a se , lo w

o r h ig h b lo o d p re s su re , c ir c u la to ry

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c o n su lt a p h ys ic ia n b e fo re u s in g

a s p a .

• P e r s o ns u s in g m e d ic a tio ns s h ou ld

c on su lt a p h y sic ia n b e fo re u s in g a

s p a s in ce s o m e m e d ic a tio n m a y

in d uc e d ro w s in e ss w h ile o th e r

m e d ic a tio n m a y a ffe c t h e a r t r a te ,

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1 2 . D A N G E R -R IS K O F IN J U R Y . D o n o t

r e m o v e th e s u c tio n f i t t in g s ( fi l t e r

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w is h - o n a p a t io , d ec k , o r e ve n in do or s . R eg ard le s s o f

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e qu ip m en t c o m pa rtm e nt w h ic h h ou se s th e e le ct r ic a l

c o m po ne nts . T he in sta lla tio n s ite s h ou ld a llo w fo r

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(G .F .C .I . ) b re a k er s w h ic h a re lo ca te d in th e s ub -p a n e l

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te nd en cy to s e tt le th us re su lt in g in a n u n le ve l s p a .

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g az eb os , s p a e nc lo su re s , s p a s e tt in gs a nd d ec k s .

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o D . J E T S TR E A M J et® J S pa D ra in In le t S . J u n c t io n B o x

E . H y d ro th er a py J e t A ir K . L ig h t L e n s T . S pa D ra in V a lv e

C o n t ro l V a lv e L . T h e rm a l C o v e r L o c k U . F le x ib le E le c t r ic a l C o n d u i t

F . A ir C o n tro l V a lv e fo r M . J e t P u m p V . D oo r In t e r lo c k

J E T S TR E A M / T R I - J E T N . 5 K W H e a te r

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D . J E TS TR EA M J e t® J. S p a D ra in In le t S . G J .C . I .

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D . J E TS T RE AM J e t@ J S pa D ra in In le t S . G J .C . I .

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I V . O P E R A T I N GI N S T R U C T I O N S

GENERAL INFORMAT ION

H O T S PR IN G P or ta b le S pa s a re m a n u fa c tu re d in

tw o d if fe re n t e le c t r ic a l v e rs io ns . T h e la rg es t s pa

m o de ls , th e G R A ND E E a nd H IG H L lF E , a re a va ila b le

o n ly w ith a 2 3 0 V o lt c o nt in uo u s h e a t in g s y s te m .

T h e m id - s iz e d s p a m o d e ls , th e C LA SS IC a n d

S O V ER E IG N , a re a va ila b le in e ith er th e s ta nd ar d 1 1 5

V o lt s y s te m o r a 2 3 0 V o l t c o n t in u o us h ea t in g s y s te m .

T he s m a lle r w a te r c ap ac ity s pa s, th e P R O D IG Y a nd

J E T SE T T ER , a re a va ila b le o nly in th e s ta nd ard 1 1 5

V o lt s ys te m . E a c h e le ct r ic a l s ys te m is d es ig ne d to

o p e ra te a s p e c if ic w ay - th e s y s te m s a re n o t

c o n v e r t i b l e .

G RA ND EE (Mode l G )H IG H L IF E (Mode l K )

T he G R AN D EE a nd H IG H L IF E c o m e e q u ip p e d w ith

a s u b - p a n e l w h ic h c o nta in s tw o 2 3 0 V o lt G .F .C .I .

c ir c u it b re ak e rs . T he s u b - p a n el a n d s p a m u s t b e

" h a rd w ire d " u s in g a pp ro p r ia te w ir e , c on du it a nd

f i t t in g s b y a lic en se d e le c tr ic ia n .

T he G R A ND EE 's d u a l, 1 H P W a v e m a ste r 7 0 0 0

je t p u m p s y s te m , c a n o p e ra te e a c h h a lf o f th e s p a

s ep a ra te ly , o r b o th h a lv es s im u lta ne ou s ly . T h e

m u lt ip le a ir c on tro l v a lv es a nd J E TS E LE C T O R

C o n tr o ls a llo w fo r s ev e ra l c om b in a t io ns o f s ta tio na ry

je ts , M O T O -M A SS AG E J ET S a n d J ET ST RE AM S .T he H IG H L IF E u t i l i z e s a s in g le 2 H P W a ve m a s te r

9 0 0 0 je t p u m p to o p e ra te e ith e r i t s s e v e n je t s y s te m

( 1 M O TO -M A S SA GE a n d 6 s ta t io n a ry je ts ) o r i ts

d ou ble J ET S T R EA M / T ri- j e t c lu ste r s y ste m . A s w ith

th e G R AN D EE , m u lt ip le a ir c o n t ro l v a lv e s a llo w fo r a

n um b e r o f u se r o p t io ns .

B o th th e G R A ND E E a nd H IG H L IF E h av e s ta in le ss

s te e l h ea tin g s ys te m s ( b oth h ea te r h ou sin g a nd

e le m e n ts ) th a t a re in su la te d fo r e ne rg y e ff ic ie n c y. T h e

S ile n t - F lo 5 0 0 0 c ir c u la t io n p u m p d ra w s le s s th a n 1

a m p ru nn in g 2 4 h ou rs a d ay fo r c o n t in uo us f i l t r a tio n.

T he c o n tro l th erm o s ta t ( T EM P d ia l o n th e c o n tro lp an el) c on tin ua lly s en se s th e te m pe ra tu re o f th e s p a

w a te r a nd re gu la te s th e c y cl in g o f th e h ea te r. B e c a us e

b o th H O T S P R IN G S P A m od e ls u t i l iz e a 2 3 0 V o lt , 5

K W h e a tin g s y s te m , th e h e ate r w il l tu rn o n w h ile th e

je t p um p s a re o pe ra tin g ( a fte r a 1 d eg re e te m pe ra tu re

d ro p) to h e lp m a in ta in th e w a te r te m pe ra tu re . F a c to rs

s u c h a s th e n u m b e r o f p e o p le u s in g th e s p a , th e

a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re a n d th e le ng th o f t im e th e je t

p um p s a re o pe ra te d , w il l a ll c o n tr ib ute to th e h ea tin g

s ys te m 's a b il i t y to m a in ta in th e w a te r te m p e ra tu re .

C LA S SIC(M od el F )SOVERE IGN (Mod el I)

PRO DIGY (Model H )JE T SE TT E R(M od el J )

T he se fo u r s p a m o d e ls a re m a n ufa c tu re d w ith a

1 1 5 V o lt , c o rd a nd p lu g c on ne cte d e le ct r ic a l s ys te m .

T he h ea tin g s y ste m c o ns is ts o f a s in g le

th erm o sta tic a lly c o n tro lle d 1 ,5 0 0 w a t t ( 1 .5 K W )s ta in le ss s te e l h ea te r e nc lo se d in a n in su la te d

s ta in le ss s te e l h ou s in g a nd a n e ne rg y e ff ic ie n t lo w -

f lo w h ea te r c i r c u la tio n p um p . T he h yd ro th e ra py je t

s y s te m s in e a c h s p a m o d e l a re p o w ere d b y a la rg e ,

e ne rg y- e ff ic ie n t W a ve m as te r je t p um p . A 1 1 5 V o lt

e le c t r ic a l s ys te m is c on s id e r e d a n " e ith e r /o r"

h yd ro th e ra p y s ys te m . T h a t is , e ith e r th e h yd ro th e ra p y

je t p u m p c a n b e o pe ra te d o r th e h ea t in g s y s te m .

T he h e a te r d o e s n o t o p e ra te a t th e s a m e t im e th e

h yd ro th era py p um p is o pe ra tin g . T he S ile nt- F lo 5 0 0 0

c ir c u la t io n p u m p w il l r u n c o n t in u o u s ly ( e ve n w h e n th e

je t p u m p is o p e ra t in g ) a s p a r t o f th e 2 4 h o u r

c on tin uo u s f i l t r a tio n s ys te m .

C LA S SIC(M ode l F H)S OV ER EIG N (M ode l IH )

A ll 2 3 0 V o lt C LA S S IC a n d S O V E R E IG N H O T

S PR IN G S P A S c o m e e q u ip p e d w ith a s u b - p a n el

w h ic h c o nta in s tw o G J .C .I . b r e a k e rs ( 1 ) - 1 1 5 V o lt a n d

( 1 ) - 2 3 0 V o lt . T h e s u b - p a n e l a n d s p a m u s t b e " h a rd -

w ir e d" u sin g a pp ro p r ia te w ire , c on du it , a nd f i t t in gs b y

a lic e n s e d e le c tr ic ia n .

T he 2 3 0 V o lt c ir c u it s u p plie s p o w e r toth e rm o sta tic a lly c o n tro lle d , d ua l 2 ,5 0 0 w a t t ( 2 x 2 .5

K W = 5 K W to ta l) , s ta in le ss s te e l h ea te rs e nc lo se d in

a n in su la te d , s ta in le ss s te e l h ou sin g. T he 1 1 5 V o lt

c ir c u it s up plie s p ow e r to th e h yd ro th era py je t p um p ,

h ea te r c ir c u la tio n / c on tin uo u s f i l t r a tio n p um p , a nd a ll

e le ctr ic a l c o n tro ls a nd s w itc h es . W i th a 2 3 0 V o lt

h ea tin g s ys te m , th e h ea te r w il l tu rn o n w h ile th e je t

p um p is o pe ra tin g ( a fte r a 1 d eg re e te m pe ra tu re d ro p )

to h elp m a in ta in th e w a te r te m pe ra tu re . F a c to rs s uc h

a s th e n u m b e r o f p e op le u s in g th e s p a, th e a m b ie n t

te m p e ra tu re , a nd le ng th o f t im e th e je t p u m p is

o pe ra te d , w il l a ll c on tr ib u te to th e h ea tin g s ys te m 'sa b il i t y to m a in ta in th e w a te r te m p e ra tu re .

I t is im p o r ta n t to n o te th a t e v e n th o u gh th e

S ile nt - F lo c ir c u la tio n p um p ru ns c on tin uo us ly a s

p ar t o f th e c on tin uo us 2 4 h ou r f i l t r a tio n s ys te m , th e

h ea te rs o nly tu rn o n w h e n th e c on tro l th erm o s ta t

s e ns e s a d ro p in th e s pa w a te r te m pe ra tu re .

2 0



S T A R T · U P P R O C E D U R E S

T he w a te r le v e l o f y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA s h o u ld

b e m a in ta in ed a pp ro x im a te ly fo ur in ch es b e lo w th e

to p o f th e s p a . T h e b o t to m o f th e t i le l in e o f th e

C LA SS IC o r th e m id d le o f th e t i le o n a ll w oo d s k ir te d

m o de ls c a n b e u s e d fo r e as y r e fe re nc e .

C A U T I O N S : '• D o n o t f i l l th e s p a w ith h o tw ate r a s d a m ag e '

to th e c o n t ro l th e rm o s ta t o r tp ip p in g o f th e

h i.g h -l im i t th e rm o s ta t m a y r e s u lt .

• D o n o t c o n n e c t p o w e r to a n e m p ty s p a .

• B e fo r e u s in g y o u r s p a a f te r f i l l in g , s u p e r

c h lo rin a te th e s pa w a te r to e ns u re a ll b ac te ria

a nd c on ta m in an ts h av e b ee n 'q x id iz ed . ( S e e '

W a te r Q u a li ty a n d M a in te na n c e S e ct io n . )

S t e p 1 : F il l th e s p a w ith ta p w a te r.

N O T E : W a tk in s M a nu fa ctu rin g C o rp ora tio n d oe s n o t

re co m m en d th e s p a b e f i l le d w ith " s o fte ne d " w a te r.

S te p 2 : O n c e th e s p a h as b ee n f i l le d w ith w a te r, th e

e qu ip m en t c o m pa rtm e nt d oo r s e cu r e d , p ow e r m u st

b e s u pp lie d to th e s p a .

• 1 1 5 V o lt M o d e ls ( F ,I ,H ,J ) -C on n e c t th e p lu g to th e

h ou se r e ce p ta c le a nd p us h in th e " r e se t" b u tto n o n

th e G . F .C J

• 2 3 0 V o l t M o d e ls (G ,K ,F H ,IH )-O pe n th e d o o r o fth e e le c t r ic a l s u b - p an e l a nd " r e se t" th e tw o G J .C .I .

b re ak e rs . C lo se a nd s e cu re th e s u b - p an e l d oo r.

S t e p 3 : T he je t p um p (s ) , h ea tin g s y s te m , a nd a ll

in te rn a l p lu m b in g w il l p rim e a u to m a t ic a lly d ur in g th e

f i l l in g o f t h e s p a w ith w a te r. T o c h ec k th e o pe ra tio n o f

th e je t s y s te m ( a n d p u r g e a n y re m a in in g a ir f ro m th e

h e a t in g s y s te m ) p u s h in J e t S w i tc h # 1 ( a ls o # 2

s w itc h fo r th e G R A N D EE ) a nd w a it o ne m in u te .

G R A N D E E N o te : J e t S w itc h # 1 o pe ra te s th e le ft je t

p u m p a n d J e t S w itc h # 2 ( id e n t if ie d a s T IM E D J E TS )

o pe ra te s th e r ig h t je t p um p . I f y o u d ec id e to o ve rr id e

th e T im e d J e t fu n c t io n o n th e G R AN D E E , re fe r to th e

C o n tr o l P a n e l in fo rm a tio n in th is s e ct io n .

O n ce th e h yd ro th e ra py je t s ys te m is fu lly

o p e ra tio n a l ( a s in d ic a te d b y s tr o ng , n on -s ur g in g

je ts ) , p rim in g o f th e s pa is c om p le te .

I M P O R T A N T : B e s u re th e a ir c o n t ro l v a lv e s a re

o p e n b y tu r n in g e a c h o n e to th e p lu s ( + ) s y m b o l a n d

th at th e J ET SE LE C T O R C o n tro l le ve r is p o in tin g to

th e G R E E N d o t to g e t th e je ts fu lly o pe ra tio na l.

S E R V IC E N O T E : W e a k o r s u r g in g je t s a r e a ni n d i c a tio n o f a l o w w a te r l e v e l c o n d it i o n o r c l o g g e d

f il t e r c a r t rid g e s .

S te p 4 : IM P O R T A N T : F i r s t a d ju s t T o ta l A lk a lin ity ,

th en s p a w a te r p H a nd f in a lly s a n it iz e ( s up er -

c h lo rin a te ) th e s p a w a te r b y fo llo w in g th e p ro ce du re s

lis te d in th e W a te r Q u a lity a nd M a in te na nc e S e c t io n .

T h e je t s w itc h m a r k e d T IM E D J E TS s h o u ld b e u s e d

fo r th e 1 0 m in u te " s h oc k tr e a tm e n t " .

O P E R A T IO N N O T E : A d u st in g th e T o ta l A lk a lin ity

a s th e f i r s t s te p is im p o r ta n t , a s o u t - o f- b a la nc e T A

w il l a ffe c t y o u r a b i l i t y to a d ju s t th e p H c o rre c t ly a nd

p re v e n t th e c h lo rin e f ro m s an it iz in g e ffe c t iv e ly .

S te p 5 : O nc e th e s p a p lu m b in g a n d p u m p s h a v e

b ee n p r im e d , th e w a te r s a n i t iz ed , a nd th e je t p um p

h a s s h u t o f f , th e th e rm a l c o v e r s h o u ld b e p u t o n th e

s p a . A lw a y s s e cu re th e c o ve r in p la ce u sin g th e c o ve r

t ie - d o w n s w he n e v e r th e s p a is n o t b e in g u s e d .

S te p 6 : P us h in a n d tu rn th e 'T E M P " d ia l o n th e

c o n t ro l p a n e l to n u m be r 3 . W ith in 1 8 to 2 4 h o u r s , th e

w a te r w il l r e ac h a te m pe ra tu re o f a pp ro x im a te ly 1 0 0

d eg re es F . A w a te r te m p era tu re n o t e xc e ed in g 1 0 4

d e g re e s F c a n b e a c h ie v e d b y s e t t in g th e " T E M P " d ia l

n o t h ig he r th an n u m be r 5 . P le as e n o te , th e n um b ersa ro un d th e te m pe ra tu re d ia l a re re fe re nc e p o in ts to b e

u se d d ur in g te m p era tu re a d ju stm e nts . T he y d o n o t

r e fle c t th e a c tu a l w a te r te m pe ra tu re o f th e s pa . I f y o u

f in d th a t y o u p re fe r c oo le r w a te r, ro ta te th e

te m pe ra tu re c on tr o l to w a rd th e n ex t lo w e r n um b e r .

C o nv e rs e ly , i f y o u p re fe r w a rm e r w a te r, ro ta te th e

te m pe ra tu re c o n t ro l to w a rd th e n ex t h ig he r n um b e r .

R em e m be r th a t a s m a ll c ha ng e o f th e te m pe ra tu re

c on tr o l w il l y ie ld a d if fe re nc e o f s ev era l d eg re es , s o

m a ke s m al l a d ju s tm e n ts u n t i l y o u f in d y o u r p re fe rr e d

te m p e ra tu re . A llo w s ev era l h o u rs b e tw e ena d ju s tm e n ts . T h ere a f te r, th e w a te r w il l r e m a in w ith in

o n e d eg re e o f y ou r s e le c te d te m p e ra tu re .

S E R V IC E N O T E : T h e h in g e d e q u ip m e n t

c o m p a r tm e n t d o o r o n t h e H O T S P R IN G S P A

C L A S S IC is c o n s t r u c t e d o f a m o ld e d E N D U R O L

t h e r m o p la s t ic s h e e t. O v e r a p e r io d o f t im e t h e s p a

m a y s e tt le ( o r t h e d o o r m a y b e e x t r e m e ly r i g id

b e c a u s e o f c o ld w e a th e r ) w h ic h w il l r e s u lt in t h e

s c r e w h o le s o n t h e d o o r n o t a l ig n in g w it h s c r e w

h o le s a ro u n d t h e c om p a r tm e n t p e r im e te r. I f t h is

s i t u a t io n o c c u r s , t h e d o o r m a y b e d if f i c u l t t o s e c u re

c o m p le te ly . T o a l ig n t h e s c r e w h o le s , p la ce y o u r k n e e

ju s t b e lo w t h e c e n t e r o f t h e d o o r. W h i le p u s h in g

g e n tly w i t h y o u r k n e e ( t o s p re a d t h e d o o r s l i g h t l y ) ,

in s e r t t h e d o o r s c r e w s a n d t h re a d t h e m f in g e r- t i g h t .

R e m o v e y o u r k n e e a n d t h e n s e cu re t h e s c r e w s

c o m p l e t e l y .

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H Y D R O T H E U P Y J E T S Y S T E MG E N E U L I N F O R M A T IO N

G U N D E E

T h e G R AN D EE 's d ua l W a ve m a s te r 7 0 0 0 je t

p u m p s , w h e n u s ed e it h e r s e pa ra te ly o r s im u l ta n e ou s ly ,

p ro v id e th e u lt im a te in u se r o pt io n s . E ac h je t p u m p

p ro vid es w a te r p re ss u re th ro ug h o ne o f th e s p a 's

th re e h yd ro th e r a p y je t s ys te m s ( s ele c te d w ith th e

J E T SE L E C TO R C o n tro l) .

H I G H L I F EC L A S S I C

S O V E R E I G NP R O D I G YJ E T S E n E R

T he se f iv e s p a m o de ls u ti l iz e a s in gle W a ve m as te r

je t p u m p to p o w e r th e ir m u lt ip le je t s y s te m s T h e

H IG H LIF E w h ic h is e q u ip pe d w ith a W a ve m a s te r

9 0 0 0 je t p u m p a n d th e C LA SS IC a n d S O V E R E IG N

w h ic h a re e q u ip p ed w ith W a ve m a s te r 7 0 0 0 p u m p s ,u ti l iz e a J E T SE LE C TO R C o n tr o l t o d ire ct w a te r

p re ss u re th ro ug h o ne o f th e th re e h yd ro th er a py je t

s y s te m s . O n th e P R O D IG Y , th e w a te r c a n b e d ir e c te d

th r o u g h o n e o f th e s p a's tw o h y d r o th era py je t

s y s te m s b y u sin g th e J E T SE LE C TO R C on tro l.

O P E R A T IO N N O T E : In a d dit io n to u s in g th e

J E T SE LE C TO R C o n tr o l, th e in te ns i ty o f th e M O T O -

M A S S A GE J ET S , J E T ST RE AM je ts , a nd s ta tio na ry

h y d r o th e r a p y je ts c a n b e a d ju s te d b y th e u s e o f th e ir

d es ig na te d a ir c on tro l v a lv es . F o r c on ve n ie n c e , th e a ir

c o n t r o ls w h ic h r e gu la te th e J E T ST RE AM a re

id en t i f ie d b y a B LU E c o lo r d o t o n th e a ir c o nt r o l le ve r.

