PLUlVIBING
REQUIREMENTS
Plumbsystem inaccordance
with
"RECOMMENDED
HYDRAULIC
SCHEMATIC"
on
page
2,
lmal
cdesund the followingguidelines.
Bring
all lines back to the equip~nentpad.
1.
Spa
should
be
at
or
above
the level of
the
pool.
If
spa
isattached
to
pool, provide adam bctwcenthe bwo bodiesofwilter to allow spa overflow
intopool,
If
spa
is
not attachedto pwl, an overflow. sufficient insizetocarry
full
pump-flow,
must
bt:
installedat water level
in
tlie
spa.
2.
Plurnha three-portIntake
Valve
onthe suction-sideolthe filter pump, sothat cearer portofvnlvr
isconnectedto the pu111pinlet.
Connect spa suction to one
side
ofIntakeValve, andpool suction to the othcr side.
3.
Plurnh
a
three-port
Return
Valve
on thereturn-side
of
the heater, so tllot rcturt~walcr
will
cnlcr
valve through the center pon,
Conncct spa returntoone sideofReturnValve, andpoolreturn to the other side.
4.
A
W
spa make-up line (incot-prating
a
H"
manualgateorball valve and, forelevatedspis, a
'/I".
check'valvc) may
bc
providedtobypassthe pool return line. l'his willenable somealthe chemi-
cally-balanced water from
the
poolto cycle through die
spa.
The manualvalve will allow lhe
amount ofbypasto
be
adjusted,
5.
If
the spa is to
be
constructedinconcrete, specialprovision should
be
madeut this time for the.
installationof
the
Spa-side
Remote Control.
Select
n
convenient location
in
the deck orabovewater levelinthe spa wall (wheretheSpa-side
Ru~norewillnot
be
submergedby the
spa
water). and install
n
6"
to
12"
length
of
I-'/)'"
pvc pipe to
pmvide
r
receptaclefor the
Spa-side
Reniorc.
The
pipeshould belevelandprotrudebeyond
the
finished surfilcc ofthe
spa.
It
will
be
cut
back
n
later date.
Reducepipsize downto
$5''
or
%iV
conduit, andrun to proposed
LX-IOU
locationat equipment
pad.
Use
swcep elbows for turns.
The
Spa-ride
Remotewlllnot
be
installed
until
spa
construction
is
iwmplclc.
6.
Forsystems which incorporate
a
skimmer.
it
ispossibletobalance
the
amount ofsuctionbetween
the skimmer andmaindrainfor maintenance purposes.
This
is
uasily accomplished
by
installing a manual three-port mixingvalve at the suction linc.
Plumbonc port to the skimmer and the other to the maindnin.
7.
If
a
"non-booster pun~p"pressure-sidepoolcleaner
is
beingused, plumb
a
manualthree-port valve
betweenthefilter pumpandfilter, with the
third
portplumbed
to
thepoolcleanerlinc. and install
a
motorizedtwo-porz PoolCleaner
Vaive
at this line. The motorized valve
will
autr~~naticallyopen
wl~encvcrtlie ControlSystem activates
Ihe
pool
clmna.
8.
Ifa boosterpump poolcleaner
is
beingused. plumbthe booster pump
so
that its suction-side
is
connectedto
the
pool return, after the heater
and
as
close
to
the ground
as
praaicnl.
