PDC spas Luxury Series User manual

Owner’sManual
R2018/12

RecordofOwnership1
SafetyWarning2
SafetyInstrucons3‐6
PartsDescripon7‐8
LuxuryModelSpecificaons9‐13
PremiumModelSpecificaons   14‐19
LifestyleModelSpecificaons20‐24
InstallaonandSitePreparaon25‐27
Start‐UpInstrucons28‐29
WiringGuidelines30
ElectricalGuidelines
NorthAmerica31‐32
Export33
OperaonSystems
in.k1000Luxury34‐38
in.k500Premium39‐40
in.k300Lifestyle41‐42
WaterChemistry
Basics43
Maintenance44‐45
RouneMaintenance46‐48
Troubleshoong49
MaintenanceRecords50‐52
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PlascDevelopmentCompany,Inc.
75PalmerIndustrialRoad
Williamsport,PA17701USA
570‐323‐3060tel570‐323‐8485fax
www.pdcspas.com
HotTubOwner’sManual

CongratulaonsonChoosingaQualityPDCHotTub!America’sBestSpas
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YounowownahighqualityPDCSpahottubbuiltforyearsofenjoymentandrelaxaon.Itisofprimeimportancethatyou
understandtheoperaonofyourhottubandenjoyitwithsafetyinmind.Youmustreadthismanualthoroughlyand
understandallofthesafetyprecauons.Usingyourhottubwithintheseguidelinesassuresyearsoffunandrelaxaon
gainedfromaddingaPDCSpaHotTubtoyourlifestyle.
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PleasereadtheOwner’sManualcompletelybeforeinstallingandusingyournewhottub.Thepurposeofthismanualis
toprovideyouwithsafety,operaonalandinstallaoninformaonwhichwillallowyouthefullestenjoymentofthisfine
product.
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Atthemeofprinng,thismanualwasdeemedasaccurateaspossible.PDCSpasreservestherighttochangeproductin
anefforttoenhanceandimprove,withoutpriornoce.Tobeawareofanyofthesepossiblechanges,logonto
www.pdcspas.com,referringtotheCustomerCaresecon,orcontactyourretailerdirectly.
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OwnershipInformaon
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Name___________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________
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InstallaonDate____/____/____
ModelName_____________________________Serial#__________________________________
RetailerName_____________________________RetailerPhoneNumber_____________________
ServiceTechnicianContactInfo_________________________________
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RegisterYourHotTub
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Pleasebesuretoregisteryournewspahottubupondelivery.Logontowww.pdcspas.com/customercareandenterthe
requiredinformaon.Wehavenorecordofownershipunlthisiscompleted.Thiswillensurewarrantycoverageand
informaonregardingpossibleproductupdates.
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LocangYourSerialNumber
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Luxury&PremiumSeries:Themetalserialnumberplatecanbefoundontheinsideoffilterhousingatspalip.Simply
removetheplascfiltercoverrevealingthesilverserialnumberplate.
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LifestyleSeries:Thesilverserialnumberplateisfoundonthebacksideoftheshellbehindthecabinetwallnearthefilter
housing.
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SAVETHISMANUALFORFUTUREREFERENCE!
HotTubSpaOwner’sManual1
PlascDevelopmentCompany,Inc.
75PalmerIndustrialRoad,POBox4007,Williamsport,PA17701USA
570‐323‐3060tel570‐323‐8485faxwww.pdcspas.com

Important:Itisextremelyimportantthatthissignbepostedpermanentlyplacedin
clearviewofpersonsusingthehottub.Occasionalusersmaynotbeawareofsome
ofthedangershotwaterposestopregnantwomen,smallchildren,seniors,and
peopleundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Ifyoudidnotreceiveawarningsignoryour
signhasbecomedamaged,pleasecallyourlocalretailerorthefactoryfora
replacement.
HotTubOwner’sManual2
! WARNING
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REPLACEALLSAFETYSUCTIONCOVERSEVERY7YEARS.
ReplacewithsimilarVGBapprovedfingsatsameorhigherflowrangs.
Replacementappliestoallhottubspamodels.
! WARNINGSIGNS
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CabinetInstalled:Foryourreferral,safetyandconvenience,aweatherresistantsignhasbeen
mountedontheendcabinetsideofyourhottubspa.Becomefamiliarwiththeprecauons,
exercisesafetyandcarewhileenjoyingyourhottub.Nofythefactoryoryourretailershould
yourequireaddionalsignsorreplacements.
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WarningSignMustBePosted:Anaddionalcopyofthissigncanbefoundpackagedwithyour
newhottub.Thissignmustbepostedpermanentlyinaprominentareanearthespawhereitis
clearlyvisibletoalloccupants.Postthissignimmediatelyuponinstallaon.Nofythefactoryor
yourretailershouldyourequireaddionalsignsorreplacements.
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WARNING:Readallinstruconsbeforeusingthehottub.PDCSpasassumesnoresponsibility
forpersonalinjuryorpropertydamagesustainedbyorthroughtheuseofthisproduct.
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SAVETHISMANUAL,SIGNSANDINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE.
! WARNING
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Thisunitisaprofessional‐gradeproduct.Aknowledgeofconstrucontechniques,plumbingand
electricalinstallaonaccordingtocodesarerequiredforproperinstallaonandusersasfacon.
Itisrecommendedthatalicensedcontractorperformtheinstallaon.Warrantyisvoidedfor
improperinstallaonrelatedissues.

READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS!!
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Thisunitisaprofessional‐gradeproduct.Aknowledgeofconstrucontechniques,plumbingandelectricalinstallaon
accordingtocodesarerequiredforproperinstallaonandusersasfacon.Itisrecommendedthatalicensedcontractor
performtheinstallaon.WarrantyisvoidedforimproperInstallaonrelatedissues.
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Itistheresponsibilityofthehomeownertoensureallusersofthehottubareadequatelyinformedofallprecauons. 
Usethehottubspaonlyasdescribedinthismanual.Thespaisintendedforhomeuseonly.Donotusethespaina 
commercialorrentalseng;allwarraneswillbevoided.
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GROUNDALLMETALELECTRICALEQUIPMENT
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 AgreencoloredterminaloraterminalmarkedG,GR,Ground,orGrounding,islocatedinsidethesupplyterminalboxor
compartment.Thisterminalmustbeconnectedtothegroundingmeansprovidedintheelectricsupplyservicepanel,usinga
connuouscopperwireequivalentinsizetothecircuitconductorssupplyingthisequipment.*accordingto,butnotlimitedto:NEC,
NFPA70,Secon680.40,UL1563.
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 Atleasttwolugsmarked“BondingLugs”areprovidedontheexternalsurfaceorontheinsideofthesupplyterminalboxor
compartment.Connectthelocalcommonbondinggrid(householdground)intheareaofthespatotheseterminals,usingan
insulatedorbarecopperconductornotsmallerthanNo.6AWG.
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 Allfield‐installedmetalcomponentssuchasrails,ladders,drainsorsimilarhardwarelocatedwithin5feetofthespamustbe
bondedtotheequipmentgroundingbuswithcopperconductorsnotsmallerthanNo.6AWG.
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 Allmetalsurfaceswithin5feetofthespamustbebondedtothehomebondinggrid.
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GROUNDFAULTCIRCUITINTERRUPTERPROTECTION(orequivalent;RCD,forexportinstalls)
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 AllPDCSpashottubsarepermanentlyinstalledunits.GROUNDFAULTCIRCUITINTERRUPTERPROTECTIONISREQUIRED.
AllspaequipmentsystemsmustbeprotectedbyaclassAgroundfaultcircuitinterrupter(GFCI)orequivalent;RCD,forexport
installs.Agroundfaultcircuitinterruptertypecircuitbreaker(NOTSUPPLIED)mustbeinstalledinthehomepanelboxbya
licensedelectricianwhenmakingwireconnecontothespasupportpackequipment.
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DANGER:RISKOFELECTRICALSHOCK:
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 Installthespaatleastfivefeet(1.52m)fromallungrounded(unbounded)metalsurfaces.
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 Groundfaultcircuitinterrupterproteconofthehomepowersupplytothehottubspaisnecessary.Yourelectricianshould
explainhowitoperates.(Seemaintenanceforfunconandtesng)
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 Donotpermitanyelectricappliance,suchasalight,telephone,radioortelevision,withinfivefeet(1.52m)ofahottubspa.
Keepelectricalappliancesandextensioncordsawayfromthespa;waterisaconductorofelectricity.
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DANGER:RISKOFACCIDENTALDROWNING.
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 Extremecauonmustbeexercisedtopreventunauthorizedaccessbychildren.Toavoidaccidents,ensurethatchildrencannot
useahottubspaunlesstheyaresupervisedatallmes.
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DANGER:TOREDUCETHERISKOFDROWNING:
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1.Neverusethespaalone.
2.Childrenshouldnotusethespaunlesstheyaresupervisedbyanadult.
3.Keeppetsawayfromthespaatallmes.
4.ALWAYSREPLACEANDLOCKTHESPACOVERWHENTHESPAISNOTINUSE.
READANDFOLLOWALLIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
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Wheninstallingandusingthisequipment,basicsafetyprecauonsshouldalwaysbetakentoreducetheriskofelectricalshock,
toensuresafeusage,andtosafeguardtheuser’shealth.
SafetyInstrucons3