A G R E EN c o lo r d o t o n a n a ir c o n t r o l le v e r in d ic a te s it

re g u la te s e ith e r a M O TO -M A S SA G E J E T o r a s e t o f

s ta tio na ry je ts . E a c h a ir c o nt r o l is m a rk e d w ith a p lu s

( + ) o r m in us ( - ) s ym b o l to in d ic a te e ith er in cr e as in g

o r d e cr e a s in g a ir v o lu m e th ro ug h a s p ec if ic je t o r s e t

o f s ta tio na ry je ts . T he J E T SE LE C TO R C on tro l is

id e n t i f ie d w ith b o th a G R E EN a n d a B LU E c o lo r d o t . I f

t h e J ET SE LE C TO R C o n tr o l le ve r is p oin tin g to w a rd s

th e G R EE N d o t, th e n w a te r is b ein g d ir e c te d to th e

M O TO -M A SS AG E J E T a n d s ta tio na r y je ts . I f th e

J E T SE LE C TO R C on tro l le ve r is p o in tin g to wa rd s th eB LU E d ot , th en w a te r is b e in g d ir e c te d to th e

J E TS TR E A M je ts .

G U N D E E J E T S Y S T E M S

S Y S T E M I • E a c h je t p um p o pe ra te s th re e

h y d ro th e r a p y je ts a n d o n e M O TO -M A S SA G E J E T

T he J ET S E L E C T OR C on t ro l le v e r s h o u ld b e

p O in t in g to wa rd s th e G R EE N d o t o n th e c o nt r o l b as e .

S Y S T E M I I • T he le ft je t p um p w il l o pe ra te

o ne J E T ST RE AM je t a nd th e T ri - je t c lu ste r

s y s te m . T he r ig ht je t p u m p w il l o p e r a te th e tw oJ ET ST R E A M S in th e fo otw e ll a re a. T h e

J E T SE LE C TO R C on tro l le ve r s h ou ld b e p oin tin g

to w a rd s th e B LU E d o t o n th e c o n t ro l b a s e .

S Y S T E M I I I • T he J E T SE LE C TO R C o n tro l le ve r c a n

b e s e t a p pro x im a te ly h al fw ay b e tw ee n th e B LU E a nd

G R EE N d o ts o n th e c o n t ro l b a s e to o p e ra te a l1 1 4 je ts

s im u lta ne ou s ly . B e c au se o f th e a dd it io na l je t o ri f ic es

w ith th e S Y ST EM II I s e tt in g, th e M O T O -M A S SA G E

J e t m a y c e a s e to m o v e a n d a l l je ts w ill h a v e r e d u c e d

je t p re ss u re . T he S Y ST EM II I s e tt in g is m o st o fte n

s e le cte d w h e n a q uie t s o a k in g e n tly s w ir l in g w a te r isp r e f e r r e d .

N O T E : R em em b e r e a c h je t p u m p c a n o p e ra te a

d if fe re n t je t s ys te m s im u lta ne ou s ly a nd th e A ir

C on tro ls c a n b e u se d to re g ula te th e in te n si ty o f th e

je t p re s s ur e .

H I G H L IF E J E T S Y S T E M S

S Y S T E M I • S ix s ta t io na r y je ts a n d o n e M O TO -

M A S SA G E J E T T h e J E TS E L E CT O R C on t ro l le v e r

s h o u ld b e p o in t in g to w ard s th e G R E EN d o t o n th e

c on tro l b a se .

S Y S T E M I I • A ll w a te r p re ss ure c an b e d ir e c te d

th ro ug h tw o J E T ST RE AM je ts a nd th e T ri- je t c lu ste r

s y s te m . T he J ET S E L E C T O R C on tro l le v e r s h o u ld b e

p O in t in g to wa rd s th e B LU E d ot o n th e b as e .

S Y S T E M I I I • T he J ET SE LE C T O R C on tro l c a n b e

s e t a pp ro x im a te ly h al fw a y b e tw e e n th e B LU E a nd

G R EE N d ot o n th e c o n tro l b a se to o p era te a l1 1 2 je ts

s im u lta ne ou s ly . B e c au se o f th e a dd it io na l je t o ri f ic es

w ith th e S Y ST E M II I s e t t in g, t h e w a te r p re s s u r e w il l b e

s o f te r a n d th e M O TO -M A S SA G E J E T m a y c e a s e to

m o v e . T h is s e t t in g is m o s t o fte n s e le c te d w he n a q uie ts o ak in g en tly s w ir l in g w a te r is p re fe rr e d. T he A ir

C o n tr o l le ve rs c a n a ls o b e u se d to a dju st th e in te ns it y

o f th e je ts .

C L A S S I C A N D S O V E R E I G NJ E T S Y S T E M S

S Y S T E M I • W h en th e J ET SE LE C T O R C on tro l is

p o in t in g to w a rd s th e G R EE N d ot o n th e c o n tro l b a se ,

tw o M O TO -M A S SA G E J E TS a n d tw o s ta t io n a ry je ts

w ill o p e r a te o n th e C LA SS IC m od e l. O n th e

S O V ER E IG N m o de l, th is s e tt in g w il l o pe ra te th eM O TO -M A SS AG E J ET a n d th r e e s ta tio na r y je ts

S Y S T E M I I • A ll w a te r p re ss ur e c an b e d ir e c te d

th ro ug h th e J E T ST RE AM je t a nd T ri - je t c lu ste r

s y s te m . T h e J ET SE LE C T OR C on tr o l s h ou ld b e

p O in t in g to w a rd s th e B LU E d o t o n th e c o n t r o l b as e .

S Y S T E M I I I • W a te r p re ss ur e c an b e d ire c te d

th ro ug h a l1 8 je ts b y s e tt in g th e J E T SE LE C TO R

C on tro l a pp ro x im a te ly h al fw a y b e tw e e n th e G R E E N

a n d B LU E d o ts o n th e c o n t r o l b a s e . B ec a u s e o f th e

a dd it io na l je t o ri f ic e s w ith th e S Y ST EM II I s e tt in g, th e

je t p re ss u re w ill b e s o ft e r a nd th e M O T O -M A S S A G EJ E T m a y c e a s e to m o v e . T h is s e t t in g is m o s t o f te n

s e le c te d w h e n a q u ie t s o ak in g e n tly s w ir l in g w a te r is

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p re fe r r e d . T he A ir C o n t r o l le v e r s c a n a ls o b e u s e d to

a d ju s t th e in te n s it y o f th e je ts .

P R O D I G Y A N D J E T S E T T E RJ E T S Y S T E M S

T he P RO D IG Y a n d J ET SE T IE R m o d e ls u t i l iz e a

W a v e m a s te r 5 0 0 0 je t p u m p to p o w e r th e ir

h yd ro th era py je t s y ste m s . W i th b oth m o de ls , th e

in te n s ity o f th e je ts c a n b e a d ju s te d b y th e u s e o f th e

d es ig na te d a ir c on tro l v a lv e . O n th e P R O D IG Y , th e re

is a n a ir c o n t r o l v a lv e to a d ju s t th e in te n s i ty o f th e

J E TS TR E A M / je t c lu s te r a n d a n a ir c o n t r o l fo r e a c h

s e t o f s ta t io n a ry je ts ( tw o je ts p e r s id e ) O n th e

J ET SE T IE R , th e re is a n a ir c o n t r o l fo r th e

s im u lta ne ou s a d ju stm e n t o f th e M O T O -M A S SA G E

J ET a n d lo u n g e s ta t io n a r y je t a n d o ne c o n t r o l fo r th e

tw o re m a in in g s ta tio na ry je ts .

M O T O -M A S S A G E J E J ®

( N o t A va ila b le o n P R OD IG Y )T he M O TO -M A S S AG E J ET a u to m a t ic a lly t r a v e ls

u p a n d d o w n in a s w ee p in g m o t io n . T h is g e n t le

re c ip ro ca tin g a c t io n s im u la te s th e n a tu ra l s tr o k in g

e f fe c ts o f a m a nu a l m a s s a ge T he in te n s ity a nd s p e e d

o f th e M O TO -M A S S AG E J E T c a n b e a d ju s te d b y

e ith er r e st r ic tin g o r o pe n in g th e a ir c on tr o l v a lv e , o r

b y tu r n in g th e J E T SE LE C TO R C o n tr o l to i ts

m i d p o i n t .

T he M O TO -M A SS AG E J ET h a s b e e n fa c to r y

a d ju s te d to p ro v id e m a x im u m h y d ro th e ra py . T h is je t

h a s b e en d e sig ne d a nd e n g in e ere d to a c h ie v e fu l lv e r t ic a l t r a ve l w it h th e d es ig na te d a ir c on tr o l v a lv e

o p e n . S ho u ld th e M O TO -M A SS AG E J E T n o t a c h ie v e

fu ll v e rt ic a l t r a ve l a nd th e p ro b le m h as n o t b e e n

id en ti f ie d a s a c lo se d a ir c on tr o l v a lv e o r c lo gg ed

f i lte r c ar t r id ge , th en y ou r H O T S PR IN G S P A S e rv ic e

C e n te r s ho u ld b e c on ta c te d .

S E R V IC E N O T E : I f t h e M O T O -M A S S A G E J E T

s u d d e n ly c e a s e s t o m o ve w h i l e in u s e ( b u t t h e w a te r

p re s s u r e r e m a in s s t r o n g ) a n d t h e a ir c o n tr o l v a lv e is

o p e n , t h e n t h e je t a ir l i n e m a y h a v e p u l l e d a w a y f r o m

t h e m a in a ir s u p p ly l i n e . T o in s p e c t:

1 . U s in g a s t a n d a r d s c r e w d r iv e r , r e m o ve t h e f a c e

p la te s c r e w h e a d c o v e r s .

2 . R e m o v e th e tw o s c r e w s w h ic h s e c u r e t h e

M O T O -M A S S A G E f a c e p la t e t o t h e g u id e b o d y .

T h e n r e m o v e t h e f a c e p la te .

3 . R e m o v e th e f o u r g u id e b o d y s c r e w s a n d r e m o v e

t h e g u id e b o d y .

4 . R e a c h in to t h e je t r e c e s s a n d lo c a te t h e t h in ,

u n b ra c e d t u b e . I n t h e c o r r e c t p o s it io n , i t s h o u ld

b e a tt a c h e d t o t h e p la s t ic a ir l i n e n ip p le lo c a te d

a t t h e b a c k o f t h e r e c e s s . I f i t is n o t , t h e n t h e a i r

l i n e s h o u ld b e g e n tl y p u sh e d o n t o t h e n ip p le .

N o t e , d o n o t p u s h t h e t u b e o n s o f a r a s t o c a u s e

t h e M O T O -M A S S A G E J E T b r a c e s t o b in d .

M O T O -M A S S A G E J E T

FACE PLATE

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MOTO-MASSAGEJET

RECESS INSPA WALL

GUIDE BODY

SCREWS (4) GUIDE BODY

(REMOVE TOACCESS JETAIR LINE)

5 . R e in s t a l l t h e g u id e b o d y ( n o a d ju s tm e n t is

n e c e s s a ry ) a n d t h e f a c e p la te .

S E R V IC E N O T E : A s lo w o r n o n -m o v in g M O T O -

M A S S A G E J E T m a y in d ic a t e t h e f i l t e r c a rt r i d g e p o re sa r e b e in g o b s t r u c t e d w it h d ir t , b o d y o il s , o r

c a l c if i c a t i o n . F o ll o w th e f i l t e r c a rt r i d g e c le a n in g

p ro c e d u re s in t h e S p a C a r e a n d M a in t e n a n c e S e c t i o n

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J E T S T R E A M ®( N o t A v a ila b le o n J E TS E T IE R )

T he J ET ST R E AM is b e st d es c r ib ed a s a la r g e -

o rif ic e , h yd ro th e ra p y je t d es ig ne d to p ro v id e

m a x im um m a s s a g e o n a s p e c i f ic a re a o f th e b o d y . I t

is lo ca te d in th e lo w e r p ar t o f th e s p a to a f fo rd o pt im a l

a cc e ss fo r th e m a ss a g in g o f fe e t , le gs , b u tto ck s , a nd

lo w e r b a ck .

F o r a je t o r if ic e o f th is s iz e ( 1 /2 ") to p ro d u c e ap ow e r fu l d e ep m a s s a ge , a la r g e v o lu m e o f w a te r is

re qu ire d . A lo w - f r ic t io n d iv e rte r v a lv e e na b le s y o u to

s w itc h f ro m th e M O TO -M A S SA G E /S TA T IO N A R Y J E T

s y s te m to th e J E T S T R EA M h yd ro th era py s ys te m .

W ith a tu r n o f th e J ET SE LE C T O R C on tr o l w h ic h is

lo ca te d o n th e to p s u r fa ce o f th e s p a o v e r th e

e qu ip m en t c o m pa rtm e nt , th e J E T S T R EA M s ys te m w il l

c o m e to fu ll p o w e r . ( T h e c o n tr o l le v e r s h o u ld b e

p oin tin g to w a rd s th e B LU E d ot. ) T he J ET ST R E AM a ir

c o n tro l v a lv e c a n b e u s e d to c o n tro l th e in te ns i ty o f

th e je t T he J ET ST R E AM je t u ti l iz es a la rg e n o zz lew h ic h c an b e d ire c t io na lly a d ju s te d to c o nc e n t ra te th e

w a te r f lo w o n s p ec if ic a re as o f th e b od y.

I M P O R T A N T : H y d ro th e r a py " V e n tu ri ty pe " je ts

re qu ire w a te r v e lo c ity to c r e a te a ir in du ct io n in to th e

w a te r je t s t re am . S ho u ld y o u m o v e th e J ET SE LE C T OR

C on tr o l le v e r h a lfw a y b etw e e n th e G R E E N a nd B LU E

d o ts , w a te r f r o m th e je t p u m p w il l n ow b e d iv e r te d

th ro ug h a l l j e t s y s te m s . A s a r e s u lt , th e re w il l b e

re du c e d w a te r a gi ta t io n , s lo w o r n on -m o v in g M O TO -

M A S SA G E J E T S , a nd lo w - p re ss u re s ta tio na ry je ts .

T his ty p e o f s p a o p e ra t io n is q u i te n o rm a l a n d m a y b e

c on s id e re d a " s oa k " s e t t in g .

S T A T IO N A R Y J E T S

T h e s ta tio n ary h yd ro th e ra p y je ts a re a d ju s ta b le .

T he in te ns i ty o f th e se je ts is d e te rm in ed b y th e

v o lu m e o f a i r b e in g in d u c e d in to th e je t c h a m b e rs a n d

m ix in g w ith th e w a te r s t re am . T he a ir c on tro l v a lv e

c a n b e u ti l i z ed to c h a ng e th e in te n sity o f a s e t o f

s ta t io n a r y je ts s im u l ta n e o u s ly .

N O T E : A llo w in g th e h y d ro th e r a p y je t p u m p to

o p e ra te fo r lo n g u n in te r r u p te d p e r io d s o f t im e

(m ore th a n 2 h o u rs ) w ith th e th e rm a l c o v e r inp la c e , w il l c a u s e a r is e in th e s p a w ate r

te m p e ra tu r e . T he s p a h ig h l im it th e rm o s ta t w il l

s h u t o ff th e s p a w h e n th e w ate r a p p ro a c h e s 1 1 8

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d e g r e e s F . T he s w itc h w i I I h a v e to b e re s e t

m an u a lly ( o n c e th e w ate r h a s c o o le d to a p p r o x . 1 0 0

d e g r e e s F ) in o r d e r fo r th e s p a to o p e ra te . I f th is

s i tu a t io n o c c u r s , p le as e re fe r to th e S e rv ic e

In fo rm a t io n S ec t io n o f th is m a n u a l. T his s a fe ty

d ev ic e is fo r y o u r p ro te ct io n .

A C C E S S O R Y N O T E : Y o u r H O T S P R IN G S P A d e a le r

s t o c k s M ic r o 's s a g e R o t a t i n g J e t k i t s w h ic h c a n b e

e a s i l y in s ta l le d in y o u r s p a i n p l a c e o f a s t a t io n a r y j e t t o

v a r y y o u r je t o p tio n s .

C O N T R O L P A N E L

A . J E T S : T he je t b ut to n lo ca te d o n th e le tt s id e o f

th e c o n t ro l p an e l a nd la be le d "Jets" a n d #1 is

u se d to a ct iv a te th e h yd ro th e ra py je t p um p

c o n t in u ou sly ( o r th e le tt je t p u m p o n th e

G R A N DE E ). T o a ct iv a te th e s w itc h , s im p ly p us h

th e " J e ts " b u t to n o n ce ; p us h in g i t a s e c o nd t im e

w il l d ea ct iv a te th e p um p c ir c u it ( s h u t o ff th e je t

p um p ). T h is s w itc h a ls o h as a p rio rity fe a tu rew h ic h m ea n s i t c a n b e u s e d to c a n c e l a n d

" o ve rr id e " th e T im e d J e ts m o de w ith ou t c a us in g

th e je t p u m p to s h u t o f f . A ls o , b e c a u s e o f th e

p rio rity fe a tu re , w h en th is s w itc h is a c t iv a te d , it

m u s t b e d ea ct iv a te d p rio r to th e T im e d J e ts s w itc h

b e in g e n ga g ed .

B . T IM E D J E T S / C L E A N - U P C Y C L E : T he je t

b u tto n la b e le d " Tim e d J ets" a n d #2 a llo w s fo r

t im e d s o a k s a n d is a ls o u s e d a s a c le a n - u p c y c le

fo r e a sy w a te r m a in te na n ce . W h en u se d a s a

c le an - u p c y c le , s im p ly fo ld b ac k th e s p a c o v e r ,

p us h th e T im e d J e ts b ut to n to a ct iv a te th e je t

p um p , a dd th e s p a w a te r c h em ic a ls in to th e f i l te r

c o m pa rtm e n t th e n c lo se a nd s e c u re th e s p a c o ve r.

A fte r 1 0 m in u te s, th e h y d ro th er a p y je t p u m p w il l

a u to m a t ic a lly s h u t o ff . T he T im e d J e ts b u t to n

fe a tu re s a re d in d ic ato r l ig h t w h ic h w il l i l lu m in a te

w he n th e p u m p is in th e t im e r m od e . T h e t im e r

fe atu re m a y b e o v e rr id de n p r io r to th e e nd o f th e

1 O -m in u te p er io d b y e ith e r p us h in g th e " T im e d

J e ts " b u tto n a s e c o n d t im e , o r b y p u s h in g th e

" Je ts " b u tto n .

A IR C O N T R O LB LU E D OT:

JETSTAEAM

AIR CONTROL

DECREASE

AlA VOLUME

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C O N T R O LP A N E L

O P ER A T IO N N O T E S : 1 ) T he "T im e d J ets " b ut to n

o n th e G R AN D E E w il l c o n t ro l th e r ig h t je t p u m p . I f

y o u w is h to h av e th e a b il i t y to o pe ra te b oth je t p um p s

c o n t in uo us ly ( a nd n o t u ti l i z e th e 1 O -m in u te t im e

fe a tu re ), th en th e t im e r c an b e o ve rr id de n . T o

s w itc h o ff th e t im e r fe a tu re , f ir s t d is co nn ec t p ow e r to

th e s p a ( t r ip th e c ir c u it b re ak e rs in th e s u b - p an e l) a nd

th en o pe n th e e qu ip m en t a cc e ss d o or . O n th e r ig hts id e o f t h e c o nt r o l b ox w il l b e a to gg le s w itc h la be le d

T im e d J e ts O N /O F F . S w itc h th e to gg le h an d le to th e

"O F F " p os it io n to o ve rr id e th e t im e r fu nc t io n . C lo se

a nd s e cu re th e e qu ip m en t a cc e ss d oo r a nd re ac t iv a te

p o w e r to th e s p a ; 2 ) T h e a c c u ra c y o f th e t im e r is :

1 0 m in u te s + " 0 " o r - " 1 " m in u te .

C . L IG H T C O N T R O L : U se th is d ia l to tu rn o n a n d

c on tr o l th e in te n s ity o f th e s pa lig h t .

D . T E M P C O N T R O L : T h e T em p c o n t ro l is u s e d to

r e gu la te th e w a te r te m pe ra tu re o f th e s p a . T o u se ,

p u s h in th e d ia l a n d tu rn it to th e n u m be r 3 . A ss ta te d in th e S ta rt -U p P ro ce du re s , a w a te r

te m p era tu re n o t e xc e ed in g 1 0 4 d eg re es F c a n b e

a ch ie v e d b y s e t t in g th e " T em p " d ia l n ot h ig h er

th a n n um b er 5 . P le a se n ote , th e n um b e rs a ro u nd

th e d ia l a re re fe re nc e p o in ts to b e u se d d ur in g

te m p era tu re a d ju s tm e n ts . T h e y d o n o t re fle c t th e

a ctu a l w a te r te m pe ra tu re o f th e s p a . O n ce th e d ia l

h as b ee n s e t a nd th e w a te r te m p era tu re s ta b il iz e d ,

th e n th e w a te r w il l r e m a in w ith in o ne d eg r e e o f

y o ur s e le c te d te m p e ra tu re .

E . A IR V E N T : T he a ir v en t a llo w s fo r a ir c ir c u la tio n

th r o u gh th e e qu ip m e nt c o m p ar tm e n t to a v o id

p um p o ve rh ea tin g d u rin g e x te n de d s p a u se o r

d u r in g h o t w e a th e r d ay s. D u rin g s ub -f r e e z in g

te m pe ra tu re s , th e a ir v en t s ho u ld b e in su la te d

w ith a v en t p lu g to m a in ta in th e e ne rg y - e ff ic ie n c y

o f th e s p a ( re fe r to P re ve n t io n o f F re ez in g

I n s t r u c t i o n s ) .

