Spa Touch Mini

User Guide

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FILL YOUR HOT TUB

PREPARATION AND FILLING YOUR HOT TUB

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 during the filling process. Air may be trapped in the plumbing after filling the spa tub. Remove trapped air by priming the pumps. Priming will be discussed shortly.

After turning the power on at the main power panel, the spa control panel will display a splash screen or startup screen. After the initial start-up sequence, the control will enter Priming Mode and display a Priming Mode screen (view next page (C)). Only pump icons appear on the Priming Mode screen. During 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.

WHAT IS PRIMING?

Priming removes trapped air from the plumbing. How do you know when a pump is done priming? Priming is complete when water flows from the jets without air bubbles. So, watch the jets as you prime the pump. If your spa has more than one pump, prime each pump one at a time. Why prime one at a time? If multiple pumps are running, it is too difficult to determine which pump is circulating air bubbles, or the flow from one pump may hide the flow from another pump.

Sometimes momentarily turning the pump Off and On will help it to prime. Do not do this more than 5 times. If the pump will not prime, shut Off the power to the spa and call for service.

PRIMING MODE

Priming Mode will last for 4 minutes, or you can manually exit Priming Mode after the pump(s) have primed.

Regardless of whether Priming Mode ends automatically or you manually exit Priming Mode, the control system automatically returns to normal heating and filtering at the end of Priming Mode.

PRIMING THE PUMPS

One Priming Mode screen can display a maximum of six pumps (and other water devices). If there are more than six devices, a small navigation arrow will appear on the screen, indicating that more devices are available to control on the next Priming Mode screen. Press the navigation arrow (D) to view the next screen.

The techniques for Priming pumps and running spa devices are almost identical. View page 7 for more information on running spa devices.

This panel message (C) indicates that the spa is in Priming Mode. Note: Turning the power Off and back On again will initiate a new pump priming session. If you need more than 4 minutes to prime all of the pumps, cycle power to the spa again.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRIME A TWO-SPEED PUMP:

Press the button (JETS 1, JETS 2, etc.) for that pump once to turn it On at low speed. Press the button again to run the pump at high speed. Run the pump at high speed for 2 minutes. If priming is not complete after 2 minutes, turn Off the pump and repeat the process.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRIME ANY ONE-SPEED PUMP, INCLUDING A CIRCULATION PUMP:

Press the button (JETS 1, JETS 2, etc.) for that pump once to turn it On. Run the pump for 2 minutes. If priming is not complete after 2 minutes, turn Off the pump and repeat the process.

WHICH PUMP IS THE HEATER PUMP?

Confirm if a “Circ” button (E) appears on the Priming Mode screen (C). There may be multiple Priming Mode screens. If the “Circ” button doesn’t appear on the first screen, and if a right arrow (D) appears, press the arrow to view the next Priming Mode screen(s). If the “Circ” button doesn’t appear on any of the screens, then “Jets 1” (B) is the heater pump. If the “Circ” button does appear on one of the screens, then the circulation pump is the heater pump.

Once the heater pump is primed, prime any additional pumps.

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 minute Priming Mode. Doing so may cause damage to the pump and in some cases may cause the system to energize the heater and go into an overheat condition.

EXITING PRIMING MODE

Priming Mode ends automatically. However, you can manually exit Priming Mode during this time by pressing the Back button (A).

When Priming Mode ends (automatically or manually) the panel will display dashes (F). Once the control system cycles water through the heater for one to two minutes, the dashes will be replaced by the water temperature.