DANGER:TOREDUCETHERISKOFDROWNING
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 Prolongedimmersioninthespamaycausehyperthermia.Thecauses,symptomsandeffectsofhyperthermiamaybedescribed
asfollows:Hyperthermiaoccurswhentheinternaltemperatureofthebodyreachesalevelseveraldegreesabovethenormal
bodytemperatureof98.6°F(37°C).Thesymptomsofhyperthermiaincludeanincreaseintheinternaltemperatureofthebody,
dizziness,lethargy,drowsiness,andfainng.Theeffectsofhyperthermiainclude:
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1.Failuretoperceiveheat
2.Failuretorecognizetheneedtoexitthespa
3.Unawarenessofimpendinghazard
4.Fetaldamageinpregnantwomen
5.Physicalinabilitytoexitthespa
6.Unconsciousnessresulnginthedangerofdrowning
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DANGER:RISKOFINJURY
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 Donotremovethesuconfings.Thesuconfinginthishottubspaissizedtomatchthespecificwaterflowcreatedbythe
pump.Shouldtheneedarisetoreplacethesuconfingorthepump,besurethattheflowratesarecompable.Neveroperate
thespaifthesuconfingisbrokenormissing.Neverreplaceasuconfingwithoneratedlessthantheflowratemarkedon
theoriginalsuconfing.
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DANGER:RISKOFACCIDENTALDROWNING
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 Keephairandbodypartsawayfromthesuconguard.Donotallowlonghairtofloatfreelyinthewater;longhairshouldbe
restrainedwithabathingcap.Toreducetheriskofdrowningfromhairorbodyentrapment,installasuconfing(s)witha
markedflowrateingallonsperminutethatequalsorexceedstheflowratemarkedontheequipmentassembly,ifreplacement
ofsuconfingsbecomesnecessary.
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WARNING
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 Groundfaultcircuitinterrupterprotecon(GFCI)orequivalent;RCD,forthespashouldbetestedpriortoeachusebythe
homeowner.Withthespainoperaon,pushthe“test”buonontheGFCIcircuitbreakeratthepanelbox.Thespashouldshut
downimmediately.NowresettheGFCI.Thehottubspashouldreturntonormaloperaon.IftheGFCIfailstooperateinthis
manner,thereexistsapossibilityofelectricalshock.Approvedtesngappliesforexportprotecondevices,i.e.RCD.
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 Disconnuespaoperaonbydisconnecngthepowersourceandnofyaqualifiedelectricianforidenficaonandcorrecon
oftheproblem.
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WARNING
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 Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotpermitchildrentousethisproductunlesstheyarecloselysupervisedatallmes.
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WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFINJURY
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 Thewaterinahottubspashouldneverexceed104ºF(40°C).Watertemperaturesbetween100°F(38ºC)and104ºF(40°C)are
consideredsafeforahealthyadult.Lowerwatertemperaturesarerecommendedforextendeduse(exceeding10to15minutes)
andforyoungchildren.
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 Excessivewatertemperatureshaveahighpotenalforcausingfetaldamageduringtheearlymonthsofpregnancy.Pregnantor
possiblypregnantwomenshouldlimitspatemperaturesto100ºF(38°C).
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 Beforeenteringahottubspa,theusershouldmeasurethewatertemperaturewithanaccuratethermometersincethetolerance
ofwatertemperatureregulangdevicesmayvaryasmuchas5ºF(3°C).
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 THEUSEOFALCOHOL,DRUGS,ORMEDICATIONBEFOREORDURINGSPAUSEMAYLEADTOUNCONSCIOUSNESS
WITHTHEPOSSIBILITYOFDROWNING.
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 Personssufferingfromobesityorwithamedicalhistoryofheartdisease,loworhighbloodpressure,circulaorysystem
problems,ordiabetesshouldconsultaphysicianbeforeusingaspa.
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SafetyInstrucons4