RETAINER

LAMPW I T H

H E A T G U A R D

L I G H TA l l H O T S P R IN G P o r ta b le S pa s c o m e e qu ip p ed

w ith a d im m e r c o n t r o lle d lig h t to e nh an ce n ig h tt im e

u s e . T h e I ig h t u s e s a s ta n d a rd 1 0 0 w a t t o u td o o r P AR

la m p . S ho u ld y o u w is h to c h a n g e th e la m p , fo l lo w

th es e s im p le s te p s :

1 . D is c o n n e c t th e s p a f ro m th e p o w e r s u p p ly . O n

1 1 5 V o lt m o d e ls re m o v e th e p o w e r c o r d ( p lu g )f r o m th e h o u s e re c e p ta c le a n d o n 2 3 0 V o lt

m o de ls t r ip th e tw o G .F .C .I . b re ak er s in th e s ub -

p a n e l .

2 . R em o v e th e s c r e w s s e c u r in g th e e q u ip m e n t

a cc e ss d o or ; re m o ve th e d oo r o n w oo d s k ir te d

s p a m o d e ls o r r a is e a n d s e c u re th e d o o r o n th e

C L A S S IC m o de l.

3 . L oc a te th e lig h t f ix tu re b e lo w th e e le c tr ic a l c o n tr o l

b o x a n d g e n tly u n s c r e w th e b u lb ( a n d h e a t g u a rd

a s se m b ly if a p p lic a b le ) .

4 . R e p la c e w ith a 7 5 o r 1 0 0 w a t t la m p.

IM P O R T A N T : A ll s p a m o d els e xc e p t fo r th e

J ET SE TT ER a nd P R O D IG Y u ti l iz e a la m p h ea t g ua rd .

T o in s ta l l th e la m p g u a r d o n a n e w b u lb :

• E n g a g e th e l ig h t b u lb o n tw o o f th e th r e e " b u lb

r e ta in e rs " .

• C a re fu l ly s n a p th e b u lb in to th e th ir d b u lbre ta in e r. T h is w il l h o ld th e b u lb f irm ly in th e la m p

h e a t g u a rd .

N O T E : S om e fo rc e m a y b e r e q u ir e d to s n a p th e b u lb

in to th e th ird b u lb r e ta in e r .

5 . T h e b u lb a n d la m p h e a t g u a rd a s s e m bly n o w c a n

b e in s ta lle d in to th e s p a . S c re w th e b ulb a nd

g u ard a ss e m b ly in to th e la m p s o ck e t in sid e th e

s pa e q u ip m en t c om p a rtm e n t.

N O T E : D ue to th e la r g e s iz e o f th e b u lb a n d g u a rd

a ss e m b ly , y o u m a y h av e to n eg o t ia te th e a ss e m b ly

a ro un d th e c o m p on en ts a nd in su la tio n in th e

e qu ip m e n t c o m p a rtm e n t to in sta l l . C e n te r th e b u lb s o

it is d ir e c te d th ro ug h th e lig h t le ns .

6 . R ep la c e o r c lo s e th e e q u ip m en t a c c e s s d o o r a n d

s e c u re i t in p la c e to re sto re p ow e r to th e s p a .

(R ec o n n e c t th e p o w e r c o rd o n 1 1 5 V o l t m o d e lso r "R e s e t " th e G .F .C .I . b re ak e r s o n 2 3 0 V o lt

m o d e l s . )

I M P O R T A N T : D o N o t U s e A L ig h t B u lb In E x c e s s o f

1 0 0 W a tts I

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v . S P A C A R E A N DM A I N T E N A N C E

G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T IO N

Y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA is m a n u fa c tu re d f r o m

th e h ig h e s t q u a lity , m o s t d u ra b le m a te ria ls a va ila b le .

E v e n s o , W a tk in s M a n ufa c tu rin g C o rp o ra tio n

r e co m m en ds th a t a s p a c a re a nd m a in te na nc e

p ro gra m b e fo llo w e d to in c re as e y o ur c o m fo r t a nd

m a in ta in th e s pa 's re lia b i l i t y . T he s pa c a re a nd

m a in te na nc e p ro g ra m y o u d ev e lo p w il l u lt im a te ly

d e te rm in e h ow lo ng y o ur s p a o r i ts in d iv id ua l

c om p o ne n ts w il l la s t . T h e fo llo w in g m a in te n a n c e

s e ct io n w he n a dh er e d to , w il l h elp y o u p ro te c t y o u r

i n v e s t m e n t .

D R A IN I N G T H E W A T E R

D e te rg en t re sid ue s f ro m b ath in g s u i ts a s w e ll a ss o ap f i lm f r o m y o ur b od y m a y g ra du al ly a cc u m u la te

in th e w a te r. N o rm a l ly , in tw o to th re e m o nth s th e

w a te r w il l b ec o m e s u ds y a nd s h ou ld b e re p la ce d .

N O T E : S ho w e r in g w ith ou t u sin g s o a p p rio r to

e n te r in g th e s p a o r o n ly u s in g a " r in s e " c y c le w he n

la u nd er in g y o ur b a th in g s u it w il l h elp to a vo id

d e te rg en t re s id ue in th e s p a w a te r.

T o d ra in you r sp a :1 . D is c o n n e c t th e s p a f r o m th e p o w er s u p p ly b y

o ne o f th e tw o fo llo w in g m e th od s:

1 15 V olt M od els - D is c o nn ec t th e p ow e r c o rdf ro m th e h o us e re ce p ta cle . S e t th e p ow e r c o rd in

a n e le v a te d p o s it io n s o a s n o t to a llo w w a te r to

e n te r th e G .F .C .I . p lu g h ou s in g d u r in g d ra in in g

o f th e s p a .

23 0 V olt M od els- T rip a ll o f th e G J .C .I .

b re a k er s lo ca te d in th e s ub -p a n e l

N O T E : D is co nn e c t p ow e r to th e O z o ne P u ri f ic a t io n

S y s te m ( if a p p lic a b le ) .

2 . R em o v e th e s c re w s f ro m th e e q u ip m en t a c c e s s

d o o r ; r e m o v e th e d o o r o n th e w oo d s k ir te d s p am o d e ls o r r a is e a n d s e c u r e th e d o o r o n th e

C LA S S IC m o d e l. L o ca te th e m a in d ra in v a lv e fo r

th e s p a a n d re m o v e th e d r a in c a p A tta c h th e in le t

o f a g a rd e n h o s e to th e d r a in v a lv e ( to a v o id

f lo od in g th e fo un da tio n s u rr o un d in g th e s p a )

a nd r o u te th e o u t le t o f th e h os e to a n a pp ro pr ia te

d ra in in g a re a .

I M P O R T A N T : I f y o u r s p a is e q u ip p e d w ith T h e T ip

T o p c o v e r , i t s h o u ld b e o p e n d u r in g d ra in in g o f th e

s p a .

N O T E : S pa w a te r w ith a h ig h s a n it iz e r le v e l m a yh a rm p la n ts a nd g ra ss .

3 . O pe n th e v a lv e b y tu r n in g th e k n o b

c o un te rc lo ck w is e a nd th e s p a w il l d ra in b y

g ra v it io n a l f lo w .

4 . I M P O R T A N T : A ll H O T S PR IN G S PA m od e ls

w il l d ra in a lm o st c o m p le te ly th ro u gh th e m a in

d ra in v a lv e . T h is in clu d es th e e qu ip m e nt s u ch a s

th e h yd ro th e ra p y je t p um p , h e a te r c ir c u la tio n

p um p , a nd h ea tin g s y s te m . A n y w a te r r e m a in in g

w ith in th e p lu m b in g o r e qu ip m en t a fte r d ra in in g

w il l o n ly n e e d to b e re m o v e d i f th e s p a is b e in g

" w in te r iz e d " .

5 . W h e n e m p ty , in s p e c t th e s p a s h e ll a n d c le a n a s

re q u ir e d . ( F o llo w C a re o f th e E x te rio r F in is h /

E N D U R O L S p a S h e ll In s t r u c t io n s .)

6 . C lo s e th e d ra in v a lv e a n d re in s ta l l th e d ra in c a p .

7 . R ep la c e o r c lo s e th e e q u ip m e n t a c c e s s d o o r a n d

r e p la c e th e s c re w s .

8 . R e f i l l th e s p a B EF O R E re s to r in g p o w er to i t .

I M P O R T A N T : A lw a ys c le a n th e f i l te r c a r t r id g e s e ac h

t im e th e s p a h a s b ee n d ra in ed fo r c le an in g .

F IL T E R M A IN T E N A N C E

A s w ith a ny w a te r f i l te rin g s y ste m , th e f i l te r

c a rt r id ge s m a y b ec o m e c lo gg ed w ith p ar t ic le s o r w ith

c alc if ic a t io n th a t w il l r e su lt in re du ce d w a te r f lo w . In

y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA , i t is im p o r ta n t to m a in ta in a

c le a n , u n o bs tr u c te d f i l te rin g s ys te m . T h is n o t o n ly

p r o vid es th e m a x im u m p er fo rm a n ce f ro m th e

h yd ro th e r a py je ts , b u t a llo w s th e 2 4 h o u r f i l t r a tio n

s ys te m to fu n ct io n e ffe c t iv e ly . W a t kin s M a n u fa c tu rin g

C o rp or a tio n re co m m en ds th e f i l te r c a rt r id ge s b ec le an ed ( e ith e r s p ra y in g c le an w ith w a te r o r s o ak in g to

d is s o lv e m in e ra ls ) E V E R Y M O N T H I

S E R V IC E N O T E : P e r io d ic a ll y r o ta t i n g t h e p la c e m e n t

o f t h e f i l t e r c a r t i d g e s w i t h in t h e f i l t e r c o m p a r tm e n t w i l l

h e lp t o e x t e n d t h e ir s e r v ic e l i f e .

W A R N I N G : F a ilu re to m a in ta in th e c a rt r id ge s in a

c le an , u no bs t ru c te d m a nn e r w il l r e su lt in re du ce d

w a te r f lo w th r o ug h th e h ea te r a ss e m bly w h ic h m a y

c a us e th e H ea te r H ig h L im it T he rm o s ta t to " t r ip ". I f

th is h ig h l im i t " t r ip " o cc u rs d ur in g s u b - f r e ez in g

te m p era tu re s a n d g oe s u nn o tic e d , th e s p a w a te r m a yf re ez e . A ny d am a g e to th e s p a ( d ue to f re ez in g )

c a us e d a s a re su l t o f p oo r m a in te na nc e ( s ta te d u nd er

m is u s e o r a b u s e o f th e H O T S PR IN G S PA L im ite d

W a rra n ty ) , w il l n o t b e c o ve re d b y y o ur s p a w a r ra n ty .

D A N G E R ! : T o re du ce th e r is k o f in ju ry to p ers o n s

u sin g th e s p a , D O N O T re m o ve th e s u ct io n f it t in gs

( fi l te r s ta n dp ip e s) lo c a te d in th e f i l te r c om p a rtm e n t.

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F IL T E R C A R T R I D G ER E M O V A L & I N S T A L L A T I O NIN S T R U C T I O N S ( A ll M o d e l s )

1 . R em o v e a n d c a r e fu lly s e t a s id e th e f i l te r

c om p a r tm e n t c ov er .

2 . R em o v e a n y f lo a t in g i te m s fr o m w ith in th e f i l te r

c o m p a r t m e n t

3 . T u rn th e f i l te r re ta in e r h a n d le ( lo c a te d o n th e to po f th e f i l te r c a r t r id ge ) c ou n te rc lo ck w is e u n t i l th e

re ta in e r c a n b e re m ov e d f ro m th e f i l te r

s t a n d p i p e .

4 . R em o v e th e f i l te r re ta in e r a n d c a rt r id ge .

S E R V IC E N O T E : D o n o t r e m o v e t h e f i l t e r s ta n d p ip e

w h e n t h e s p a i s f u l l o f w a t e r D e b r is m a y f in d i t s w a y

in to t h e in te rn a l p lu m b in g w h ic h m a y r e s u lt i n

b lo c k a g e o f t h e h y d ro th e ra p y o r c o n t i n u o u s f i l t r a t io n

s y s t e m

5 . T o re in sta ll th e f i l te r c a rtr id ge , r e ve rs e th e o rd erin w h ic h it w a s re m o v e d. D o N o t O ve rt ig h te n !

F IL T E R C A R T R I D G EC L E A N IN G IN S T R U C T IO N S

1 . P la ce th e f i l te r c a rt r id ge o n a c le an fo un da tio n

a nd s p r a y e ac h c a r t r id ge c le a n u sin g a g ard en

h os e . I t m a y b e n ec e ss a ry to ro ta te th e c a rt r id ge

w h ile s p ra y in g s o a s to th o ro u g h ly r e m o v e a n y

d eb ris lo dg ed b e tw e en th e f i l te r p le a ts .

2 . A fte r a llo w in g it to d r y , in sp e ct th e f i l te r c a rt r id g efo r c a lc iu m d ep os its ( s c a l in g ) o r a n o il f i lm .

S E R V IC E N O TE : E x t r e m e ly h a r d w a te r w i l l c a u s e

a r a p id b u i l d u p o f m i n e r a ls o n t h e c a rt r id g e

A d d i t io n a ll y , t h e u s e o f o il - b a s e s p a w a te r s ce n t s

( a n d b o d y o il s ) m a y c o a t t h e f i l t e r c a rt r i d g e . T h e u s e

o f a g a r d e n h o s e w i l l n o t r e m o v e e it h e r t h e m i n e r a l

d e p o s it s o r t h e o il f i lm A f i l t e r c a r t r id g e c le a n e r t o

s o a k t h e c a rt r id g e s in i s a v a il a b le f r o m y o u r H O T

S P R IN G S P A d e a le r

W A R N I N G : D o n o t u s e th e s p a w ith th e f i l te r

c a r tr id g e( s ) o r f i l te r s ta nd p ip e re m o ve d '

F I L T E R C O M P A R IS O N C H A R T

S P A M O D E U I.D .O T Y . F IL TE R C A R T R I D G E T Y P E O F

C A R T R I D G E S S IZ E SO . F l S Y S T E M

G R A N DE E (M od e l G ) 5 3 0 S q . F t A

H IG H L IF E (M o d e l K ) 4 3 0 S q . F t C

C LA S S IC (M od e l F & F H ) 3 3 0 S q . F t B

S O V E R E IG N (M o de ll & IH ) 3 3 0 S q . F t B

P RO D IG Y (M od e l H ) 3 3 0 S q . F t B

J E TS ET IE R (M od e l J ) 3 3 0 S q . F t B

T Y P E O F S Y S T E M

A - M u lt ip le f i l te r c a rtr id ge s a re s e cu re d v e rt ic a lly in th e f i l te r c o m pa rtm e nt b y f i l te r s ta nd p ip es a nd p re ss u re

re ta in e rs . O n e c a rt r id ge is d ed ic a te d to th e s p a 's 2 4 -h ou r c o nt in uo us - f i l t r a tio n s y s te m a nd tw o c a rt r id ge s

a re d ed ic a te d to e a c h o f th e tw o je t p um p /h yd ro th era py s y s te m s.

B - M u lt ip le f i l te r c a rtr id ge s a re s e cu re d v e rt ic a lly in th e f i l te r c o m pa rtm e nt b y f i l te r s ta nd p ip es a nd p re ss u re

re ta in e rs . O n e c a rt r id ge is d ed ic a te d to th e s p a's 2 4 -h ou r c o n t in uo us - f i l t r a tio n s y s te m a nd tw o c a rt r id ge s

a re d ed ic a te d to th e je t p um p /h yd ro th era py s y s te m

C - M u lt ip le f i l te r c a rt r id ge s a re s e cu re d v e rt ic a lly in th e f i l te r c o m pa rtm e nt b y f i l te r s ta nd p ip es a nd p re ss u re

re ta in e rs . O n e c a rt r id ge is d ed ic a te d to th e s p a's 2 4 -h ou r c o n t in uo us - f i l t r a tio n s y s te m a nd th re e

c a rt r id ge s a re d ed ic a te d to th e je t p um p /h yd ro th era py s y s te m .

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C A R E O F T H E E X T E R IO R F IN IS H

E N D U R O L T M S p a S h e l l

Y ou r H O T S PR IN G S PA h a s a h ig h q u a l ity

E N D UR O L th e rm o p la s t ic s h e ll. S ta in s a nd d ir t

g en e r a lly w il l n o t a dh e re to th is s u rfa ce . C le an in g o f

th e s u r fa c e s h o u ld b e d o n e w ith a n o n - a b ra s iv e n o n -

s ud s in g c le a n e r . Y o u r d e a le r s to ck s S p a S h in e , 'a

s u r fa ce c le an e r a n d s pa p o lis h fo rm u la te d s pe c i f ic a llyfo r th e H O T S PR IN G E nd u r o l s p a s h e l l. B ak in g s o d a

c a n a ls o b e u s e d fo r m in o r s u r fa c e c le a n in g a t th e

w a te r le v e l. T he u s e o f a s o f t ra g o r a n y lo n s c ru b b e r

s h ou ld e as ily r e m ov e m o s t d ir t b u ild up s.

S E R V IC E N O T E S :

1 . I r o n a n d c o p p e r m a y s t a in th e E N D U R O L s p a

s h e l l i f a l l o w e d t o g o u n c h e c k e d . Y o u r H O T

S P R IN G S P A d e a le r s t o c k s a S ta i n a n d S c a le

I n h i b i t o r t o u s e i f y o u r s p a w a t e r h a s h ig h

c o n c e n tr a t io n s o f d is s o lv e d m i n e ra ls .

2 . U s e c a r e n o t t o g e t b a k in g s o d a o n th e r e d w o o ds p a s k ir t s a s d is c o lo ra tio n m a y o c c u r .

I M P O R T A N T : A lw a y s th o ro u gh ly r in se o ff a ny s p a

s h e l l c le an in g a ge n t S om e s ur fa ce c le an e rs c on ta in

e y e a nd s k in ir r i ta n ts . K e e p a ll c le an ers o u t o f re ac h o f

c h ild re n a nd u se c a re w h en a pp ly in g .

R e d w o o d S p a S k i r tT he s p a s k ir ts o n H O T S P R IN G S pa s a re c o ns t r u cte d

fr o m th e f in es t q u a lity , c le a r a ll- h e a rt re dw o od . D u rin g

th e m a nu fa c tu rin g p ro ce ss o f th e s p a , th e r e dw o od

s k i r ts a re s ea le d w ith a l ig h t ly t in te d s ta in fo rp ro te c t io n a nd to e nh an ce th e ir b ea u ty . L ik e a ll w o o d

p ro du cts , p ro lo ng ed e x p os u re to o u td oo r w e a th er

c o nd i t io ns w il l c a u se th e re dw oo d s k ir ts to d is c o lo r o r

d ry o u t A g oo d q ua lity , n a tu ra l c o lo r, o il - b as e d w o o ds t a i n s h o u ld b e a p p lie d to th e r e d w oo d s k i r ts tw ic e a

y e a r o r a s n e e d e d to k e e p th e s k ir ts lo o k in g n e w . D o

n ot u se w o o d s e a le rs o r w o o d fu rn i tu r e -ty p e o ils to

s e a l th e s k ir ts a s th ey w il l c a us e th e re dw oo d to

b ec o m e b la q k in a p pe a :a n ce . D is c o lo ra tio n o r a g in g o f

th e w o o d s k i r ts IS c o ns id e re d n a tu ra l a nd is n o t

c ov ere d b y th e s ev en -y ea r s ur fa ce w a rra n ty .

N O T E : Y ou r H O T S PR IN G S pa d e a le r m a y s to c k th e

O r ig in a l F a c to ry F in is h o r m a y s u gg es t a no th er s p a

s k i r t s t? in p ro du c t A lw a y s te st a s m a ll a re a o f y o ur

s p a s k ir t fo r s ta in a nd w oo d c o m pa tib il i ty if a pp ly in g a

n o n -r e co m m e nd e d s ta in .

C A R E O F T H E T H E R M A L C O V E R" V in y l " T h e r m a l C o v e r

T he v in y l th e rm a l s p a c o ve r is a n a tt r a c t iv e , d u ra b le

fo am in su la t io n p ro d uc t M o nth ly c le an in g a nd

c o nd it io n in g is re co m m en de d to m a in ta in i ts b ea u ty .

T o c le an a nd c o nd it io n th e v in y l c o v e r :

1 . R em o v e th e c o v e r f ro m th e s p a a n d g e n t ly le a n it

a ga in s t a w a l l o r fe nc e .

2 . W ith a g a rd e n h o s e , s p r a y th e c o v e r to r in s e

a w a y a nd lo os e n d ir t o r d eb ris .

3 . U s in g a la rg e s p on ge a nd /o r a s o ft b ris t le b ru sh

a n d u s in g a v e r y m ild s o a p s o lu t io n ( 1 te a s p o o n

d is h w a s h in g liq u id w ith 2 g a llo ns w a te r) o r

b a kin g s o d a , s c r u b th e v in y l in a c i r c u la r m o t io n .

