Sundance Spas 680 - Manual (Page 37)

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680 SERIES
B. Denali and Tacoma Models:
Your Sundance spa is equipped with a skimmer basket and filter
cartridge located in the skimmer/filter well. Filtering is accomplished
when the pump turns on in low speed to initiate water flow through the
skimmer basket and polyester mesh filter cartridge. As this happens,
suspended particles become trapped on the filter’s surface. To ensure
optimum performance, it is necessary to remove and clean the skimmer
basket once a week and filter cartridge once a month or sooner,
depending on usage and water quality.
C. Cleaning Procedure (for All Models):
1. Turn off power to the spa at the home’s breaker panel or select
the L1 “Lock” mode (page 27) to disable all spa functions.
2. Remove the filter strainer lid assembly.
3. Remove the filter cartridge by rotating it counterclockwise to
unthread it from the filter wall fitting, then lift it straight up to remove
from filter well.
4. Using a garden hose with a high-pressure nozzle to rinse debris from
the filter pleats beginning at the top and working your way downward.
Continue, one section at a time, until you have rinsed all of the filter’s
pleats.
Periodically, the filter cartridge will need a more thorough cleaning to
remove imbedded oils and minerals. For this, we suggest cleaning as
above and then soaking the cartridge overnight in a plastic container
filled with a solution of water and a specially formulated filter cleanser
available from your authorized Sundance dealer. The average life
expectancy of a Sundance filter cartridge is approximately two years
with proper care and water quality maintenance. A replacement cartridge
may be purchased from your dealer.
11.2 Draining and Refilling
About every 3 months, you will want to replace the spa’s water. The
frequency depends on a number of variables including the amount of
use, attention paid to water quality maintenance, etc. You will know it is
time for a change when you cannot control sudsing and/or you can no
longer get the normal feel or sparkle to the water even though the key
water balance measurements are all within the proper parameters.