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 Personsusingmedicaonshouldconsultaphysicianbeforeusingaspasincesomemedicaonmayinducedrowsinesswhileother
medicaonmayaffectheartrate,bloodpressure,andcirculaon.
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 Enterandleavespaslowlyandwithcauon.Surfacesaroundspawillbewetandslippery.
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WARNING
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1.Neverusethehottubspaalone.
2.Donotbringanyobjectintothespathatcoulddamagethespashell.
3.Donotsitonhottubspacoverorplaceobjectsonit;itisnotdesignedtosupportweight.
4.Removeanywaterordebristhatmaycollectonthespacover.
5.Keepallchemicalsawayfromchildrenandpets.
6.ThePHandchemicalbalanceofthewatermustbemaintainedasexplainedinthismanual.Failuretodosomaycause
injurytousersordamagetothespa,andwillvoidyourwarranty.
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WARNING:HEALTHCONSIDERATIONS
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 Theuseofalcohol,drugs,medicaoncangreatlyincreaseriskoffatalhyperthermia.
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 Individualswithinfeconsandopensoresorwoundsshouldnotusethespa.Bacteriathriveinwarmandhotwater.
Alwayskeepyourhottubspadisinfectedandmaintaintheproperchemicalbalance.
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 Showerbeforeandaerusingthespa.Thiswillremoveanydeodorant,perspiraon,orbodyoilsthatcouldcontaminatethe
water.Showeringaerwillremoveanyresidualchemicalsand/orpossiblebacteria.
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 Donotusethehottubspaimmediatelyaerstrenuousexercise.
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 Ifyoufeelpainordizzinessatanymewhileusingthespa,disconnueuseandcontactaphysician.
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WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFINJURY
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 Itisespeciallyimportantforpersonsovertheageof35orpersonswithpre‐exisnghealthproblems,suchasobesity,heart
disease,highbloodpressure,circulatoryproblems,ordiabetestoconsulttheirphysicianbeforeusingthespa.
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 Thehottubspajetsproduceastreamofwaterwithrelavelyhighpressure.Prolongedexposureofalocalizedareaofthebody
maycausebruisestotheskin.
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 Neverinsertanyobjectintoanyopening.
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 Donotusebreakablecontainersinornearthehottubspa.
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WARNING:ELECTRICALCONSIDERATIONS
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 Forcontrolsotherthanunderwaterlighngcircuits:AGroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(orequivalentforexportinstalls)mustbe
providedifthisdeviceisusedtocontrolanunderwaterlighngfixture.TheconductorsontheloadsideontheGroundFault
CircuitInterruptershallnotoccupyconduit,boxes,orenclosurescontainingotherconductorsunlesstheaddionalconductors
arealsoprotectedbyaGroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(orequivalentforexportinstalls).
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 Theelectricalsupplyforthisproductmustincludeasuitablyratedswitchorcircuitbreakertoopenallundergroundsupply
conductorstocomplywithSecon422‐20oftheU.S.NaonalElectricCode.Thedisconnecngmeansmustbereadilyaccessible
tothespaoccupantbutinstalledatleast5FT(1.5M)fromthespawater.
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WARNING:Forhottubspaswithaudio/videocomponents
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1.CAUTION‐RiskofElectricShock.Donotleavecompartmentdooropen.
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2.CAUTION‐RiskofElectricShock.Replacecomponentsonlywithidencalcomponents.
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3.Donotoperatetheaudio/videocontrolswhileinsidethespa.
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SafetyInstrucons5

4.WARNING‐PreventElectrocuon.Donotconnectanyauxiliarycomponents(forexamplecable,addionalspeakers,
headphones,addionalaudio/videocomponents,etc.)tothesystem.
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5.Theseunitsarenotprovidedwithanoutdoorantennae;whenprovided,itshouldbeinstalledinaccordancewithArcle810
oftheU.S.NaonalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA70.
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6.Donotservicethisproductyourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmayexposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherriskof
injury.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
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7.Whenthepowersupplyconneconorpowersupplycord(s)aredamaged;ifwaterisenteringtheaudio/videocompartment
oranyelectricalequipmentcompartmentarea;iftheprotecveshieldsorbarriersareshowingsignsofdeterioraon;orifthere
aresignsofotherpotenaldamagetotheunit,turnofftheunitandreferservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
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8.Thisunitshouldbesubjectedtoperiodicrounemaintenance(forexample,onceevery3months)tomakesuretheunitis
operangproperly.
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ADDITIONALSAFETYCONSIDERATIONS
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 Installthehottubspatoprovidedrainageforcompartmentsofelectricalcomponents.
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 Forfloorrecessedspas:Installtopermitaccessforservicingfromaboveorbelowthefloor.Hottubspaequipmentmustbe
installedbelowwaterlevel.
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 Whenplanningyourspainstallaonsite,preparefortheunlikelyeventofrapidspadrainage.
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 Donotplacespaindirectsunlightwhileunitisemptyorwhensealedinshippingmaterials.Excessiveheatbuildmay
causedamagetospaandvoidwarranty.
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 Wheninstallinghottubspa,allowamplespaceforfutureservicing,nonglocaonofallsupportequipmentperthemodel
specificaons.
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SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
SafetyInstrucons6