U se c a re n o t to le t th e v in y l d r y (w ith a s o a p f i lm

o n i t ) b e fo r e it c a n b e r in se d c le an .

I M P O R T A N T : T o a v o id s o a p g e tt in g in to th e s p aw a te r o r b a kin g s o d a g e tt in g o n th e re dw oo d s k ir t

( w h ic h m a y c a u s e b la c k s p o ts o r s t re a k s o n th e

re d w oo d ) , th e s p a c o v e r s h o u ld n o t b e o n th e s p a

d u rin g c le a n in g .

4 . S cr u b th e p e r im e te r a n d s id e f la p s o f th e c o v e r .

R in s e c le a n .

5 . B e s u re to r in s e o f f th e b o t to m o f th e c o v e r ( u s e

n o s o a p ) , a n d w ip e it c le a n w ith a d ry ra g .

6 . T o c o n d it io n th e v in y l c o v e r a f te r c le a n in g , a p p ly

a th in f i lm o f H O T S PR IN G C o v e r S h ie ld to th ev in yl s u rfa ce a nd b u f f to a h ig h lu st re .

S E R V IC E N O T E : T o r e m o v e t r e e s a p , u s e l ig h t e r

f lU i d ( n o t c h a rc o a l l ig h te r b u t t h e k i n d u se d in c ig a r -

e tt e l ig h t e rs ) . U s e s p a r i n g l y , a n d r in s e w i th a s a d d le

s o a p s o lu ti o n im m e d ia te ly a ft e rw a rd s a n d w ip e d ry

IM P O R T A N T R E M IN D E RS :

• D O r e m o v e s n o w b u ild u p to a v o id b r e a k a g e to

th e fo am c or e .

• D O lo ck c o v e r s t ra ps to s e cu re c o ve r to th e s p a

w he n s p a is n o t in u s e .• D O N O T d ra g o r l i f t th e s p a c o v e r u sin g e ith e r

th e f la ps o r th e t ie -d ow n s t ra ps .

• D O N O T w a lk , s ta n d , o r s it o n th e fo am

in s u la te d c o ve r .

• D O N O T p la ce a ny h ot i te m s o r o b je cts th a t w il l

m a g n ify o r c o nd uc t h ea t o n th e fo am in su la te d

c o ve r; fo am c o re d am a g e w il l o cc u r .

• D O N O T u se a ny c he m ic als o r c le an er s e x c ep t

th os e re co m m en de d b y W a tk in s M a nu fa c tu rin g

C o rp or a tio n o r its A u th o r iz ed S a le s a nd

S e rv ic e D e a le r .

T h e n p T o p T M C o v e r

T he T ip T op c o ve r is a d ura b le , fo am in su la tio n

p ro du ct d es ig ne d fo r y e ar - ro un d u se . A s w ith th e s o ft

v in yl c ~ v e r, . T h e T ip T op c o ve r w il l r e ta in i ts b ea u ty if

I t IS m a in ta in e d c or r e c t ly . T h is in c lu d e s m o n th ly

c le a n in g , p e r io d ic p o lis h in g , a n d p re ve n t iv e

m a in te na n c e d u r in g th e w in te r.

W A R N I N G : T h e T ip T op C o v e r is a m a n u a l s a fe ty

c ov er th a t m e e ts o r e x c ee ds a ll p re va il in g

r e q u ir e m e nts o f A S T M S ta n da rd s fo r s p a s a fe tyc o ve rs w h e n in sta lle d a nd u s e d c o rr e ct ly a s o f th e

d a te o f m a n ufa c tu re . N o n - s ec u re d o r im p ro p e rly

s e cu re d c o v e r s a re a h az ard . O p e n c o v e r to i ts fu l ly

o p e n p o s it io n b e fo re a n d d u r in g s p a u s e .

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T o e n s u r e m a n y s e a s o n s o f u s e , th e fo llo w in g u s e

a nd c a re in s t ru c t io ns s h ou ld b e n o te d

How To U se The Cover1 . W ith th e t ie - d o w n s t ra p s u n fa s te n e d , s ta n d a t

e ith e r th e le ft o r r ig h t f r o n t c or n er o f th e s pa .

2 . P la c e o n e h a n d u n d e r th e e d g e o f th e c o v e r

( y o ur r ig ht h an d if s t a n d i n g o n th e le ft , y o ur le ft

h an d if s t a n d i n g a t th e r ig h t f ro n t c o rn e r ) .

3 . P la c e y o u r o th e r h a n d o n th e b o t to m p iv o t a rm

( th e lo ng es t a rm o n th e h in ge /g as c y l in de r

a s s e m b l y ) .

4 . W h ile l i f t in g w ith o n e h a n d ( th e o n e u n d e r th e

e d ge o f th e c o v e r ) , ta k e a fe w s te p s to w a r d s th e

b a c k o f th e s p a . Y ou r s e c o n d h a n d c a n b e u s e d

to g e n t ly p u s h th e c o v e r b a c k w a rd s a n d a ls o to

s lo w it d o w n s o i t d o e s n o t h it h a rd o n th e

g r o u nd b eh in d th e s p a

N O T E : T h e c o v e r is d e s ig n e d to o p e n f ro m fro n t to

b a c k , d o n o t tw is t o r a tte m p t to u s e th e c o v e r in a w ay

it is n o t d e s ig ne d .

5 . F as te n th e c o v e r lo c k a s s e m b ly .

T o C lose T he C over1 . U n fa s te n th e c o v e r lo c k a s s e m b ly .

2 . S ta n d o n e ith e r s id e o f th e s p a , g e n t ly p u l l d o w n

o n th e c ov er .

W A R N I N G : D o n o t c lo s e th e c o v e r b y p u ll in g o n th e

p iv o t a rm s ; f in ge r e n t r a pm e n t m a y o cc u r.

3 . F a ste n th e t ie -d ow n s tr a ps .

U se O f Th e T ip Top CoverIn W in te r

T ho u gh T he T ip T op c o ve r is s t ru ctu ra lly th e

s tr o ng es t s pa c o ve r a va ila b le , i t is n o t d es ig ne d to

w ith s ta n d e x c es siv e o r c on ce n t r a te d w e ig h ts . F o r th a t

re a s o n s w ee p o f f a n y s n o w fro m th e to p o f th e c o v e r

b e fo re it is a llo w ed to a cc um u la te .

N O T E : W h e n u s in g y o u r s p a d ur in g s ub -f r e ez in g

te m pe ra tu re s, th e s p a c o ve r m a y f r e ez e to th e g ro un d

( w h e n in th e o pe n p os it io n ) . I f th is s itu a t io n o cc u rs ,

s im p ly s p la s h a s m a ll a m ou n t o f th e h o t s p a w ate r o n

th e f r o ze n a re a to b re ak th e b on d .

S E R V IC E N O T E : D am a g e to th e c o v e r t r im s tr ip o r

r u bb er b u m pe rs c o uld o cc u r if y o u a tte m p t to c lo se

th e c o v e r if i t is f ro ze n to th e g ro un d .

U se O f T he r i p T op C ov erIn W ind s

In a dd it io n to p ro vid in g u s e r p riv a cy , T he T ip T op

c o ve r a ls o m a k e s a n id e a l w in d- b r e a k. W h en

m o u nte d c o rr e c t ly , i t is d es ig ne d to w ith sta n d u p to a

3 5 m p h d ire c t w in d b la s t . R e g ard le ss , W a tk in s

M a nu fa ctu rin g C o rp o ra tio n re co m m en ds th e c o ve r

lo c k a s se m b ly a l w a y s b e u s e d w he n th e c o v e r is in

th e o p en p o s it io n

I M P O R T A N T : T he c o v e r lo ck a ss e m b ly is a s a fe ty

d e vic e . I t is d e sig ne d to " b re ak a w a y" s h ou ld th e w in d

fa c to r b e e xc e ss iv e o r if le ve ra ge is p la ce d o n th e

h in g e /g a s c y l in d er a s s e m b ly w h ile th e c o ve r is in th e

u pr ig h t p os it io n ( a tte m p t in g to c lo se th e c o ve r w h ile

it is s t i l l lo c k e d , e tc ) . S h o u ld th e lo c k " b re ak a w a y" , i tw il l b e n ec e ss a r y to re fa ste n th e tw o h a lv e s o f th e lo c k

a s s e m b l y .

T o C lean A nd P olishT he T ip T op C over

1 . U s in g a g a r d e n h o s e , s p ra y th e c o v e r to r in s e

a w a y a ny lo o se d i r t o r d e br is .

2 . A pp ly a liq u id s p a s u r fa c e c le a n e r ( a v a i la b le fr o m

y o u r H O T S P R IN G S PA d e a le r ) w ith a c lo th o r a

s p on ge to th e c o ve r s u rfa ce .

W A R N I N G : S om e s u rfa ce c le an e rs c o n ta in e ye a nds k in ir r i ta nts . K e e p a ll s p a c le an ers o ut o f r e ac h o f

c h ild re n a nd u se c a re w h e n a pp ly in g .

N O T E : I f th e s u rfa ce c le an er d rip s o n to th e re dw o o d

s kir t , r in se o ff w ith w a te r.

3. A fte r a llo w in g th e c le an er to s e t o n th e s u rfa ce fo r

a m in u te o r tw o to s o f te n th e d ir t , s c r u b th e c o v e r

w ith a s p o ng e o r s o f t b ris t le b ru s h .

4 . T ho r o ug h ly r in se th e c o v e r o ff a fte r c le an in g .

5 . I f y o u w is h to p o l is h th e c o v e r , w ip e it d r y w ith

a s o ft c lo th o r to w e l . A pp ly H O T S PR IN G

S p a S h in e to th e E n d ur o l s ur fa ce , th en b u f f to

a h ig h lu s t re .

6 . U s e a d a m p c lo th to r e m ov e a n y d ir t f r o m th e

c o ve r a rm s , g as c y l in de r, o r th e t r im s t r ip .

W A R N I N G : T h e T ip T o p c o v e r is n o t d e s ig n e d to b e

w a lk e d, s to od , o r s a t o n ; k e e p c h i ld re n o ff o f th e

c o v e r l A lw a y s lo c k th e c o ve r in p la c e a f te r u se .

I M P O R T A N T : W h e n e v e r th e s p a is n o t in u s e ,it is e ss e n t ia l th a t th e th erm a l c o ve r b e in p la ce .

W h e n f i l le d , th is e n su re s e ffe c t iv e te m p e ra tu re

m a in te na nc e a nd e co no m ic a l o pe ra tio n . W h e n

e m p ty , th is p re ve n ts p o te n t ia l d am a ge to th e

s ur fa ce f in is h o f th e in te rio r w a lls w h ic h c a n

re su lt f ro m th e e x c e ss iv e h ea t o f th e s un . T h is

ty p e o f d am a ge is s p ec if ic a lly e x c lu de d f ro m

w a r ra n ty p ro te c t io n . I t is r e co m m en de d th a t th e

th erm a l c o ve r t ie -d ow n s a lw a y s b e u se d to

d is co ura ge a cc e ss to th e s p a b y u ns u pe rv is e d

c h i ld r e n a nd to m in im iz e h ea t lo s s .

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V A C A T I O N C A R E I N S T R U C T IO N SI f y o u p la n to b e a w a y , fo llo w th es e in st r u c t io ns to

e ns u re th e w a te r q ua lity o f y o u r s pa is m a in ta in ed :

S ho rt nm e P eriod s (3 -5 D ays ):1 . A d ju s t th e p H b y fo l lo w in g th e in s t ru c t io n s

o u t l in ed in th e W a te r Q u a lity a nd M a in te na nc e

S e c t i o n .

2 . S an it iz e th e w a te r b y fo l lo w in g th e " s u p e r -

c h lo rin a t io n " p ro ce du re s a ls o lis te d in th e W a te r

Q u a li ty S e c tio n .

3 . L o c k y o u r th e rm a l c o v e r in p la c e u s in g th e t ie -

d o w n s .

4 . U p o n y o u r r e tu rn , s a n it iz e th e w a te r ( s u p e r -

c h lo rin a te , if n ec es s a ry ) , a nd b a la nc e th e p H .

L ong nm e P eriod s (5 -14 D ays ):1 . A t le a s t o n e ( 1 ) d a y b e fo r e y o u le a v e , p u s h in

a nd tu rn th e T em p e ra tu re C o n tr o l c ou n te r-

c lo ck w is e a ll th e w a y u nt i l i t s to ps a t t h e lo w e st

id e n tif ic a t io n m a rk o n th e c on tr o l. T h is s e t t in g

s h ou ld re p r e se n t a n approximate w a t e r

te m pe ra tu re o f 8 2 - 8 5 d eg re es F .

IM P O R T A N T N O T E : S p a w a te r o x id iz e rs s u ch

a s d ic h lo r c h lo rin e m a in ta in th e i r le ve l o f

e ffe c t iv en e s s s ub s ta n t ia lly lo n g e r in w a rm w a te r

( 8 0 d e g r e e s to 8 5 d e g r e e s F ) t h a n in h o t w ate r

( 1 0 1 d e g re e s to 1 0 4 d e g re e s F )

P r io r to le a v in g2 . A dju s t th e p H a s r e q u i re d

3 . S an it iz e th e w a te r b y fo l lo w in g th e S U P ER -

C H L O R IN A T IO N p ro c e d ur e s .

4 . U po n y o u r r e tu rn , c h e c k th e le v e l o f s a n i ta t io n o f

y o ur s p a w a te r. I f th e c h lo rin e te st k it r e ad s " 0 "

a n d y o u h a v e b e e n g o n e a n e x te n d e d p e r io d o f

t im e , S U P E R -C H LO R IN A TE th e s p a w a te r to

e ns u r e a ll o rg an is m s o r a lg ae a re o x id iz ed . P u s h

in a nd tu rn th e T em p era tu re C o n tro l c lo ck w is e to

re tu rn it to th e o rig in a l s et t in g . T h e s p a w a te r w il lb e s a fe fo r y o u to u s e o n c e th e F re e C h lo r in e

R es id u a l h a s d ro p p e d b e lo w 5 .0 p p m .

N O T E : I f y ou w il l n o t b e u s in g y o u r s p a fo r a n

e x te n d e d p e r io d o f t im e ( in e x ce s s o f 1 2 - 1 4 d a y s )

a nd a n o u ts id e m a in te na nc e s e rv ic e ( o r n e ig hb or ) is

n o t a va ila b le to a s s is t w ith th e w a te r m a in te n a nc e ,

d ra in in g o r w in te riz in g o f th e s p a is r e co m m en de d .

P R E V E N T I O N O F F R E E Z I N GT h e H O T S PR IN G S PA h a s b e e n d e s ig n e d a n d

e ng in ee re d fo r y e ar - ro un d u se in a ny c l im a te . In s o m e

a re as , e x t re m e ly c old te m pe ra tu re s ( b e lo w 1 0 d eg re es

F ) c o m b in ed w ith s t ro ng w in d ( c h i l l fa cto r) m a y c a us e

p ar t ia l f re ez in g o f th e je t p um p ( e ve n th ou gh th e w a te r

in s id e th e s pa re m a in s a t th e s e le c te d te m p era tu re ).

T he e ne rg y e ff ic ie nc y o f th e s p a m a y a ls o d ec re as ed ur in g th es e c o ld p er io ds a s th e h ea te r w il l c y c le

m o re fr e qu en tly . T o a vo id m o s t p ro b le m s a ss oc ia te d

w ith c o m po ne n t f re e z in g , th e 2 4 -h ou r c on tin uo us -

f i l t r a tio n s y s te m h as b ee n d es ig ne d w ith b le ed l in es

c on n e c t in g th e je t p um p s w ith th e h e a tin g / f i l te rin g

s y s te m . T h u s, a s th e h ea tin g s y s te m c ir c u la tio n p um p

ru ns c on tin uo us ly , c o o l in g w a te r in th e d if fe re n t

s y s te m s is c o n t in ua lly e va cu a te d a nd re p la ce d b y

w a rm s p a w a te r. A s a n a dd it io na l p re ca u t io n a ga in s t

p ar t ia l f r e ez in g o f s o m e o f th e c o m po ne nts , th e

e qu ip m e nt c o m pa rtm e nt d oo r a nd a ir in ta ke v e n t c a n

b e in s u la te d . T h is c a n b e d o n e b y in s ta l l in g af ib e rg la ss in su la tio n b la nk e t ( a va ila b le f ro m y o u r H O T

S P R IN G S P A d ea le r ) in sid e th e c o m pa rtm e nt d oo r

a nd a p lu g in th e a ir v e n t . T h is a dd it io na l in su la tio n

w il l h e lp to m a x im iz e th e s pa 's e ne rg y e ff ic ie nc y .

N O T E : W h en w a rm e r w ea th e r re tu rn s ( a p p r o x 6 0 - 7 0

d e gr e es F ) , th e in su la tin g b la nk e t a nd v e nt p lu g m u st

b e r e m o ve d to p re ve n t o ve rh ea tin g o f th e je t p um p .

P le a s e c o n ta c t y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA d e a le r fo r

a dd it io n a l in fo rm a tio n o r to o rd e r th e In su la tio n

B la nk e t /P lu g K it .

W I N T E R I Z I N GIn v e r y c o ld w ea th e r y o u m a y n o t w a n t to v e n tu r e

o u ts id e to u s e y o u r s p a . In th is c a s e , y o u m a y m o v e it

to a h ea te d a r e a , o r le av e it a s is u n t i l th e w e a th er

w a rm s . I f y ou d o le a v e th e s p a u n u s e d fo r a lo n g

p er io d o f t im e in s e ve re ly c o ld w ea th er , y o u s h ou ld

d r a in th e s p a to a vo id a cc id en ta l f r e e z in g d ue to a

p ow e r o r e qu ip m en t fa ilu re .

Y o u r lo ca l a u th or iz ed d e a le r c a n p er fo rm th e

fo l lo w in g w in te r iz in g s te p s i f y o u d o n o t w is h to

a tte m p t th e m y ou rs e lf :1 . D is c o n n e c t th e s p a f ro m th e p o w er s u p p ly b y o n e

o f th e tw o fo llo w in g m e th od s:

115 Volt Models - D is c o nn ec t th e p ow e r c or d

f r o m th e h o u s e re c e p ta c le S et th e p o w e r c o r d in

a n e le v a te d p o s it io n s o a s n o t to a llo w w a te r to

e n te r th e G F C J p lu g h o u s in g d u r in g d ra in in g o f

th e s p a

230 Volt Mode ls - T r ip a ll o f th e G F C J

b re a k er s lo ca te d in th e s ub -p a n e l .

N O T E : D is co nn e c t p ow e r to th e O z o ne P u rif ic a t io nS ys te m a nd o p en th e T ip T op C o v e r ( i f a p p l ic a b le ).

2 . R em o v e th e s c r e w s fr o m th e e q u ip m en t a c c e s s

d o o r ; r e m o v e th e d o o r f ro m th e w oo d s k ir te d s p a

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m o d e ls o r ra is e a n d s e c u r e th e d o o r o n th e

C L A S S IC m o de l.

3 . L o c a te th e m a in d r a in v a lv e fo r th e s p a a n d

re m o ve th e d ra in c a p A tta ch th e in le t o f a g ar d e n

h os e to th e d ra in v a lv e a nd ro ute th e o ut le t o f th e

h os e to a n a pp ro pr ia te d ra in in g a re a .

4 . O pe n th e v a lv e a n d th e s p a w il l d ra in b y

g r av ita t io n a l f lo w .

5 . A l l H O T S P R IN G S P A m od e ls w il l d r a in a lm os t

c o m p le te ly th ro ug h th e m a in d ra in v a lv e . T h is

in c lu de s th e e qu ip m en t s u ch a s th e h yd ro th era py

je t p um p , h ea te r c ir c u la tio n p um p , a nd h ea tin g

s y s t e m .

6 . R em o v e th e f i l te r c a rt r id g es , c le a n a nd s to re th e

c a rtr id ge s in a d ry p la ce .

7 . I M P O R T A N T : S po ng e o u t a ny re sid ua l w a te r

fr o m in sid e th e s p a a nd th e re ce s s e s o f th e

M O T O -M A S S A G E a nd fi l te r c om p a rtm e n ts .

W ip e a ll s u rfa ce s d ry .

8 . I f y ou r s p a h a s a v in y l th e rm a l c o v e r , c o v e r it

w ith a la rg e b oa rd to d is t r ib u te th e w e ig h t f ro m

s n o w a n d ic e .

S E R V IC E N O T E S :

1 . R e f e r t o M O T O -M A S S A G E S e c t io n f o r f a c e p l a t e

r e m o v a l i n s tr u c t io n s .

2 . L e a ve t h e m a in d ra i n v a lv e o p e n a p p r o x im a te ly

1 /4 t u rn d u r i n g t h e w in te r iz in g m o n th s .

3 . Y o u m a y w is h t o r e m o v e t h e f i l t e r s t a n d p i p e to

f a c il i t a te d ra in in g o f t h e f i l t e r c o m p a r tm e n t.

