{"id":27780,"date":"2023-05-27T20:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=27780"},"modified":"2023-05-27T20:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T00:57:24","slug":"hot-tub-spring-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=27780","title":{"rendered":"Hot Tub &#8211; Spring Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Things to do in the spinrg to open the hot tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove covering<\/li><li>Inspect for damage; fix any found<\/li><li>Close the gate vale drain to road (pics)<\/li><li>Clean out tub, wash with bleach?<\/li><li>install fuses, turn on switch at electrical panel (basement bedrrom) (pics)<\/li><li>fill with plain water to full mark<\/li><li>open filter cover,  fill to allow priming<\/li><li>turn on gfci panel breaker (pics)  (spars?)<\/li><li>turn on pump pressing ???? on control panel (pivcs)<\/li><li>the pump should come on; the system is in priming mode for 5 minutes.  display will show &#8220;Pr&#8221;.  press the Jet button to tunr the punmp to low speed; fill filter or whevs until priming is complete and water is flowing out of jets<\/li><li>check for leaks<\/li><li>run pump in high speed for a few minutres<\/li><li>check for leacks<\/li><li><\/li><li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"231\" class=\"wp-image-27781\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/balboa-hottub-controller-VS500-operating-sheet.pdf-SECURED-Foxit-PDF-Reader-2023-05-27-20-22-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/balboa-hottub-controller-VS500-operating-sheet.pdf-SECURED-Foxit-PDF-Reader-2023-05-27-20-22-26.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/balboa-hottub-controller-VS500-operating-sheet.pdf-SECURED-Foxit-PDF-Reader-2023-05-27-20-22-26-300x116.jpg 300w, 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