Sundance Spas Maxxus - Manual (Page 23)

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CLEANING THE FILTER
Your Sweetwater hot tub is equipped with a cartridge filter located in the
skimmer/filter well. Filtering is accomplished when the 2-speed pump 1, on
either high or low speed, causes water to flow through the polyester mesh of
the filter. As this happens, suspended particles become trapped on the filter’s
surface.
To ensure optimum performance, it is necessary to remove and clean the fil-
ter cartridge, usually once a week, depending on usage and water quality. To
accomplish this, follow these steps:
1. Turn off power to the hot tub at the home’s breaker panel.
2. Remove the filter lid (strainer grid on Bali model.).
3. Remove the filter cartridge by loosening the retainer nut on the pipe at
one end of the filter and sliding the filter toward the nut until the other
end is free of the retainer bracket. Lift the filter out as you pull it away
from the filter pipe. On Bali Model, pull filter straight up after removing
grid.
4. Using a garden hose with a high-pressure nozzle, 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 Sundance
dealer.
The average life expectancy of a Sweetwater filter cartridge is approximately
two years with proper care and water quality maintenance. A replacement
cartridge may be purchased from your Sundance Dealer.
OZONATORS
The Ozone is injected into the water to supplement chemical sanitizers, kill
bacteria, oxidize organics and control minerals. Ozone is injected anytime the
pump is turned on automatically like in heat call or filter cycles. The ozonator
will turn off anytime the pump is manually activated by pressing the jets but-
ton. It will remain off until five minutes after that specific function has been
turned off.