N O T E E n s u r e n o d e b r is is p r e s e n t o n t h e f l o o r o f

t h e c o m p a rtm e n t p ri o r t o r e m o v a l o f t h e f i l t e r

s ta n d p ip e ( l a rg e d e b r is m a y b lo c k f r e e z e d ra in

b le e d l in e s i f a I/ o w e d to e n t e r t h e p lu m b in g

l in e s ). W h e n r e p la c i n g , d o n o t o v e rt ig h t e n .

4 . T o e n s u re t h e in te rn a l p lu m b in g h a s d ra in e d

c o m p le t e ly , a w e t /d r y s h o p v a c c a n b e u s e d t o

d ra w a n y r e m a in in g w a te r t h ro u g h t h e d ra in .

To Re a c tiv a te :R e in s ta ll th e f i l te r c a r t r id ge s , c lo se th e m a in d ra in

a nd re in s ta ll th e d ra in c a p . F o llo w th e S ta rt- U p

P ro c e d u r e s to g e t y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA

o p e r a t i o n a l .

I M P O R T A N T : A lw ay s k e e p s p a c o v e re d w he n n o t in

u se ( e m p ty o r fu ll ) .

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V I . W A T E R Q U A L I T YA N D M A IN T E N A N C E

I N T R O D U C T I O N. J u s t a s th e c a r ~ e n d m a i.n te n a n c e o f y o u r s p a isIm p o r ta n t to m a in ta in in g I ts v alu e a nd e ns ur in g

t r o ~ b l e - f r e e p e n o m e n c e , w a te r q ua lity a nd

m a in te n a nc e IS Im p o r ta n t fo r u se r e n jo ym e n t

a nd p ro te c t io n . I t is im p or ta n t to n o te th a t w h ile

a t f ir s t y o u m a y b e o v e rw he lm e d b y th e a m o u n t

o f in to rrn a t io n c o n ta in ed in th is s e cn on , s p a

w a te r m a in te na nc e a c tu a lly c on s is ts o f th re e

s ep a r a te e a s y- to -d ev e lo p p ro g ra m s . T h e y a re :

• S a n i t iz in g a n d m a in ta in in g a s a fe le v e l o f

s an it iz e r in th e s pa w a te r.

• B a la n c in g th e p H a n d m ain ta in in g th ere co m m en de d m in e ra l c o n te n t le ve ls in th e

s pa w a te r.

• A ch ie v in g a n d m a in ta in in g w a te r c la r ity .

O n c e y o u h a v e h a d a n o p p o r tu n ity to re a d

t~ is s e ct io n a nd a pp ly th e in fo rm a tio n d ur in g th e

f ir s t 3 0 d a y s o f s p a o w ne r s h ip , y o u w il l b e w e ll

o n y o u r w ay to d e v e lo p in g a W a te r Q u al ity a n d

M a in te na n ce P ro g ra m . It w il l b e b a se d u po n

y o ur s p a u s e ( fr e q ue nc y a nd d u ra tio n) , u se r lo ad

( n um b e r o f s pa u se rs ), ra te o f c on ta m in a t io n

( a g a in d e a lin g w ith n u m b e r o f s p a u s e r s a n df r e qu en cy ) , a nd th e b eg in n in g m in era l c o n te n t o f

y o ur ta p w a te r . S h o u ld y o u h a ve a ny q ue st io ns

re ga rd in g s p a w a te r m a in te na nc e th a t h av e n o t

b e en a n sw e re d in th is s e ct io n o r b y y o ur

a u th o r iz ed H O T S P R IN G S P A d ea le r, p le as e

c on ta c t W a t k in s M a n u fa c tu rin g C o rp o ra tio n 's

S e rv ic e D ep ar tm e n t a t t h e n um b e r l is te d o n th e

f ir s t p ag e o f th is O w n e r's M a nu a l .

G E N E R A L IN F O R M A T IO NS a fe , c om fo rta b le a nd c le an s pa w a te r is n 't d if f ic u l t

to a ch ie ve . H o w ev er , a to ta l s pa w a te r m a in te n a nc e

p r o g ra m is re q u ir e d T his p r o g ra m e n c o m p a s s e s n o t

o n ly w a te r c ir c u la tio n a nd f i l t r a tio n , b u t a ls o c or re c t

s p a w a te r c h em is t r y a ch ie ve d th ro ug h w a te r

s an ita tio n a nd m in e r a l b a la nc e . W a tk in s

M a nu fa ctu rin g C o rp o ra tio n re co m m en ds th e

fo llo w in g s p a s a n ita tio n a nd p H c o nt ro l p ro ce du re s

( b as e d o n a ve ra ge s p a u se in a n id ea l s i tu a t io n ) .

A dd i t io n a l ly , y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA d e a le r is a

t r a in ed p ro fe ss io na l w h o c a n a ss is t y o u in d ev e lo p in g

a s ta rt - u p a nd m a in te n an c e p r o g ra m b as e d o n y o u r" ta p w a te r" m in er a l c o n te n t a nd th e a ve ra ge u se r lo ad

o f y o ur s p a. C h e ck w ith y o ur d e ale r ; m a n y o ffe r in -

h ou se w a te r a na ly sis to a ss is t in re so lv in g s pe c i f ic

w a te r c he m is tr y p ro b le m s .

S p a w a te r s a n ita tio n is c h em ic a lly a ch ie ve d w ith

C H L O R IN E (S o d iu m /D ic h lo ro -S - T r ia z in e tr io n e o rS o d iu m D ic h lo ro -Is o cy a nu ra te ). M in era l b a la nc e a nd

p H c o n tr o l a re c h em ic a lly a ch ie ve d w ith m in era l

a dd it iv es . F il t r a tio n is m e ch a n ic a lly a ch ie ve d b y

p um p in g w a te r th ro ug h a f i l te r w ith t in y p ore s .

B ac te r ia a n d v iru se s a re s o s m a l l th ey p as s r ig h t

th ro u g h th e f i l te r p o re s T h e y m u s t b e k il le d b y

c he m ic a l a c t io ns ; i.e . c h lo rin e . B o th s an ita tio n a ndf i l t r a tio n a re n e ce ss a ry fo r w a te r c la rity . M a in ta in in g

th e c o r re ct p H a n d m in era l b ala nc e o f th e s p a w a te r

W i l l e ns ure a lo ng l ife fo r th e e le c t r ic a l c om p on e n ts

a nd re du ce s pa s ur fa ce s ca lin g .

I M P O R T A N T : Y ou r H O T S PR IN G S PA w a r ra n ty

s pec i f i c a l l y e x c l u d e s s u rfa ce o r c o m po ne n t d am a ge

c a us e d b y p o or w a te r c h em is t r y , th e im p ro pe r u se o r

a pp lic at io n o f c he m ic a ls , th e u se o f n on -a p p ro ve d

c h em ic a ls , o r th e n on - c o n t ro l o f p H .

N O T E : In a d d it io n to u s in g c h lo rin e a s a w a te r

s a n it iz e r fo r y ou r s p a , y o ur d ea le r m a y a ls o

re co m m en d a F R ES H W A T ER O z on e P u r i f ic a tio n

S y s te m . T h is s y s te m is d es ig ne d to g re a t ly e nh an ce

th e q u a l ity o f th e s p a w a te r b y u s in g o z o n e fo r its

" o x id iz in g p ow e r " a nd c h lo rin e fo r a m e as u ra b le

c he m ic a l re s id u a l. W a t k in s M a n u fa c tu rin g

C o rp ora tio n re co m m en ds th a t a c h em ic a l

m a in te na nc e p r o g ra m w h ic h is b a se d o n r e c o gn iz ed

a nd d o cu m e n te d in d us tr y s ta n da rd s s h ou ld s t i l l b e

fo llo w e d w he n u sin g a n o zo n e p ur if ic a tio n s y s te m to

a ss ure w a te r s an ita tio n a nd th e h ig he s t q ua lity

p u rif ie d w a te r is a ch ie v e d .C o n ta c t y o ur a u th o riz ed H O T S PR IN G S P A d ea le r

fo r m o re in fo rm a t io n o n th e F R E SH W A TE R

P u r i f ic a tio n S y s te m .

I M P O R T A N T : A n y s pa s he ll , p lu m b in g , e le c tr ic a l

s y s te m , th e rm a l c o ve r, o r o th e r c o m po ne nt fa ilu re

r e su lt in g fr o m th e a dd it io n o f a ny n on -a pp ro ve d

a lte rra te w a te r s an ita tio n o r p u rif ic a t io n d e v ic e ,

h ea tin g s y s te m o r th e m o d if ic a tio n o f th e o rig in a l

e q u ip m en t is n o t c o v e re d b y y o u r H O T S P R IN G S P A

w a r r a n t y .

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W A T E R C H E M I S T R Y T E R M IN O L O G YT h e fo l lo w in g c h e m ic a l te rm s w il l b e u s e d in th is

W a te r Q u a l i t y a nd M a in te na nc e S e c t io n .

U n d e r s ta n d ln q th e ir m e a n in g w il l h e lp y o u to

b e t te r u n d e rs ta nd th e w a te r m a in te n a n c e p ro ce ss .

Bromamines: C om p o u n d s fo rm e d w he n

b ro m in e c o m b in e s w ith n i t r o g e n f ro m b o d y o i ls ,

u r in e , p e rs p ir a tio n , e tc . U n lik e c h lo ra m in e s,b ro m am in e s h a v e n o p u n g e n t o d o r a n d a r e

e f fe c t iv e s a n i tiz e r s .

Bromine: A s a n it iz e r in th e s a m e c h e m ic a l fa m i ly

a s c h lo r in e . B ro m in e is c o m m o n ly u s e d in s t ic k ,

ta b le t, o r g ra n u la r fo rm .

NOTE :S e e # 2 in D O s a n d D O N 'T s o f S p a W a te r

M a in te n an c e fo r a d d it io n a l in fo rm a t io n .

Ca lc ium Hardness: T h e a m ou n t o f d is so lv e d

c a lc iu m in s p a w a te r . T h is s h o u ld b e

a p p r o x im a te ly 1 0 0 - 2 0 0 p p m . H ig h le v e ls o fc a lc iu m c a n c a u s e c lo ud y w a te r a n d s c a lin g .

L o w e r le ve ls c a n h arm th e e q u ip m en t.

C h l o ~ a m i n e s :C om p o u n d s fo rm e d w he n

c h lo r in e c o m b in e s w ith n i t r o g e n f ro m b o d y o i ls ,

u rin e , p e r s p ir a tio n , e tc . C h lo ra m in es c an c au se

.e ye ir r i t a tio n a s w e l l a s s t r o ng o do rs . U n l ik e

b ro m am in es , c h lo r a m in es a r e v e r y w e a k

s a n i t i z e r s .

Chlorine: A n e ff ic ie n t s an it iz in g c h em ic a l fo r

s pa s . W a t k in s M a n u fa c tu rin g C o rp o ra tio n

re c o m m en d s th e u s e o f " S od iu m D ic h lo r " t y p eg ra nu la te d c h lo rin e fo r s an it iz in g th e w a te r. T h is

t y p e is p r e fe r r e d a s i t is to ta l ly s o lu b le a nd n ea rly

p H n e u t r a l .

Chlo~ ine ( or B rom ine) Res idual: T h e a m ou n t

· o f ch lo r in e o r b ro m in e re m a in in g a fte r c h lo rin e o r

b ro m in e d em a nd h a s b ee n s a tis f ie d . T h is r e s id u a l

is , th e re fo re , th e a m o un t o f th e s a n it iz e r w h ic h is

c h e m ic a l ly a va ila b le ( F R E E C H LO R IN E ) to k i l l

b a c te ria a n d a lg a e .

OPO :T he p r e fe r r e d r e a g en t u se d in te s t k i t s to

m e a s u re a nd in d ic a te F re e A va ila b le C h lo rin e .

Halogen: A n y o f th e f iv e e le m en ts ; f lu o r in e ,

c h lo rin e , b ro m in e , io d in e a nd a s ta tin e .

DRP : O x id a t io n R e d uc tio n P o te n t ia l; t h e

c o m b in e d v a lu e o f o x id iz e r s in s p a w a te r s u c h a s

c h lo r in e a n d o zo ne (m e as u r e d in m il l iv o l t s ) . T he

re c o m m en d e d O R P le v e l o f s p a w a te r is 6 5 0 .

R e c o m m e n d e d te s t in g m e th o d is w ith a n

e le c t r o n ic R E D O X p o te n t ia l v a lu e te s te r.

NOTE : E ve n th ou gh O R P te st in g is th e re c o g n iz ed

m e th o d fo r c o m m e r c ia l s p a s a n d p o o ls a n d w a te r

t r e a tm e n t fa c i l i t ie s , i t is n o t p ra c t ic a l fo r th e

h o m eo w n er b ec a u se o f th e n um b er o f v a r ia b le s

a ffe c t in g th e a cc u ra cy o f th e m e a s u re m en t d ev ic e .

A D P D te st k i t w h ic h m e a su re s a s a n it iz e r 's

r e s id ua l is a lw a ys re c o m m e nd e d .

OTO : A te s t r e a ge n t u se d to m e as u r e to ta l

c h lo r in e in s p a w a te r . o r o c a n ' t d is t in g u i s h

b e tw e e n F re e A va ila b le C h lo r in e a n d C om b in e d

C h lo r in e , s o i t is le s s d e s ir a b le th a n D P D .

Ozone: O z o n e is a p o w e r fu l o x id iz in g a g e n t a n d

d is in fe c ta n t w h ic h is p r o d u c e d in n a tu r e o r

a r t i f ic ia l ly b y m a n. O z on e fo rm s n o b y - p ro du ct

s u c h a s c h lo r a m in es ( o z on e a ctu a l ly o x id iz e s

c h lo r a m in e s ) a n d w il l n o t a l te r th e s p a w a te r 's p H .

pH : T he m e a su re o f a c id i t y a n d a lk a lin it y . T he

r e c o m m e n d e d p H fo r s p a w ate r is 7 .4 to 7 .6 .

B e lo w 7 .0 ( c o n s id e re d n eu tr a l ) , t h e s p a w a te r isa c id ic a n d c a n d a m a g e th e h e a t in g s y s te m . A bo v e

7 .8 th e w a te r is to o a lk a l in e a n d c a n r e s u l t in

c lo u d y w a te r a n d s c a le fo rm a t io n o n th e s p a s h e l l

a n d h e a te r.

ppm: A n a b bre v ia tio n fo r " p a r t s p e r m i l l io n ," th e

a cc ep te d m e a su re m e n t o f c he m ic a l c o n ce n tr a tio n

in s pa w a te r.

P he nol R ed : A c h e m ic a l r e ag e n t u s e d in te st in g

fo r p H .

Reagent : A c h em ic a l m a te ria l in l iq u id , p ow d e ro r ta b le t fo rm fo r u se in c h e m ic a l te s t in g .

Scale: R o u g h c a lc iu m b e a rin g d e po si t s th a t c a n

c o a t s p a s u r fa c e s , h ea te rs o r p lu m b in g l in e s, a nd

c lo g f i l t e r s . G e n e ra l ly , s c a lin g is c a u se d b y

m in e r a l c o n te n t c o m b in e d w ith h ig h p H a n d

e nh a nc e d b y h o t w a te r .

Super-chlorination: A ls o k n o w n a s " s h o c k

t r e a tm e n t. " A s u pe r- c h lo r in a t io n is a p r o c e s s o f

a dd in g S ig n i f ic an t d os e s o f a q u ic k d is so lv in g

s an it iz e r ( " d ic h lo r" is r e co m m e n de d ) to o x id iz e

n on -f i l t e ra b le o rg an ic w a s te a nd to re m o v ec h lo ra m in e s a nd b ro m a m in e s .

To ta l A lkal in it y: T h e a m o un t o f b ic a rb o n a te s ,

c a r b o na te s, a n d h yd ro x id es p re se n t in s p a w a te r.

P ro pe r to ta l a lk a lin it y is im p o r ta n t fo r p H c on tr o l.

I f t h e T A is to o h ig h , th e p H is d i f f ic u l t t o a d ju s t ; i f

it is to o lo w , th e p H w il l b e d i f f ic u l t t o h o ld a t th e

p ro p e r le v e l . T h e d e s ir e d r a n g e o f T A in s p a w a te r

is 1 2 5 to 1 5 0 p p m .

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U SE O F T HE T ES T K ITT he u s e o f a te s t k it is a b s o lu te ly e s s e n t ia l f o r

m a in ta in in g c h e m ic a l ly b a la n c e d w a te r . T he te s t k it

( a c a l ib r a te d te s t b lo c k a n d re a g e n ts ) a l lo w s y o u to

te s t th e w a te r fo r c h lo r in e le v e ls , p H , a n d o th e r

m e as u re s s uc h as t o ta l a lk a l in it y . Y o u s ho u ld

m a k e th e s e te s t s d a ily u n t i l u s e r lo a d is

e s ta b lis h e d , t h e n s e v e ra l t im e s w e e k ly to b e s u re

p ro p e r le ve ls a re m a in ta in e d .

A fe w s im p le p re c a u t io n s m u s t b e ta k e n to

e n s u re m a x im u m e f f ic ie n c y a n d a c c u ra te te s t d a ta :

1 . W a te r s a m p le s fo r e a c h te s t s h o u ld b e ta k e n a t

le a s t 1 8 " b e lo w th e s u r fa c e o f th e w a te r . R in s e

th e te s t c e lls b e fo r e a n d a f te r e a c h u s e . D o n o t

d is p o s e o f te s t s a m p le s in th e s p a w a te r .

2 . T e s t c o m p a r is o n s s h o u ld b e m a d e in n a tu r a l

l i g h t .

3 . R e a g e n ts s h o u ld b e re p la c e d a t le a s t y e a r ly to

m a in ta in a cc u ra c y o f te s t r e su lt s .

4 . W h e n a d d in g d ro p s o f r e a g e n ts , t h e b o t t le

m u s t b e h e ld v e r t ic a lly a n d th e d ro p s a d d e d

s lo w ly to in s u re c o r r e c t q u a n t i t ie s a re

a d m i n i s t e r e d .

5 . A l l te s t r e a g e n ts s h o u ld b e k e p t o u t o f th e

re a c h o f c h i ld re n .

C H L O R IN E T E S T N O T E : B e c au se o f i ts a c c u ra cy

a " O P O " te s t is r e c o m m en d e d b y W a tk in s

M a n u fa c tu r in g C o rp o ra t io n w h e n c h e c k in g th e

" F R E E C H L O R IN E " r e s id u a l in y o u r s p a .

MA IN lA IN A CHLO RIN E fE ST K IT

R EAD ING O F 3 .0 · 5 .0 PPM OF

F RE E C HL OR IN E R E SID UA L.

F ree C hlo rin e T es t1 . R em o v e th e s to p p e r p lu g f r o m th e te s t b lo c k

c h a m b e r m a r k e d e it h e r C H L O R IN E o r C L .

2 . W ith y o u r f in g e r t ig h t ly c o v e r in g th e C L

c h a m b e r , d ip th e te s t b lo c k in to th e s p a w a te r .A t a le v e l a p p ro x im a te ly 1 8 " b e lo w th e w a te r

s u r fa c e , r e m o v e y o u r f in g e r a n d a l lo w th e

c h a m b e r to f i I I to th e to p l in e . R em o v e th e te s t

b lo c k f r o m th e s p a w a te r .

3 P la c e o n e D PD #1 t a b le t in th e f i l le d C L

c h a m b e r . D o n o t to u c h th e ta b le t w ith y o u r

f in g e r s a s th is m a y r e s u lt in a fa ls e r e a d in g .

4 . R ep la c e th e s to p p e r p lu g o n th e te s t c h a m b e r

a n d s h a k e th e te s t b lo c k v ig o r o u s ly to

d is s o lv e th e ta b le t ( 1 5 - 3 0 s e co n ds ).5 . M ak e a c o m p a ra t iv e te s t o f th e c o lo r in th e

c h a m b e r to th e c o lo r s ta n d a rd s o n th e te s t

b lo c k . T h is r e a d in g w il l b e y o u r F re e C h lo r in e

re s id u a l le v e l .

N O T E : A lte r n a t iv e s to th e O P O te s t k i t a r e f iv e -

fu n c t io n te s t k it s , O T O a n d P he n o l R e d K it s a n d

fo u r - f u n c t io n te s t s t r ip s . A f iv e - fu n c t io n te s t k i t is a

O P O k it p lu s r e a ge n ts fo r te st in g to ta l a lk a lin ity

a n d m in e ra l c o n te n t . A n O T O te s t is s l ig h t ly le s s

r e l ia b le th a n th e O P O te s t a s it o n ly m e a s u re s th e

T o ta l A v a ila b le C h lo rin e L ev e l ( f r e e c h lo rin e

r e s i d u a l a n d c o m b in e d c h lo r in e ) . T es t s t r ip s a re

th e m o s t c o n v e n ie n t m e th o d b u t a r e th e m o s t

s us ce p t ib le to h ea t a nd m o is tu re c on ta m in a t io n

w h ic h w ill r e su lt in in ac cu ra te r e ad in gs .

Super -Ch lo r ina t ion /F re e A va ilab le C hlo rin e T es t

T o te s t f o r 1 0 p p m F re e A v a i la b le C h lo r in e u s in g

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p p m , th e fo l lo w in g p ro c e d u re s s h o u ld b e fo l lo w e d :

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1 . In a g la s s , m ix 1 te s t b lo c k fu l l o f s p a w a te rw it h 2 fu l l t e s t b lo c k s o f D IS T IL L E D W A T E R .

