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Saratoga Spa
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OWNER'S MANUAL
Start-up procedures
1 . For a successful start-up, fill the spa with water through the Whisper Clean® cartridge .
The Whisper Clean® cartridge is the cartridge with the coarse threaded yellow ACME
style adapter .
a . Locate the filter compartment area .
b . Pull up and remove filter cover .
c . Remove the filter cartridge and screen adapter by turning them counter clockwise .
d . After removing each filter cartridge and screen adapter, place a garden hose through the
filter opening .
e . Turn water on and run water until it reaches a minimum level of 2” above the top
of the filters .
note:
Besides filling the spa to 2” above the top of the filter, all models will need to be
filled to 2” above the highest jet(s) in the spa. This is the minimum level allowed to run
the Whisper Clean® circulation system .
note:
When using a mineral cartridge system, please refer to your dealer for specific
instructions on installation .
2. Check all plumbing (clamps, unions and drain valve) connections for leaks.
3 . Re-install filter cartridges and screen adapters by turning them clockwise . Exit garden hose
from the spa .
4 . At this point, turn on the spa control system by turning on the GFCI breaker . When your
spa is first actuated, it will go into Priming Mode, indicated by "Pr" . During this mode the
heater is disabled to allow the priming process to be completed . As soon as "Pr" is indicated
on the topside panel, push the Jet(s) button(s) until the pump(s) are running in high speed.
If the pump(s) have been primed continue to step 5. If the pump(s) have not primed after 2
minutes, and water is not flowing from the jets in the spa it may be nessessary to manually
prime the pump(s) by taking the following steps: First turn the power off on the GFCI
breaker. Next loosen the union nuts on the pump(s). Allow for a small amount of water and
the trapped air to escape from the pump(s). Once all the air has escaped tighten the union
nuts back down. After the pump(s) have been vented, turn on the spa control system by
turning on the GFCI breaker . The spa will now go back into priming mode .
