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SPA MAINTENANCE
Your Vita Spa is manufactured with the highest quality and most durable materials available. A spa care
and maintenance program is recommended to increase your comfort, maintain the spa’s reliability, and
protect your investment.
FILTER MAINTENANCE
Vita Spas are designed with the most efficient
top loading filtration system in the industry. Filter
maintenance is the most critical factor in keeping
your spa water clean.
TO CLEAN THE FILTER:
(NOTE: Never run the spa without a
filter installed)
Remove the cartridge and spray it with a garden
hose. It will be necessary to rotate the cartridge
while spraying so as to thoroughly remove the
debris lodged between the filter pleats.
After allowing to dry, inspect the cartridge for
calcium deposit (scaling) or an oil film. Rapid
mineral build-up from hard water, or oil build-up
from the use of oil-based water scent or body oil
may coat the filter cartridge. A filter cleaner to
soak the cartridge is available from your Vita Spa
dealer and should be used as part of your spa
maintenance. Use a rag to remove any debris at
the bottom of the filter housing and inside the
filter screen. Replace the cartridge in the filter
housing. We recommend the use of a spare
filter. This way one can be soaking and cleaning
while you continue to enjoy the use of your spa.
DRAINING YOUR SPA
Detergent residues from bathing suits as well as
soap film from your body may gr a d u a l l y
accumulate in the water. Foam inhibitors will
suppress the foam but will not remove the soap
from the water. Eventually, the soap build-up in
the water will concentrate enough to leave an
unclean feeling on the user’s skin, causing
sudsing and make the water impossible to clarify.
Depending on the amount of soap input, the spa
water should last between two and three
months.
TO DRAIN YOUR SPA
Turn the power off at the GFCI breaker. To locate
drain look at the front base of the spa. Once
located
remove
cap
by
turning
it
counterclockwise. Attach a garden hose to the
bib that is located directly behind the cap, once
removed. Route the outlet of the hose to an
appropriate draining area. Twist body then pull.
The spa will empty by gravity. Siphon or scoop
out the balance of the water.
IMPORTANT:
Spa water with a high sanitizer
level may harm plants and grass. If you are
draining your spa for the winter, be sure to fully
drain water from the pipe by disconnecting the
two unions at the gate valves found by each of
the two speed pumps and the two unions found
by the circulation pump. Drain the water pumps
by removing the pump plug. Then reinstall the
pump plugs. Remove the filter and clean as
required. Inspect the spa shell and clean as
required.
Refill the spa BEFORE restoring power to it.
Drain Body
Drain Cap