2 . P o u r a p o r t io n o f th is w a te r m ix tu r e b a c k in to

th e c h lo r in e te s t b lo c k u n t i l i t r e a c h e s th e to p

l i n e .

3 . F o l lo w s te p s 3 a n d 4 ( F r e e C h lo r in e T e s t ) .

4 . M a tc h th e c o lo r o f t h e w a te r s a m p le to th e

c a lib ra te d te s t b lo ck c o lo r s ta n d a rd s .

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w ith a P h e n o l R e d r e a ge n t a nd c o m p a re d to th e

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1 5 0 p p m ra n g e . Y ou r H O T S P R IN G S P A d e a le r c a n

s u p p ly y o u w ith te s t s t r ip s o r s h o u ld b e a b le to te st

th e m in e r a l c o n te n t o f t h e s p a w a te r f o r y o u

A D D I N G S P A W A T E R C H E M I C A L SIMPORTANT: A LL S PA W A TE R C H E M IC A L S

M U S T A L W A Y S B E A D D E D D IR E C T L Y IN T O T H E

F IL T E R C O M P A R T M E N T W H IL E T H E

H Y D R O TH E R AP Y J E T P UM P IS O P E RA T IN G .

T h is in c lu d e s g r a n u la te d D ic h lo r , g r a n u la te d p HIn cr e as e o r D e cre a s e , g ra n u la te d T o ta l A lk a lin ity

I n cr e as er , l iq u id S ta in a nd S c a le In h ib it o r, l iq u id D e -

F o a m e r , a nd a n y o th e r ty p e o f a p p ro ve d s p a w a te r

c h e m i c a l .

To Adm in is te r Sp a W ate r Che mic als :

1 . F o ld b a c k th e th e rm a l c o v e r ; c a r e fu l ly r e m o v e

a n d s e t a s id e th e f i l te r c om p a r tm e n t c ov er .

2 . P us h th e b u t to n la b e lle d " T im e d J e ts " to g e t th e

h y d ro th e ra p y je t p um p o p e ra tio n a l.

3 . C a re fu lly m e a s u re th e r e c o m m en d e d . a m o u n t o f

s p a w a te r c h em ic a l a nd s lo w ly p ou r . I t I n to th e

f i l te r c o m p a rtm e n t ( R e fe r to th e S a n ita tio n T a b lefo r d ic h lo r a m ou nts ; fo llo w th e d ire c t io ns o n th e

s pa c he m ic a l c on ta in e r fo r r e co m m e n de d

a m o u n ts . ) U se c a r e n o t t o s p la s h c h em ic a ls o n

y o u r h a n d s , in y o u r e y e s o r o n th e s p a s h e l l

s u r f a c e .

4 . R e p la c e th e f i l te r c o m p a r tm e n t c o v e r , c lo s e a n d

s ec ure th e th e rm a l c o ve r. T h e h yd ro th e r a py je t

p um p w il l a u to m at ic a lly s h u t o ff a fte r 1 0 m in u te s

th u s c om p le tin g th e a p p lic a t io n p ro ce d ur e .

NOTE: P rio r to w a lk in g a w a y f ro m th e o p e ra tin g

s p a , g la n c e a t th e " T im e d J e ts " b u t to n a n d e n s u r eth e re d in d ic a to r l ig h t is o n .

I MP O R TA N T " SU P ER -C H LO R IN A TI O N/S HO CK TRE ATM EN T" N OTE : W h e n

a dm in is te rin g a s up e r - c h lo rin a t io n t re a tm e n t to y ou r

s p a w a te r, i t is a dv is a b le to o p en th e th e rm a l c o v e r a t

le as t h a lf w a y to a llo w th e c h lo rin e g as to v e n t o ff .

T h is v e n t in g is e x t r e m e ly im p o r t a n t o n s p a s .

e q u ip p e d w ith T he T ip T op c o v e r b ec a us e o f th e ir

a lm o s t p e r fe c t s e a lin g c ap a b il i t y . T h e h ig h

c o nc e n t r a tio n o f t ra pp ed c h lo rin e g as w h ic h m a y

e x is t a s a r e su lt o f s up e r - c h lo rin a t io n ( n o t d a i lys an ita tio n ) m a y e ve n tu a l ly c a u s e d is c o lo ra tio n o r

v in y l d eg ra da tio n to t h e b o t to m o f th e th e rm a l c o ve r.

Ne ve r lea ve a n o p e n sp a un a tte nde d ifc hildre n a re p re se nt!

WARNING: D o n o t tu r n o f f th e je t p u m p p r io r to th e

e n d o f th e 1 0 -m in u te " c le an - u p " c y c le if c h lo r in e h a s

b e e n a dm in is te re d to th e s pa w a te r. I f u nd is so lv e d

c h lo rin e r e m a in s in th e s e a t in g o r fo o t w e ll a r e a , i t

m a y n o t o n ly b le a c h o u t t h e c o lo r o f th e s p a s h e ll ,

b u t m a y re su l t in p a p e r th in c h e m ic a l b u r n s

( b l i s t e r s ) .C h em ic a l in du ce d s ur fa ce b lis te rin g is c la ss i f ie d a s

a bu se a nd is n o t c o ve re d u nd er w a r ra n ty

A d d it io n a l ly , t h e r e is n o s p a s u r fa c e m a te r ia l .

( f ib e r g la s s , g e lc oa t o r a c r y lic ) th a t W i ll W i th s ta n d th is

ty pe o f a b u se .

IMPORTANT: G ra n u la te d c h lo rin e w il l d e g ra de if

s to r e d im p ro p e rly o r fo r a lo n g p e r io d o f t im e . W e

re co m m en d p ur c h as in g g ra nu la te d D lc h lo r In o ne o r

tw o p ou n d c o n ta in e r s a n d s to r in g it in a c o o l p la ce to

m a in ta in th e c h lo rin e 's f re sh n e ss . U s e c ar e w h en

h a n d l i n g

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C o rp ora tio n d o e s n o t r e c o m m e n d th e u s e o f a n y ty p e

o f f lo a t in g c he m ic a l d is pe n se r

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S A N I T A T I O NChlor ine

T he re a re s e ve ra l fo rm s o f s ta b i l iz e d c h lo rin e

a v a i la b le fo r u s e in s p a s a n d s w im m in g p o o ls . E a c h

fo rm h as s p ec i f ic c he m ic a l c ha ra cte ris t ic s w h ic h

m a k e s i t E X TR EM E L Y IM P O R T A N T th a t y o u u s e th e

o n e s p e c i f ic a lly d e s ig n e d fo r s m a l l b o d ie s o f w a te r

s u c h a s s p a sW A R N I N G : U s in g th e i n c o r r e c t p ro d u c t s u c h a s

T r ic h lo r , w h ic h h a s a v e r y lo w p H ( 2 6 ) , d is s o lv e s

v e r y s lo w ly , is h ig h ly c o n c e n t r a te d , a n d w a s

d e s ig n e d fo r c o n c re te o r p la s te r s w im m in g p o o ls -

w il l c a u s e d a m a g e to y o u r H O T S P R IN G S P A '

W a tk i n s M a n u fa c t u r i n g C o r p o r a t i o n

r e c o m m e n d s O N L Y " S o d i u m D i c h lo r " t y p e

g ra n u l a t e d c h lo r i n e b e u s e d f o r s a n it i z i n gt h e w a te r .

Y o u r H O T S P R IN G S P A w a t e r s h o u ld n o t

b e B E L O W A M IN IM U M le v e l o f 2 p p mF r e e A v a i l a b l e C h lo r i n e R e s i d u a l u n l e s s

t h e s p a i s e q u i p p e d w i t h a n O z o n e

P u r i f i c a t i o n S y s t e m . T h e n , a D P D t e s t k i tr e a d i n g o f 1 p p m -3 p p m F r e e A va i la b le

C h lo r i n e R e s i d u a l i s a c c e p t a b l e .

o r e v e n in g , w il l n e e d c h lo r in e a d d e d a t le a s t e v e r y

h o u r o r m o re f r e q u e n t ly to m a in ta in th e m i n i m u m

le v e l o f 2 p p m F re e C h lo r in e R es id u a l . T h e

r e c o m m e n d e d m a x i m u m c h lo rin e le ve l w h e n

u s i n g y o u r s p a is 5 p p m o r le s s .

In a d d i t io n to m a in ta in in g y o u r s p a 's F re e C h lo r in e

R e s id u a l in th e 3 p p m - 5 p p m ra n g e o r 1 p p m - 3

p p m ra n g e fo r a s p a e q u ip p e d w ith a n o z o n e s y s te m ,

a w e e k l y " s h o c k t r e a tm e n t" is r e q u ir e d W h e nu s in g a c h lo r in e w a te r s a n i t a t io n s y s te m , th e s h o c k

t r e a tm e n t is a p r o c e s s in w h ic h y o u a d d s u b s ta n t ia l

a m o u n ts ( s e e S an it a t io n T a b le ) o f S od iu m D ic h lo r to

S U P E R -C H L O R IN A T E y o u r s p a w a te r to a le v e l o f 1 0

p pm . T h is s u pe r- c h lo rin a t io n d es t r o ys c h lo ra m in es

a nd n on -f i l te ra b le o rg an ic w a s te s. A fte r th e s u pe r-

c h lo r in a t io n , a l lo w th e c h lo r in e le v e l t o d ro p b e lo w 5

p p m b e fo re u s in g y o u r s p a .

I f y o u u s e y o u r H O T S P R IN G S P A d a i l y ,

t h e w a t e r s h o u ld b e S U P E R -C H L O R IN A T E D t o a le v e l o f 1 0 p p m a t

l e a s t o n c e p e r w e e k t o o x i d i z e

c h lo r a m i n e s a n d o r g a n ic w a s te s .

T o m a in ta in th e m in im u m le v e l , S od iu m D ic h lo r

ty p e g ra n u la te d c h lo r in e m u s t b e a d d e d to y o u r s p a

d a i l y . I t is a ls o a d v is a b le to c h e c k th e f r e e c h lo r in e

re s id u a l r e g u la r ly , e s p e c ia l ly ju s t p r io r t o u s e . I t is

im p o r ta n t t o n o te th a t a s p a b e in g u s e d o v e r a n

e x te n d e d p e r io d o f t im e , s u c h a s a w h o le a f te r n o o n

A s a f in a l n o te , s u p e r - c h lo r in a t io n is r e c o m m e nd -

e d a f te r r e f i l l in g y o u r s p a e a c h t im e . T h is p ro c e s s

w il l k i l l a n y b a c te r ia w h ic h m a y b e p re s e n t in th e

p lu m b in g o r m a y h a v e e n te r e d th e s p a d u r in g

n o n - u s e .

W A R N I N G : Im p ro p e r c h e m ic a l m a in te n a n c e m a y

in cr e as e th e r is k o f c a tc h in g o r s p re ad in g in fe ct io nA ls o , n o o n e s h o u ld b e in th e s p a w h ile c h e m ic a ls

a re b e in g a dd ed o r d is s o lv in g

S A N IT A T IO N T A B L E

S P A2 0 0 - 2 2 5 G A L 3 0 0 - 3 2 6 G A LG A L L O N A G E 4 0 0 - 4 2 5 G A L 5 0 0 - 5 2 5 G A L

D A I L Y 3 /4 T SP 1 T S P 1 1 /2 T S P 2 T S PC H L O R I N A T I O N

W E E K L Y S U P E R - 2 T S P 3 T S P 4 T S P 5 T S PC H L O R I N A T I O N

R E C O M M E N D E D S A N I T IZ E R : S o d iu m d ic h lo ro - s- tr ia z in e tr io n e , g ra n u la r o r S o d i u m d ic h lo r o -is o c y a n u ra t e ,g ra n u la r ( C o m m o n N a m e : D ic h lo r C h lo r in e , g ra n u la r , 5 3 % - 6 5 % a va ila b le c h lo rin e ) .

D A I L Y C H L O R I N A T I O N : M a in ta in le ve l o f 3 - 5 p pm f r e e a va ila b le c h lo rin e re s id u a l o r 1 -3 p p m re s id u a l fo r a s p ae qu ip pe d w ith a n O z o n e P u r i f ic a t io n S y s te m P u s h in th e b u t to n la b e lle d " T im e d J e ts " a nd a dd th e re co m m e nd eda m o u n t o f d ic h lo r i n t o th e f i l te r c o m p a rtm e n t w h i le th e je t p um p is o pe ra tin g T h e je t p um p w il l s h u t o ffa u to m a t ic a lly a ft e r 1 0 m i n u te s .N O T E : A s pa w i th a n O z o n e P u ri f ic a t io n S y s te m w i l l r e q u ir e le s s c h lo rin e th a n s ta te d in th e S a n i t a tio n T a b le toa ch ie ve th e re co m m e n d ed 1 - 3 p pm c h lo r in e re s id u a l.

W E E K L Y S U P E R -C H L O R I N A T I O N : P u sh in th e b u t to n la b e lle d " T im e d J e ts " a nd a dd th e re co m m e n d eda m o u n t o f d ic h lo r i n t o th e f i l te r c om p a rtm e n t w h ile th e je t p um p is o p e ra tin g to r a is e th e f r e e a v a ila b le c h lo rin er e s i d u a l a b o v e 1 0 p p m . T h e th e rm a l c o v e r s ho u ld r e m a in o pe n d u r in g a " s ho ck t r e a tm e n t . " O n ce th e je t p um ph a s s hu t o ff a ft e r th e 1 0 m i n u te c le a n -u p c yc le , c lo se a n d s e c u re th e th e rm a l c o v e r . A llo w th e f r e e c h lo rin ere s id u a l to d ro p to 5 p p m o r b e lo w b e fo r e u s in g th e s p a !

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T h e H OT S PR IN G F RE S H W A T E R H ig h O u tp u t

O z on e P u r if ic a tio n S y s te m is d es ig ne d to g re a t ly

e n h a n c e th e q u a lity o f th e s p a w a te r w he n i t is u s e d to

s u pp le m en t th e s p a o w n er 's re gu la r w a te r

m a in te na nc e p ro g r a m . C o nt ra ry to s om e in fo rm a tio n

c ir c u la te d th ro ug ho u t th e p oo l a nd s p a in du str yre ga rd in g o zo ne s y s te m s, th er e is l im ite d th ir d p ar ty

d a ta a v a ila b le to s u p po rt c la im s th at o zo ne c a n b e

u se d a s a s in g le -s ou rc e s an it iz e r , w a te r c la rif ie r, a n t i-

fo am e r, a nd m in e ra l c he la tin g a ge n t . W a tk in s

M a n ufa ctu rin g C o rp o r a t io n r e c o mm e n ds th a t a

c h em ic a l m a in te na nc e p ro gr a m b as e d o n re co gn iz ed

a nd d oc u m en te d in du st r y s ta nd ard s s t i l l b e fo llo w e d

w he n u s in g a n o z on e p ur i f ic a tio n s y s te m to a ss u re

w a te r s a n i ta tio n a nd th e h ig he st q ua lity p ur if ie d w a te r

is a c h ie v e d .

Q uestions and A nsw ersregard ing the H OT S PR IN G O zone

P u rificatio n S y stem :1 . W h a t i s o z o n e ?

O z o n e i s a p o w e r f u l o x id iz in g a g e n t w h ic h i s

p ro d u ce d in n a t u re o r a rt i f i c ia ll y b y m a n . In

n a t u re , o z o n e is p ro d u ce d in t h e l o w e r a tm o s -

p h e re t o p u r i f y t h e a ir w e b re a t h e . I n t h e u p p e r

a tm o s p h e r e , o z o n e i s p r o d u c e d b y t h e s u n 's U V

l i g h t , f o r m i n g a s h ie ld a ro u n d t h e e a r t h w h ic h

f i l t e rs o u t s o m e o f t h e s u n 's h a rm f u l r a y s

2 . H o w d o e s o z o n e p u r i f y ?

T h e F R E S H W A T E R O z o n e P u r i f i c a tio n S y s t e m

p r o d u c e s o z o n e a t y o u r s p a s i t e t o " b u r n o u t "

w a te r c o n ta m i n a n ts , b a c te r ia a n d v ir u s e s t h ro u g h

t h e p ro c e s s o f o x i d a ti o n .

3 . W h a t i s t h e F R E S H W A T E R O z o n eP u r if i c a t i o n S y s te m ?

T h e p u ri f i c a t i o n s y s te m h a s b e e n s p e c i f i c a l ly

d e s i g n e d t o o p e r a t e o n a l l H O T S P R IN G S P A S

m a n u f a c t u re d w i t h t h e 2 4 -h o u r c o n t in u o u s

f i l t r a t io n s y s te m ( 1989 a n d la t e r m o d e ls ) T h es y s t e m u ti l i z e s a h ig h o u t p u t g e n e r a to r a n d a n

o z o n e r e s i s t a n t f lo w in d ic a t o r t o m o n it o r t h e

a m o u n t o f o z o n e d e l i v e r e d t o t h e s p a T o e n s u r e

t h a t t h e o zo n e i s t r a n s f e rr e d t o t h e s p a w a t e r

e ff iC i e n t l y , a s p e c i a l o z o n e in je c t i o n s y s te m w a s

d e s i g n e d b a s e d o n t h e h y d ra u l ic s o f t h e s p a 's

c i r c u la tio n s y s t e m T h e o z o n e g e n e r a to r is U L

l i s te d a n d t h e d e l iv e r y s y s te m u ti l i z e s d o u b le -

in s u la te d o z o n e r e s is t a n t t u b i n g a n d f i t t in g s a n d

is p ro te c t e d b y a c h e c k v a lv e .

4 . H o w d o e s t h e F R E S H W A T E R O z o n eP u r i f i c a t i o n S y s t e m w o r k ?

T h e F R E S H W A T E R s y s t e m g e n e ra te s o zo n e f r o m

a m b ie n t a ir w it h in t h e u n i t u s i n g a s p e c i a l

u lt r a v io le t la m p . T h e f r e q u e n c y o f l ig h t f r o m t h is

la m p c o n v e rt s t h e o x y g e n ( 0 2 ) c o n t a in e d i n t h e

a i r t o o z o n e ( 0 3 ) A s t h e w a t e r f r o m t h e s p a 's

c i r c u la tio n s y s t e m f lo w s t h ro u g h t h e o z o n e

in je c t o r, o z o n e g a s is d ra w n t h ro u g h t h e d e l iv e ry

t u b in g in to t h e w a t e r f lo w a s a r e s u lt o f v e n t u ri

a c t io n . T h e o z o n e g a s in s id e t h e e x t r e m e ly s m a ll

b u b b le s is q u i c k l y a b s o rb e d in to t h e w a t e r w h e re

i t im m e d ia te ly b e g in s o x id iz in g a ll c o n ta m in a n ts ,

p a rt ic u l a r l y , t h e s p a w a t e r t h a t is c o n t i n u o u s lyc i r c u la tin g b a c k in to t h e s p a th ro u g h t h e h e a te r

r e tu rn B e c a u s e o f t h e e ff i c ie n c y o f t h e o z o n e

d e l i v e ry s y s t e m , a m i n im u m o f o ff - g a s in g

o c c u rs . ( O f f - g a s in g i s d e s c r ib e d a s t h e a m o u n t o f

a c t iv e o z o n e t h a t r e a c h e s t h e s p a w a te r s u r f a c e

p r io r t o c o n v e r t in g b a c k t o o x y g e n b e c a u s e o f

in e f f i c ie n t a b s o r p t i o n . )

5 . W h y i s o z o n e u s e d f o r s p a w a t e r

t r e a t m e n t ?

O z o n e h a s f iv e m a jo r b e n e f i t s o r a d v a n t a g e s t h a t

m a k e i t i d e a l f o r w a te r t r e a tm e n t.

1 . O z o n e is t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l o x id i z in g a g e n t

c o m m e r c ia l ly a v a ila b le , o u t - p e r f o rm in g

c h lo rin e a n d b ro m in e . ( B u t , o z o n e d o e s n o t

m a in ta in a r e s id u a l a n d a s a r e s u lt a s a n i t i z e r

r e s id u a l i s r e q u ir e d . )

2 . O z o n e is t h e m o s t e ff e c t iv e v ir a l d is in fe c t a n t

c om m o n ly a v a ila b l e f o r w a te r t r e a tm e n t

3 . O z o n e f o rm s n o h a rm f u l b y - p r o d u c t s s u c h a s

c h l o r a m i n e s .

4 . O z o n e w i l l n o t a lt e r t h e w a te r 's p H .

5 . O z o n e r e d u c e s th e a v e r a g e c h e m ic a l u s a g e a

m in im u m o f 5 0 % .

F o r a dd it io na l in fo rm a tio n , p le as e c o n ta c t y ou r

a uth o riz ed H O T S PR IN G S PA d ea le r .

