Clearwater Spas Beachcraft Series, Manual

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UTILITIES – GFCI TEST FEATURE

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The Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or Residual Current 
Detector (RCD)  is an important safety device and is required 
equipment on a hot tub installation.

(The GFCI Test Feature is not available on CE rated systems.)

Used for verifying a proper installation

Your spa may be equipped with a GFCI Protection feature. If your 
spa has this feature enabled by the manufacturer, the GFCI Trip 
Test must occur to allow proper spa function.
Within 1 to 7 days after startup, the spa will trip the GFCI to test 
it. (The number of days is factory programmed.) The GFCI must 
be reset once it has tripped. After passing the GFCI Trip Test, any 
subsequent GFCI trips will indicate a ground fault or other unsafe 
condition and the power to the spa must be shut off until a 
service person can correct the problem.

Forcing the GFCI Trip Test (North America Only)

The installer can cause the GFCI Trip Test to occur sooner by initiating it using the above menu.
The GFCI should trip within several seconds and the spa should shut down. If it does not, shut down the power and 
manually verify that a GFCI breaker is installed and that the circuit and spa are wired correctly. Verify the function of the 
GFCI with its own test button. Restore power to the spa and repeat the GFCI Trip Test.
Once the GFCI is tripped by the test, reset the GFCI and the spa will operate normally from that point. You can verify a 
successful test by navigating to the above menu. PASS should appear after a temp button is pressed from the GFCI screen. 

Warning:

The end-user must be trained to expect this one-time test to occur and how to properly reset the GFCI.
If freezing conditions exist, the GFCI or RCD should be reset immediately or spa damage could result.

CE Product:

CE registered systems do not have an RCD Test Feature due to the nature of the electrical service.  
Some UL registered systems do not have the GFCI Test Feature activated.
The end-user must be trained how to properly test and reset the RCD.

Utilities – GFCI Test Feature

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The  Ground  Fault  Circuit  Interrupter  (GFCI)  or 

Residual Current Detector (RCD) is an important 

safety  device  and  is  required  equipment  on  a 

hot tub installation.

(The GFCI Test Feature is not available on CE rated systems.)

Used for verifying a proper installation

Your spa may be equipped with a GFCI Protection feature.  If your spa has this feature 

enabled by the manufacturer, the GFCI Trip Test must occur to allow proper spa 

function.  
Within 1 to 7 days after startup, the spa will trip the GFCI to test it. (The number 

of days is factory programmed.)  The GFCI must be reset once it has tripped. After 

passing the GFCI Trip Test, any subsequent GFCI trips will indicate a ground fault or 

other unsafe condition and the power to the spa must be shut off until a service 

person can correct the problem.

 In many Clearwater Spas the initial GFCI Trip occurs

in the factory.

Forcing the GFCI Trip Test (North America Only) 

The installer can cause the GFCI Trip Test to occur sooner by initiating it using the 

above menu.  The GFCI should trip within several seconds and the spa should shut 

down. If it does not, shut down the power and manually verify that a GFCI breaker 

is installed and that the circuit and spa are wired correctly.  Verify the function of 

the GFCI with its own test button.  Restore power to the spa and repeat the GFCI 

Trip Test.

Once the GFCI is tripped by the test, reset the GFCI and the spa will operate normally 

from that point.  You can verify a successful test by navigating to the above menu. 

PASS should appear after a temp button is pressed from the GFCI screen.

Warning:

The  end-user 

should

  be  trained  to  expect  this  one-time  test  to  occur  and  how 

to properly  reset  the  GFCI.   If  freezing  conditions  exist,  the  GFCI  or  RCD  should 

be reset immediately or spa damage could result.

CE Product:

CE registered systems do not have an RCD Test Feature due to the nature of the 

electrical service.  Some UL registered systems do not have the GFCI Test Feature 

activated.  The end-user must be trained how to properly test and reset the RCD.