Balboa Water Group spaTouch Menu Panel - Manual (Page 10)

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Preparation and Filling
Fill the spa to its correct operating level. Be sure to open all valves and jets in the plumbing system before filling to allow
as much air as possible to escape from the plumbing and the control system during the filling process.
After turning the power on at the main power panel, the top-side panel will display a splash screen or startup screen.
Priming Mode – M019*
After the initial start-up sequence, the control will enter Priming Mode and display a Priming Mode screen. Only pump icons
appear on the priming mode screen. During the priming mode, the heater is disabled to allow the priming process to be
completed without the possibility of energizing the heater under low-flow or no-flow conditions. Nothing comes on auto-
matically, but the pump(s) can be energized by selecting the “Jet” buttons. If the spa has a Circ Pump, it can be turned on
and off by pressing the “Circ Pump” button during Priming Mode.
Priming the Pumps
As soon as the Priming Mode screeen appears on the panel, select the
“Jets 1” button once to start Pump 1 in low-speed and then again to
switch to high-speed. Also, select the other pumps, to turn them on.
The pumps should be running in high-speed to facilitate priming. If
the pumps have not primed after 2 minutes, and water is not flowing
from the jets in the spa, do not allow the pumps to continue to run.
Turn off the pumps and repeat the process. Note: Turning the power off
and back on again will initiate a new pump priming session. Sometimes
momentarily turning the pump off and on will help it to prime. Do not
do this more than 5 times. If the pump(s) will not prime, shut off the
power to the spa and call for service.
Important: A pump should not be allowed to run without priming for more than 2 minutes. Under NO circumstances should
a pump be allowed to run without priming beyond the end of the 4-5 minute priming mode. Doing so may cause damage to
the pump and cause the system to energize the heater and go into an overheat condition.
Exiting Priming Mode
The system will automatically enter the normal heating and filtering at the end of the priming mode, which lasts 4-5
minutes.
You can manually exit Priming Mode by pressing the “Exit” button on the Priming Mode Screen. Note that if you do not
manually exit the priming mode as described above, the priming mode will be automatically terminated after 4-5 minutes.
Be sure that the pump(s) have been primed by this time.
Once the system has exited Priming Mode, the top-side panel will display the Main Screen, but the display will not show the
temperature yet, as shown below. This is because the system requires approximately 1 minute of water flowing through the
heater to determine the water temperature and display it.
Fill it up!
Priming Mode
Exit Jets 1 Jets 2 Jets 3 Circ
– – –°F – – –°C
*M0XX is a Message Code. See Fault Log on Page 17.