OZONEGENERA TOR

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pH CO NTR OLM a in ta in in g p ro pe r p H is e x tr e m e ly im p o rta n t fo r

s an it iz e r e ffe c t iv en e s s , u se r c om f o rt , a n d fo r

p re ve n t in g e qu ip m en t d e te rio ra tio n . p H is th e

m e a s ure o f a c id ity a n d a lk a l in ity i n th e w a te r. T h e

p ro p e r le v e l is 7 .4 to 7 .6 . T his le v e l is n o t o n ly

c o ns id ere d s a fe fo r s p a s u rfa c e s a nd e qu ip m e nt , b u t

is a c o m fo rta b le le ve l fo r a s p a u se r's s k in .

I f a p H is h ig h ( a b ov e 7 .8 ), c h lo rin e s a n it iz e rs a re

le ss e ffe c t iv e , s p a s u rfa ce s a nd e qu ip m en t c an s c a le ,

w a te r m a y b ec o m e c lo ud y , a nd f i l te r c a rt r id ge p o re s

m a y b e co m e o bs t ru cte d . C o r r e ct th is h ig h p H

c o nd it io n b y a d ju s t in g w ith a p H " d ec re as e " a dd it iv e .

L ow p H ( b e lo w 7 .0 ) c a us e s s a n it iz e r s to d is s ip a te

m o re r a p id ly , in cr e as e s c o rr o s io n o f e qu ip m en t, a nd

m a y m a ke th e w a te r i r r i ta t in g to s p a u se rs . A d ju st lo w

p H b y u s in g a p H " in c re as e " a dd it iv e .

I M P O R T A N T : S p a w a te r a dd it iv e s fo r p H c o n t r o l

s h ou ld a lw a ys b e a dd ed in to th e f i l te r c o m pa rtm e n t

w h ile th e je ts a r e ru nn in g F a i lu re to m a in ta in p ro pe r

p H w il l r e su lt i n d am a g e to v ar io us c om p o ne n ts ,

in c lu d in g th e E ND U R O L s u r fa c e , a n d m a y v o id y o u r

w a r r a n t y .

SUPP LEME NTALWA TERMA I N T ENANCEM ine ra l C on ten t

P ro pe r m in e ra l c o n te n t is a ls o a n im p o r ta n t fa c to r

i n s p a w a te r. T o ta l A lk a lin ity ( T A ) a nd C a lc iu m

H a rd ne ss ( C H ) a re th e p rim a r y m in era ls o f c o nc e rn .

T o ta l a lk a lin ity is a m e as ur e o f th e b u f fe rin g c a pa c ity

o f w a te r, o r its a b il i t y to r e sis t a c h a ng e in p H .

T e ch n ic a lly , to ta l a lk a lin ity is th e to ta l o f c a rb o na te s ,

b ic a rb o n a te s , h yd ro x id es , a nd o th e r a lk a lin e

s u bs ta nc e s in th e w a te r. W h e n to ta l a lk al in ity is to o

lo w , i t w il l c a us e th e p H le ve l to f lu ctu a te w id e ly a nd

c an r e s u lt i n c or ro s iv e w a te r. W h e n to ta l a lk a l in ity is

to o h ig h , th e p H le v e l w il l te n d to b e h ig h ( a n d

d if f ic u lt to lo w e r ) a n d m a y c a u s e s c a le to fo rm o n th e

s pa s ur fa ce a n d e q u ip m e nt .

T h e r e c o m m e n d e d T o t a l A lk a li n i t y f o r

y o u r s p a w a t e r i s 1 2 5 t o 1 5 0 P P M .

F loc cu la ting Agen tA f lo cc u la tin g a ge n t c on s is ts o f re la tiv e ly la rg e

p ar t ic le s w h ic h w h e n a dd ed to w a te r a tt r a c t v er y s m a ll

p a r t ic le s to th em l ik e a m a gn e t. T he se s m a ll p a r t ic le s

w il l n o rm a lly g o th ro ug h s o m e c a rt r id ge f i l te rs . W h en

th e y a re a tta ch e d to th e f lo cc u le n t p a r t ic le s , h ow e ve r,

th e c o m b in a t io n is la r g e e n o u g h to b e t ra p p e d T he

f lo c c u le n t a llo w s c la ri f ic a t io n o f w a te r c on ta m in a te d

w ith p ar t ic le s to o s m a ll fo r s om e f i l te rs . W a te r

s an ita tio n is n o t im p ro ve d b y f lo cc u la tin g a ge n ts

b ec au se w ith p ro pe r c h lo rin a t io n th e s e s m a ll p a r t ic le s

a re r e n d e r e d in e r t ( b io lo g ic a lly d e a d ) .

Wate r C olo r C on tro lW a t e r c o lo r in a s h a llo w b o d y o f w a te r s u c h a s a

s p a a s s u m e s th e c o lo r o f th e s p a . T h is c a n b e s e e n in

a s w im m in g p o o l w he r e th e d e e p e n d s e e m s to b e

t in te d b lu e w h ile th e s h a llo w e nd a pp ea r s w h ite . S om e

s p a p ro d u c ts h a v e a b lu e a p p e a ra n c e a n d w il l im p a r t a

b lu e c o lo r to th e s p a w a te r.

S oa p F oam In hib ito rT h e m a in re a s o n w a te r c h a n g e is n e c e s s a r y in a

h yd ro th er a p y s p a is s o ap b ui ld -u p in th e w a te r. T he

s o ap c o m e s f r o m u s e r s ' b od ie s, w h ic h re ta in s o ap

r e s id ua l a fte r s h ow e r in g , a nd a ls o f ro m s w im m in g

a pp ar e l, w h ic h re ta in s s o ap a fte r w a s h in g . F o a m

in h ib ito rs w il l s u pp re ss fo am b ut c a nn o t r e m o ve s o ap

f ro m w a te r . T he s o a p is n o t o x id iz e d b y a n y c h e m ic a l

( e x ce p t b y o zo ne ). E ve n tu al ly th e s o ap b ui ld -u p in th e

w a te r w il l b e c o nc e n t ra te d e n ou gh to le av e a n u nc le an

fe e lin g o n th e s k in a n d m a k e th e w a te r im p o s s ib le toc la rify . D e p en d in g o n th e s o ap in pu t, th e s p a w a te r

s h ou ld la st b e tw e e n tw o a nd th re e m o nth s.

M in era l D e po sit In hib ito rsA s w a te r e va po r a te s f ro m y o ur s p a , a n d m a k e -u p

w a te r is a dd ed , th e a m o un t o f d is s o lv e d m in era ls th a t

th e s p a w a te r c o n ta in s in cr e as es . T he s p a w a te r w il l

e v e n tu a l ly b e c o m e " h a rd " e n o u g h to d a m a g e th e

h ea te r b y c a lc ify in g th e s u rfa ce . P ro pe r p H c o n t ro l c a n

m in im iz e th is . N o rm a l s o a p b u ild -u p d e m an ds w a te r

r e p la ce m en t re gu la rly e no ug h to w h e re m in er a l

d e p o s it in g u s u a l ly is n o t a p ro b le m . K e e p in g a lid o nth e s p a w il l r e du ce e va po ra tio n s u bs ta n t ia lly , a nd

d e la y th e w a te r's h a rd e n in g . O c ca s io n a lly , h ig h c op pe r

c o n te n t o r h ig h ir o n c o n te n t in th e w a te r m a y p ro du ce

g re e n o r b ro w n s ta in s o n th e s p a . In th e s e c a s e s , a

m in era l d e po sit in h ib ito r m a y b e o f h e lp .

S E R V IC E N O T E : W e ll w a t e r m a y c o n t a in h ig h

c o n ce n t r a tio n s o f m i n e r a ls . T h e u se o f a lo w w a t e r

v o lu m e , e x t r a f in e p o r e w a te r f i l t e r w i l l h e lp to r e m o v e

m a n y o f th e l a r g e r p a r t ic l e s d u rin g t h e f i l l in g o f t h e

s p a . T h e s e i n - l i n e , p re fi l t e rs c a n u s u a l ly b e p u r c h a s e d

a t a h a r d w a r e o r p lu m b in g s u p p ly s t o re .I M P O R T A N T : C on ta c t y o u r lo c a l H O T S PR IN G S PA

d ea le r i f y ou h av e a s p ec if ic w a te r c h em is t r y p ro b le m

o r r e qu ire a ss is ta n ce in d e ve lo p in g a " s p a c a re "

p r o g r a m .

L ow le ve ls o f c a lc iu m (w a te r to o s o ft ) c a n le a d to

c o rr o s io n o f e qu ip m e nt a nd s ta in in g o f th e s p a s h el l

s u rfa ce . H ig h le ve ls o f c a lc iu m c a n c a us e s c a lin g o f

e qu ip m en t a nd th e s p a s h e l l s u rfa ce .

C he c k w ith y o u r H O T S PR IN G S PA d e a le r fo r

re co m m en da tio ns o n c o n t ro ll in g th es e m in e r a l

r e la te d p r o ble m s .

P ro pe r w a te r s a n ita tio n a nd m in e ra l b a la nc e ( p Hc o nt r o l) a r e A BS O LU T E LY e ss e nt ia l fo r a s p a w a te r

m a in te na nc e p ro gra m . T he fo llo w in g fo u r p o .n ts a re

o p t i o n a l :

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P R O B L E M P R O B A B L E C A U S E S O L U T I O N S--

C l o u d y W a t er • I na de q u a te f il tr at io n /d ir ty f il te r • C le a n f ilte rs w it h a filt er c le a ne r o r d eg re a se r.

• E xc e ss iv e o ils /o rg a nic m a tte r • S ho c k th e s p a w ith c hlo rin e (s u pe r- chlo rin a te ).

• Im p ro p er s a nita tio n • In c re a se s a ni tiz e r t o re c om me n de d le ve l.

• H ig h p H a nd/o r hig h a lk alin ity • A dju s t p H; a dd a p pr op ria te s o diu m b is u lfa te

product .

• S u s pe n de d p a rt ic le s /o r ga n ic m a tt er • U s e c la r if ie r.

• O ve ru se d o r o ld w ate r • D ra in the s pa , c le an a nd re fill.

Wa te r O d or • Ex ce ss ive o rg an ic s/ to o m an y c hlo ra min es • S ho ck the s pa w ith c hlo rin e.

- in s u ff ic ie n t f re e a v a il ab le c h lo ri ne

• Im p ro p er s a nit at io n • In c re a se s a ni tiz e r le ve l to r ec o mm e nd ed le v el .

• Lo w pH • R ais e p H w ith s odiu m b ic arb on ate p ro du ct.

C h lo r in e O d o r -To o ma ny chlo ra min es -in su ff ic ie n t fre e • Shock the sp a w ith chlo rin e .

ava i lab le ch lo rine

• Lo w pH • A dju st p H; ra is e p H w ith s odiu m b ic arb on ate

product .

M u sty O d or • B ac te ria l o r a lg a e g ro w th • S ho ck the s pa w ith c hlo rin e. If p ro ble m v is ib le ,

d ra in in g a n d c le a nin g m a y b e r eq u ir ed.

F o a m i n g • B uildu p o f b ody o ils , lo tio n a nd c he mic als • A dd de fo am er; o r dra in a nd re fill.

re s ultin g in s o ap o r d ete rg e nt

• O ve ru se d o r o ld w ate r • D ra in a n d r ef ill.

• Exce ss ive o rga n ics • Sho ck w ith c hlo rine .

O r g a n i c • Bo dy o ils a nd dirt • W ip e o ff s cu m w ith a c le an ra g. De pe nding on

B u i l d u p / S c u m s ev erity -dra in s pa , u se a s pa s urfa ce a nd tile

R in g A ro u nd c le an er to re mo ve the s cu m, re fill s pa a nd a dju st

T h e T u b water .

• I n a de q u a t e f il tr a ti o n • C le an filte r w ith a filte r c le an er o r de gre as er

A l g a e • H ig h pH • S ho ck w ith c hlo rin e; a dju st p H.

• L ow fre e c hlo rin e • S ho ck w ith c hlo rin e; m ain ta in s an itiz er a t

r ec o m me n de d l ev e l.

E y e I rr it a tio n • Lo w p H • R ais e p H w ith s odiu m b ic arb on ate p ro du ct.

• I ns u ff ic ie n t f re e a v a il ab le c h lo ri ne • S ho ck w ith c hlo rin e.

S k i n I rr it a ti o n / • U n s an it ar y/ po ll ut ed w a t er • M a in ta in r ec o mm e nd ed s a niti ze r re s idu a l a t a ll

t imes;

R a s h super-chlor inate.

• C hlo rin e le ve l t oo hig h (a bo ve 5 pp m F AC ).

S t a i n s • p H o r to ta l a lK alin ity to o lo w • A dju s t p H a n d t ota l a lk a lin ity ; u s e s e qu e st er in g

a g en t; d ra in a n d c le a n w ith a p pr op ria te p ro du c t.

• H ig h iro n o r c op pe r in w ate r s ou rc e • U se s eq ue ste rin g a ge nt fo r m eta ls ; a dju st w a te r.

S c a l e • T oo m uc h c alc iu m dis so lv ed in w a te r- • A dju st to ta l a lk alin ity a nd p H le ve ls b y a ddin g thep H a nd to ta l a lka lin ity to o hig h ap p rop ria te so dium b isu lfa te p rodu ct; w ith Z

c o nc e ntr ate d s c ale de p os it s- dr ain t he s p a, s c ru b o~the s ca le o ff, re fill the s pa a nd b ala nc e the w a te r. ; =

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S P A W A T E R M A I N T E N A N C ET ro uble sh oo tin g G u id e

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C H E M I C A L S A F E T Y A N D S T O R A G E

W h en u sin g c he m ic a ls , r e ad la be ls c are fu lly a nd

fo llo w d ire c t io ns p re c is e ly . T ho ug h c he m ic a ls p ro te c t

y o u a n d y o u r s p a w he n u s e d c o r re c t ly , th e y m ay b e

h az a rd ou s in a c on ce n tra te d fo rm . O b s e rv e th es e

g u i d e l i n e s :

1 . A c c ura te ly m e as u re a nd u se th e e x a ct q ua n t i t ie s

s pe cif ie d , n ev e r m o re . D o n ot o ve rd os e.

2 . H an d le a l l c o n ta in e rs w ith c a re . S to re in a c o o l,

d ry , w e ll v e n ti la te d p la ce .

3. A lw a y s k e ep c h em ic a l c on ta in ers c lo se d w h e n

n ot in u se . R e p la ce c ap s o n p ro pe r c on ta in ers .

4 . A l lo w o n ly a re s p o n s ib le p e rs o n to h a n d le s p a

c h e m ic a ls . K ee p th e m o u t o f th e re a c h o f

c h i l d r e n .

5 . D o n 't in h a le fu m es o r le t c h e m ic a ls c o m e in

c o n ta c t w ith y o u r e y e s , n o s e o r m o u th . W a s h

y ou r h an ds a fte r u se .

6 . F o llo w th e e m e rg e n c y a d v ic e o n th e p ro d u c t

la be l in c a se o f a cc id en ta l c on ta ct , o r i f th e

c h e m ic a l is s w a llo w ed . C a ll a d o c to r o r lo c a l 3 .P o is o n C o n tro l C en te r . I f a d o c to r is n e e d e d , ta k e

th e p ro d u c t c o n ta in e r a lo n g s o th a t th e

s ub s ta n c e c an b e id en ti f ie d .

7 . D o n 't le t c he m ic a ls g et o n s u rro un din g s ur fa ce s

o r la n d s c a p in g . D on 't u s e a v a c u um c le a n e r to4 .c le an u p c he m ic a l s p i l ls

8 . D on 't s m o k e a ro u n d c h e m ic a ls . S om e fu m e s c a nb e h ig h ly f la m m a b le .

D O ' s A N D D O N 'T s O F S P A W A T E RM A I N T E N A N C E

1 . M a ny s an it iz e r s , th ou gh o f th e s am e c h em ic a l5 .

fa m ily , h av e d if fe rin g ra te s o f s o lu b i l i t y a nd p H

T h e ir e ffe c t iv en e ss c ou ld e ith e r b e s ub s ta nd a rd

o r e xc e pt io n a l ly h a rs h a n d d a m a g in g to th e s p a

s ur fa ce a nd e qu ip m en t. F o r th is re as o n:

D O N O T u se " T ri- C h lo ro " g ra nu la te d o r ta b le t

c h l o r i n e .

D O u se S od iu m D ic h lo r ty p e g ra nu la te d

c h l o r i n e .

2 . Y ou r H O T S PR IN G S PA d e a le r m a y re c o m m en d 6 .

a B R O M IN E s p a w a te r s an ita tio n p ro gra m .

W h ere a s b ro m in e a n d b ro m am in es ( th e

c om b in ed fo rm o f b ro m in e) a re e ffe ct iv e

s a n it iz er s , th e m e th o d s in w h ic h it is

a d m in is te re d to th e s p a w a te r a n d th e q u a li ty a n d

c o m p o s it io n o f th e p ro d u c t v a r ie s fro m e a c h

c he m ic a l m a nu fa ctu re r. T he u se o f b ro m in e

s t ic k s o r ta b le ts in f lo a te r s w h ic h m a y b e c o m e

e n t ra p p e d o n a lo u n g e o r c o o lin g s e a t ( o r s in k to

th e s pa f lo or ) h av e s ho wn to c au se d is c o lo ra tio n7 .o r s u r fa c e d is t r e s s to th e P V C a n d A BS s p a

f it t in g s. ( T he E N D U R O L s pa s he ll c an w ith s ta nd

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th e e ffe cts o f B ro m in e e xc e pt in in sta nc e s w h e re

a f lo a t in g d is p e n s e r b ec o m e s e n tra p p e d o r if th e

d is p e n s e r is s e t o n to o h ig h o f a s e t t in g , th u s

c re at in g a n " o ve r- b ro m in at io n" o r " h ig h

c on ce n tra tio n " s itu a t io n . In th e s e s itu a t io n s ,

d is c o lo ra t io n to th e s p a s h e ll m a y o c c u r ) In

a dd it io n , a u to m a t ic f lo a t in g d is pe ns ers e ith e r

h a v e a te n d e n c y to " o v e r " b ro m in a te o r " u n d e r "

b ro m in ate a s th e ra te o f e ro sio n v a rie s g re at lya n d m u s t b e m o n ito re d . F o r th e s e re a s o n s , w e

s tro ng ly re co m m e n d

D O N O T u s e a b ro m in e s a n ita t io n s y s te m a s a

lo w o r n o m a in te n a n c e s o lu t io n to y o u r s p a w a te r

s an ita tio n p ro g ra m . I f a b ro m in e s an ita tio n

s ys te m is u se d , Q u ic k-D is so lv in g G ra nu la te d

B ro m in e is re c o m m e n d e d . I f a b ro m in e

s an ita tio n s ys te m u ti l iz in g a f lo a t in g d is pe ns e r is

u s e d ( th is m e th o d is n o t re c o m m en d e d b y

W a tk in s M a nu fa ctu rin g ) , c a re fu lly fo llo w y ou r

a u th o r iz e d d ea le r's w r it te n in st ru ct io ns a ndd is c o n t in u e its u s e im m e d ia te ly s h o u ld s ig n s o f

d is c o lo ra tio n to th e s pa s h ell s ur fa ce o cc ur .

M a ny s a nit iz er s m a y ra is e th e le ve l o f to ta l

d is s o lv e d s o lid s in w a te r o r a re d a n g e ro u s to

h an d le . F o r th is re as on :

D O N O T u se h ou se ho ld b le ac h ( l iq u id s o diu m

h y p o c h l o r i t e ) .

M a n y s w im m in g p o o l w a te r c a re p ro d u c ts c a n

c a u s e d a m a g e to s p a s u r fa c e s a n d e q u ip m e n t o f

s m a lle r b o d ie s o f w a te r s u c h a s s p a s . F o r th isr e a s o n :

D O N O T u s e s w im m in g p o o l (m u r ia t ic ) a c id to

lo we r p H .

M a ny p H " in cre as e " a dd it iv e s in th e c arb on ate

c h e m ic a l fa m ily w il l c a u s e re d w o o d to tu rn d a rk

b y p u ll in g th e ta n n in ( re d d is h c o lo r in re d w o o d )

o u t o f th e w oo d . F o r th is re a s o n :

D O N O T s p la s h p H " in c re as e " a d d it iv e s o n th e

re dw o o d s kir t d u r in g p H a dju stm e n t.

D O u s e c a re if u s in g b a k in g s o d a to c le a n e ith e r

th e in te rio r o r th e e x te rio r p la st ic s pa s u r fa ce s.

T he in s t ru c t io n s fo r u s e o n m a n y s p a p ro d u c t

la be ls re co m m en d c as t in g o r s p rin kl in g th e

c he m ic a ls o nto th e w a te r s ur fa ce . T h is m e th od

m a y c a us e c he m ic a l ly in du ce d s pa s u rfa ce

b lis te rin g ( c he m ic a l a bu se ). F o r th is re as on :

D O N O T a dd c h em ic a ls d ir e ct ly o nto th e w a te r

s u r f a c e .

D O a dd a ll c h em ic a ls s lo w ly in to th e f i l te r

c o m p a r t m e n t .

D O N O T s to re c h em ic a ls in th e s pa 's e qu ip m en t

c o m p a r t m e n t .