PartsDescriponandFuncon7
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HydrotherapyJets: 
Varioussizedfingsmixwaterwithairtoproducelocalizedtherapy,inastraightstream,circular
moon,orinrandompaernsformassage.Posionedinmassageseatsfromnecktofeet,upper
andlowerbackincontouredandstraightseangarrangements.Jetnozzlesareeasily
interchangeablewithasimpleturnallowingusertoenjoythetypeandpowerofmassagebest
suitedtothem.
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UltraMassage™Selector:(DiverterValve)Locatedonhottublip,thisfingismuchlargerthan
theaircontroldescribedbelow.Turntoadjustpumppowertoselectedjetswhichenhanceswater
aconthroughthosejetsbydecreasingwateraconthroughothers.Besurenosandorparcles
arebroughtintothehottubspaastheywillcausethedivertertoseizeup.Itisbesttoturnthe
divertervalveonlywhenthepumpisturnedoff.
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AirControls:Fingsmountedonthelipofspacontrollingamountofoutsideairmixedwithin‐
comingwaterofthehydrotherapyjet.Yourspahasmulpleaircontrolsonthehottubspalipthat
controlair/watermixforasegmentofthejets.Youchoosethestrengththatbestsuitsyou.When
notinuse,theaircontrolsshouldbekeptintheoffposion.
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Sucon:Circularfingmountedonthevercalwallofthefootwellandservesasanaddional
pumpwaterinlet.Thesefingsmustbereplacedevery7yearswithsimilarVGBapprovedfings
atsameorhigherflowrangs.
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PowerFlo™Filter:Thispressure‐sidefiltraonisapowerfuldesignbuiltintoLuxuryandPremium
Seriesmodels.Thefiltercartridgeiseasilyaccessibleformaintenanceandhiddenfromoccupant’s
view.
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Prisne™Filter:Thissucon‐sidefiltraonisaproveneffecvefiltraonsystemposionedonthe
suconsideofthejetpumpintheLifestyleSeriesmodels.Thefiltercartridgeiseasilyaccessiblefor
maintenanceandhiddenfromoccupant’sview.
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OzoneJets:Allspasareequippedwithozonejetsforsanitaon.Thefiltercycleshouldcirculate
8‐10hoursdailyforproperozonaon.Usetheprogrammableelectroniccontrolcenterto
automacallyoperatethisfuncon.
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Ozonator:YourEverPure™ozonatorwilloperateinconjunconwithyourfiltraonsystem.Ozone
isagas,O3,thathasbeenusedforyearsasasanitaontreatmentfordrinkingwater,andnowasa
provenpurifierforhottubs.

PartsDescriponandFuncon8
SlideValves:Valvesareusedtoshutoffthewaterflowtotheheater,circulaonpump,
Andjetpump(s)forspecificserviceproblems.
SupportPack:Thecontrolsystemoperatesallfunconsofthehottub.Makesureyour
electricianconnectsthepowersupplyaccordinglytoallNaonalElectricCode,andshowsyou
howtotesttheGFCIcircuitbreaker(notsupplied).Thispackisconnectedtoa50ampGFCI
breaker.Makenoteofthislocaonalongwithothermajorcomponentspriortoinstallaonfor
possibleservicingaccess.
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Heater:Yourhottubisequippedwithathermostatcontrolatthespaside(topsidecontrol).
Setthewateratthetemperatureyouenjoy.Leavethethermostatatthatseng,andthehottub
willautomacallymaintainthecorrecttemperature;readyforyourenjoymentanyme.Avoid
constantresengofthethermostat;itismoreeconomicaltomaintaintemperaturethantolet
thetemperaturefallandraise.Neverraisethetemperatureabove104degrees.
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MoonGlow:Lowvoltageunderwaterspalight,withvaryingshadesofacolorwash,
controlledatthespasidecontrolpanel.Chooserotaonofcolororconstantcolorofyourchoice.
EverLite™:ExclusivetoallPDChottubspamodelsisthecabinetmountedindicatorlightwhich
confirmstheEverPure™ozonepurificaonsystemisproperlyoperang.
WaterSpoutControlValve:Mostallhottubmodelsfeaturethecascadingwaterspoutfeature.
Acontrolvalveismountedonthespaadjusngthepressureandheightofthespout.
Air’assageAirChannel:AllLuxurySeriesmodelshavethebenefitofanairmassagedeliveringa
soSwedishmassagethroughaseriesofstainlessgrommetsintheseatareas.Thismassageis
separatefromthejets,drivenbyanairblowerunderseparatecontrol.
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