V I I . S E R V IC EI N F O R M A T I O N

G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T IO NT h e H O T S PR IN G S PA h a s b e e n d e s ig n e d to

p ro v id e y e a rs o f tr o ub le -f r e e u se . A s w ith a ny

a pp lia nc e , p ro b le m s m a y o cc a s io na lly o cc u r th a tre q u ir e th e e x p e r t is e o f a q u a lif ie d s er v ic e p e rs on .

T ho ug h s u ch s im p le r e pa i r s a s r e s e tt in g a G J .C .I .

s w itc h o r b re ak e r, r e se tt in g a h ig h lim i t th e rm o s ta t o r

re p la c in g a lig h t b u lb m a y n o t re q u ir e a s er v ic fr 'c a l l ,

th ey m a y in d ic a te a m o re s er io us c o nd it io n e x is ts .

T he se c o nd it io ns m a y re qu ir e a n e xp e r ie nc e d s e rv ic e

p e rs o n . B e fo re c a ll in g fo r s e rv ic e , p le as e r e fe r to th e

T R O UB LE S H O O T IN G G U ID E .

N O T E : A lw a y s r e ta in y o u r o rig in a l s a le s re ce ip t fo r

fu tu r e r e fe r e n ce .

G .F .C . I . A N D H IG H L IM ITT H E R M O S T A T S

I f y o u r s p a fa ils to o pe ra te a t a n y t im e , th e

fo llo w in g ite m s s h ou ld b e c h e ck e d in th is o rd er :

1 . C he c k th e G J .C .I . a n d s e e if i t h a s t r ip p e d . (O n

230 V o lt m o de ls , c h ec k e ac h o f th e G .F .C .I .

b re ak ers in th e s u b - p an e l. ) I f a G .F .C .I . h as

t r ip pe d , re se t i t . I f i t w il l n o t r e se t, th is m a y b e a n

in d ic a tio n o f a g ro un d fa u lt ( s h o r t c ir c u it ) w ith in

th e e le c tr ic a l c om p o ne n ts . C o n ta c t a n a u th o r iz e d

s er v ic e te ch n ic ia n fo r a c om p le te d ia g n o s is .

2 . I f u po n c h ec k in g th e G J .C .I . 's y o u f in d th a t th ey

h av e n o t tr ip pe d , c h ec k th e h ou se b re ak e r p an e l

a nd e ns u re th e m a in b re ak e r fo r th e e le c t r ic a l

c i r c u it s u pp ly in g th e s p a h as n o t t r ip pe d . I f i t

h as , th is is a n in d ic a tio n th a t th e c ir c u it w a s

e ith e r o ve rlo ad ed o r a g ro un d fa u l t e x is ts

b e tw e e n th e b re ak er p an e l a nd th e s p a re ce p ta c le

o r s ub -p an e l . C o n ta c t a q ua lif ie d e le c t r ic ia n .

3 . I f u p o n c h e c k in g th e m a in h o u s e b re a k e r a n d s p a

G J .C .I . 's y o u f in d n o fa ilu re s, c h ec k to s e e th a t

th e e q u ip m e n t c o m p a r tm e n t d o o r o n th e s p a h a s

b e en s e cu re d c o m p le te ly .

4 . I f u p o n c h e c k in g th e a b o v e l is te d ite m s y o u f in d

e ve ry th in g in o rd e r , th e h ig h lim i t th e rm o s ta ts

s h ou ld b e c h ec k ed . T he ir fu nc tio ns a re d es c rib ed

a s :

H e ate r H ig h L im i t T h erm o s ta tT he h ea te r h ig h lim i t th e rm o s ta t s en so r is lo ca te d

in a d r y w e ll w ith in th e h e a te r h o u s in g . I f f o r a n y

re a s on th e in te rn a l te m p er a tu re o f th e h e a te r e x c ee d s

1 5 0 d e g r e e s F , t h e r e d " R E S E T " b u tto n o n th is s w itc hw il l t r ip a nd tu rn o ff th e s p a . T h is s w itc h is d es c r ib ed

a s " t r ip f r e e " ; th a t is , i t c a nn o t b e r e se t o r th e c ir c u it

c lo se d b y p hy s ic a lly h o ld in g in th e b ut to n , u n t i l th e

s e n s o r b u lb c o o ls to a p p r o x im a te ly 1 1 5 d e g r e e s F .

T h e c a u s e o f th e t r ip p in g m u s t b e lo c a te d to p re v e n t a

r e cu rr e nc e . T he re as o n fo r t r ip p in g is u su a l ly a re su lt

o f in ad eq ua te w a te r f lo w th ro ug h th e h ea tin g s ys te m .

T h is is c a u se d b y c lo gg e d f i l te r c a rt r id ge s, a n on -

fu nc tio n in g h ea tin g s y ste m , c ir c u la tio n p um p , o r a n

o b s tr u c t io n a t th e h e a te r re tu rn .

S p a H ig h L im i t T h erm o s ta tT he s p a h ig h I im it th e rm o s ta t s e ns o r is lo ca te d

b eh in d th e c o n t r o l th e rm o s ta t s e ns o r in th e h ea te r

s y s te m d r y w e ll. I t s p u r p o s e is to s h u t o ff a l l p o w e r to

th e s p a s h ou ld th e c o n t r o l th e rm o s ta t o r h ea te r re la y

s t ic k c lo se , o r s h ou ld th e je t p um p b e le ft ru nn in g

w ith th e th erm a l c o ve r in p la ce fo r a n e x t re m e ly lo ng

p er io d o f t im e . In e ith e r c a se , a s th e w a te r

te m pe ra tu re a pp ro ac h es 1 1 8 d eg re es F , th is s w itc h

w il l t r ip I t m u s t b e re s e t m a n u a lly a f te r th e c a u s e is

d e t e r m i n e d .

T o c h e c k th e S pa h ig h lim it a n d h e a te r h ig h lim itth e rm o s ta ts , u np lu g th e s pa ( o r t r ip th e G J .C .I .

b re ak e rs ) a nd re m ov e th e s c re w s w h ic h s e cu re th e

e qu ip m en t a cc es s d oo r. D e pre ss th e r e d b u t to ns

la be lle d " H E AT ER R E S E T " a nd " R E S E T " w h ic h a re

lo ca te d o n th e s id e o f th e c o nt r o l b ox . I f e ith e r h a s

t r ip pe d y o u w il l h ea r a c lic k w h e n th e s w itc h re se ts .

N O T E : T he s p a w a te r te m pe ra tu re m u s t b e b e lo w

100 d e g re es F to r e se t th e th e rm o s ta t.

B e s u re to s e cu re th e e qu ip m en t a cc e ss d oo r

b e fo r e re s to r in g p o w e r to th e s p a . I f t h e s p a d o e s n o t

fu n c t io n , a n d th e G J .C I. ( s ) a n d b o th h ig h lim its d id

n o t t r ip , r e fe r th e p ro b le m to a q ua lif ie d s e rv ic e

t e c h n i c i a n ,

F R E S H W A T E R S Y ST E M

T h e F R E SH W A T E R O z o n e P u r if ic a t io n S ys te m is

a lo w -m a in te na nc e e le c t r ic a l d ev ic e . A b lu e g lo w

f r o m th e la m p in d ic a to r lo c a te d o n th e f ro n t fa c e o f

th e o z o n e g e n e ra to r w il l in d ic a te th e U V la m p is

fu n c t io n a l. M o v e m e n t in th e f lo w m e te r a s w e ll a s th e

a pp ea ra nc e o f b ub b le s e n te rin g th e s pa w a te r

in d ic a te s a ir f lo w th ro ug h th e s y s te m . I f t h e b lu e la m pin d ic a to r is i l lu m in ate d a n d th e re is m o ve m en t in th e

f lo w m e te r ( w ith in th e r e co m m en d ed ra te o f f lo w ) a nd

o zo n e b ub b le s a re e n te rin g th e s p a , th en th e s y s te m

is o pe ra tin g c or r e c t ly I f th e b lu e in d ic a to r i s n o ti l lu m in a te d th e n e ith e r A ) th e U V la m p is b u r n e d

o u t , o r B ) th e la m p b a l la s t is n o n - fu n c t io n a l a s a

r e su lt o f e qu ip m en t fa ilu re o r lo w te m pe ra tu re . ( T he

b a l la st h as a te m pe ra tu re ra tin g o f 5 d eg re e s F , I f

p o w e r w as d is c o n n e c te d to th e s y s te m w he n th e

a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu r e w as b e lo w 5 d e g r e e s F , t h e n n o

m a lfu nc t io n e x is ts . T he s y ste m w il l o pe ra te o nc e th e

a m bie n t te m pe ra tu re h as r is e n a b ov e 5 d eg r e es F ) .

4 1



WARN ING : W a tk in s M a n ufa c tu rin g re co m m e nd s

s e rv ic in g o n ly b y a t r a in e d H O T S PR IN G S PA

t e c h n i c i a n .

A l l H O T S P R IN G S P AS a re e q u ip p e d w ith a 2 4 -

h ou r c o n t in uo us f i l t r a tio n s y s te m . B e c a us e th e O z on e

P u rif ic a t io n S y s te m in je c to r is c on ne c te d in -l in e w ith

th e f i l t r a tio n /h e a te r c ir c u la tio n s ys te m , th e o z on e

g en er a to r s y s te m w il l r u n c o n t in uo us ly . A s a re su lt ,

th e f lo w o f w a rm a ir w il l u su a lly p re ve n t c on de ns a tio no r ic e f ro m fo rm in g in th e o zo n e d e liv e ry tu bin g

except d u r in g ra p id a m b ie n t te m pe ra tu re c ha ng es .

C o nd e n sa tio n th a t m a y a cc um u la te w il l e ve n tu a lly

e va p o ra te a s te m p era tu re s s ta b il iz e . F re e z in g o f th e

d e liv e ry tu bin g ( a s in d ic a te d b y n o f lo w th ro ug h th e

m e te r , b ut a b lu e g lo w is n o t ic e a b le a t th e la m p

in d ic a to r) w il l r e qu ir e th aw in g b e fo re o zo ne f lo w c a n

re su m e . A lw a ys m a in ta in c le an f i l te r c a r t r id g e s ( to

in c re as e th e w a te r c ir c u la tio n ra te a n d v en tu ri a c t io n

o n th e o z on e d e liv e ry tu b in g ) d ur in g e x t re m e s u b-

f r e e z in g te m p e ra tu re s . A d d it io n a l s e rv ic e in fo rm a t io n

is in c lu d e d w ith th e F R E SH W A TE R O z o n e

P u r i f ic a tio n S y s te m o p e ra t in g in s tr uc tio n s .

Y o u r a u th o riz ed H O T S P R IN G S P A d ea le r s h ou ld

b e c o nta cte d in th e e ve n t c o m p o ne nt r e p la ce m e n t o r

s ys te m e va lu a tio n is r e q ui re d .

M I S C E L L A N E O U S S E R V I C EI N F O R M A T I O N

T he c on tr o l a nd h ig h lim i t th e rm o s ta t c ap il la rie s

a re n o t e le c tr ic a l w ir e s. T he y a re c o pp er tu be s w ith

t in y b ore s w h ic h c a rr y e xp an siv e f lu id . N E V ER c u t,

b e nd o r k in k th e m .T he je t p u m p is e qu ip pe d w ith a th e rm a l o v e rlo a d

c u to f f s w itc h w h ic h is d es ig n ed to p ro te c t th e p u m p

f ro m o ve rh e a t in g . I f th e p um p s h uts its e lf o ff in a n

o ld er s p a , it c o uld in dic a te fa ilu re o f th e p um p m o to r

b e a r in g s . I f t h e p u m p s h u ts its e lf o f f in a n e w s p a , i t is

u su al ly th e re su lt o f o ne , o r a c o m b in at io n o f th e

fo llo w in g fa c to rs :

T h erm a l O v erlo ad : A lth ou gh m a ss - p ro du ce d , n o t

a ll th e rm a l o ve rlo ad c u to ffs a re e xa ct ly th e s a m e.

S om e a re m o re s e ns i t iv e th an o th e rs a nd w il l s h ut th e

p um p o ff a t lo w er te m pe ra tu re sHigh Tempe ra tu re : D u r in g th e s u m m e r m o n th s,

e sp ec ia lly in w a rm e r c lim a te s , th e a m b ie n t

te m p er a tu re c on tr ib u te s to e x c es siv ely h ig h

te m p era tu re s w ith in th e e qu ip m en t c om p a r tm e n t.

Friction: S om e t im e s th e m o v in g p a r ts o f a n e w

p u m p a re t ig h t e n o u g h to c a u s e h e a t b u ild - u p d u e to

f r ic t io n . A fte r a n orm a l b re ak - in p er io d , th e p um p w il l

r un c o o le r .

Imp rope r W ir in g: I f t h e s p a is c o n n e c te d to a n

e x te n sio n c o rd , a nd /o r th e h o us e w ir in g is

u nd e rs iz ed , th e p u m p m a y s ta rv e fo r v o lta g e a n dth er e fo re d ra w m o re a m pe ra ge a nd g en er a te

e x ce s s iv e h e a t .

I f t h e p u m p is s h u t t in g d o w n d u e to e x c e s s iv e h e a t ,

m a k e s u re th e e qu ip m e nt c o m p a rtm e n t h a s a de qu a te

v e n t i la t io n . T h e a ir g a p a t th e b o t to m m us t n o t b e

b lo c k e d . S ho u ld y o u r je t p u m p c o n t in u e to s h u t o ff

a fte r s ho rt p e r io ds o f u se , c on ta c t a q ua lif ie d s erv ic e

t e c h n i c i a n .

A C T S I N V A L I D A T I N G W A R R A N T Y

T h e w ar ra n ty is v o id i f th e H O T S PR IN G S PA h a sb ee n s u bje c te d to a lte r a t io n , m is u se o r a bu se , o r i f

a n y re pa ir s o n th e s p a a re a t te m p te d b y a n yo n e o th er

th a n a n a u th o r iz e d r e p re se n ta tiv e o f W a tk in s

M a n ufa c tu rin g C o rp o r a tio n . A lte ra tio n is d e f in e d a s

a ny c o m po ne nt o r p lu m b in g c h an ge , e le c t r ic a l

c o nv e rs io n , o r th e a dd it io n o f a ny n on -a pp ro ve d

s an ita tio n o r w a te r p u r if ic at io n d ev ic e o r h ea tin g

s y s te m w h ic h c o n t r ib u te s to a c o m po ne nt fa ilu re , u n it

fa ilu re o r u ns a fe o pe ra tin g c o nd it io n . M is u se a nd

a b us e s h al l in clu d e , a n y o pe ra tio n o f th e s p a o th er

th a n in a cc ord an ce w ith W a tk in s M a nu fa c tu rin g

C o rp or a t io n p rin te d in st ru ct io n s o r u se o f th e s p a in

a n a pp lic a tio n fo r w h ic h it is n o t d es ig ne d .

S p ec if ic al ly : u se o f th e s pa in a n on -re s id e n tia l

a pp l ic a t io n , d am a g e c a us e d b y o pe r a t io n o f th e s p a a t

w a te r te m p e ra tu r e s o u ts id e th e r a n ge o f 3 2 d eg re es F

a nd 1 2 0 d e gr e e s F , d am a g e c a us e d b y d i r ty , c lo g ge d

o r c a lc if ie d f i l te r c a r t r id ge s ; d am a ge to th e s pa s ur fa ce

c a us e d b y th e u se o f T ri- C h lo ro c h lo rin e , c h em ic a l

ta b le ts , a c id , o r a ny o th er s p a s a n it iz in g c h em ic a ls o r

s p a s u rfa ce c le an e rs w h ic h a r e n o t re co mm e n d ed b y

W a tk in s M a nu fa c tu rin g C o rp or a tio n ; d am a ge c a us e d

b y a llo w in g u nd is s o lv e d s p a s a n it iz in g c h em ic a ls tol ie o n th e s p a s u r fa c e ( n o s p a s u r fa ce m a te r ia l c a n

w ith sta nd th is k in d o f a bu se ); d am a ge to c o m po ne nts

o r s p a s u r fa c e c a u s e d b y im p ro p e r p H b a la n c e o r

o th er im p ro pe r w a te r c h em is tr y m a in te na nc e ; a nd

d am a g e to th e s p a s u r fa ce c a u se d b y le av in g th e s p a

u n co ve re d w h ile e m p ty o f w a te r a n d in d ire ct e xp os u re

to s u n lig ht ( th is m a y c a us e s o la r h e a t in g d is t re ss in

d es e rt o r h o t w e a th er re g io ns ) a re c o ns id ere d a bu se s

a n d m a y in va lid a te th is w a rra n ty

D I S C L A I M E R S

W a tk in s M a nu fa c tu rin g C o rp ora tio n s h a ll n o t b e

lia b le fo r lo s s o f u s e o f th e H O T S PR IN G S PA o r o th e r

in c id en ta l o r c on se q u en tia l c os ts , e x p en se s o r

d a m a g e s , w h ic h m a y in c lu d e b u t a re n o t l im ite d to ,

th e re m o va l o f a p erm a n e nt d e ck o r o th e r c u sto m

f ix tu re . A n y im p lie d w a r ra n ty s h a ll h av e a d ur a tio n

e qu a l to th e d ura tio n o f th e a pp lic a b le w a r ra n ty s ta te d

a bo ve . U n d er n o c ir c u m sta nc e s s h a ll W a tk in s

M a n u fa c tu rin g C o rp ora tio n o r a ny o f its

re pr e se n ta tiv e s b e h e ld lia b le fo r in ju ry to a ny p ers o n

o r d am a ge to a ny p ro pe rty , h ow e v e r a ris in g .

4 2



T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U ID E

S Y M P T O M P R O BA B LE C A U SE S S O L U T I O N S

E n tir e s p a • Po w e r fa ilu re o u ts ide o f sp a . • Che c k p o w e r so u rce .

Inoperat ive

• G .F .C .1. tr ip pe d. • Re s e t G .F.C .I.; ca ll fo r se rv ice

if w ill n ot re se t.

• Eq u ip m e n t a cce ss do o r n o t • Sc re w do o r c lo se d.

secu red .

• HEATER hig h lim it the rm os ta t • Che ck fo r c lo gg ed filte r ca rtr idg es

tr ip p e d. (c le a n if n e ce ssa ry ). R e se t

the rm os ta t, ca ll fo r s erv ice if

it h ap p en s fr eq u en tly .

• SPA hig h lim it the rm o s ta t • Re s e t. If je ts w e re le ft ru n n in g

t r ipped. w ith the rm a l co ve r o n sp a ,

sp a w as he ate d b y w ate r fr ic tio n.

Je ts w e a k o r • Sp a w a te r le ve l to o lo w . • Add w a te r.

su rg ing .

• D ir ty o r c lo g g e d filte r ca rtr idg e s . • Cle a n o r re p la ce filte r

car t r idges.

• A ir co n tro l va lve s c lo se d o r • O p e n a ir co n tro l va lv e .

res t r ic ted.

lig ht in o pe ra tiv e . • Bu rn e d o u t b u lb . • Re p la ce b u lb .

MOTO-MASSAGE • A ir co n tro l v a lve c lo se d o r • O p e n a ir co n tro l va lve .

JET i n o p e ra tive re s tric te d.

o r e r ra tic .

• Filte rs c lo g g e d o r re s tr ic te d. • Cle a n o r re p la ce filte r ca rtr idg e s .

• MO TO -MASSAGE JET n o z z le • Re m o ve MO TO -MASSAGE

a ir lin e ha s p u lle d a w a y fro m JET fa ce p la te a n d p u sh o n

fittin g . a ir lin e .

Re fe r to in stru ctio ns , p ag e 2 3.

• Tu rn Tim e d Je ts O ve rr ide Sw itc h

to O N p os itio n.

''T im e d Je ts " • (O n G RANDEE Mo de l)

T im e r is in o p e ra tive . T im e d Je ts O ve rr ide Sw itch is

tu rn ed O FF.

IMPO RTANT: Re fe r to the sp a a n d e q u ip m e n t dra w in g s in the Sp a Sp e c ific a tio n Se c tio n to lo ca te

the c om po ne nt o r co ntro l ide ntifie d in this Tro ub le sho otin g Gu ide .

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G R A N D E E ® (M o de l G )

H IG H LlFE ® (M o de l K )

C L AS S IC T M(M o de l F & FH )

S O V E R E IG N ® (M o de l I & IH )

P R O D IG Y ® (M o de l H )

JE TS E TIE R ® (M o de l J)

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G R A N D E E ® (M o de l G C )

H IG H LlFE ® (M o de l K C )

C LA S SIC T M(M o de l F H C)

S O VE R E IG N® (M o de l IH C )

P R O D IG Y ® (M o de l H C )

JE TS E TIE R ® (M ode l JC )

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~A H o t S P r i n g ®~& P o ft ab le S pa s

W A TK IN S M AN UF AC TU R IN G C OR PO RA T IO N

V IS T A , C A L IF O R N IA

U.SA

Th is m a n u a l c o n ta in s in s ta l la t io n , o p e ra t in g , m a in te n a n c e , a n d

s e rv ic e in fo rm a tio n fo r the fo l lo w in g H O T S P R IN G S P A m o de ls :

U .S .A M ode ls E ffe c t iv e D a te C a n a d ia n M o de ls E ffe c t iv e D a te

hot springs manual - 1993

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