Dimension One Spas 2000 Model manual

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Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8 Spa Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12 Jet System Selector Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Jet Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 2000 Owner ’ s Manual When installing and using this electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including: 1) W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of injur y , do not permit children to use this spa unless they are closely supervised at all times. 2) W ARNING: A grounding wire connector is provided on this spa to connect[...]

2 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 7) EL EC T RI CAL SU PPL Y : T he ele ctri cal su pply fo r t hi s spa mus t in clu de a sui tabl y rated swi tch or ci rcui t break er to op en all u n g r ou nded sup ply con duct ors to com ply wit h se ction 680- 42 of the N ation al Elect rica l Code , AN SI/NF P A 70 -19 93. The discon nect must be readi ly acc essi [...]

3 2000 Owner’ s Manual Grounding, or the symbol * is located inside the supply terminal box or compartment. To reduce the risk of electric shock, this terminal must be connected to the grounding means provided in the electric supply service panel with a continuous copper wire equivalent in size to the circuit conductors supplying this equipment. [...]

4 2000 Owner ’ s Manual DEVRAIENT CONSULTER UN MÉDECIN A V ANT D’UTILISER USE CUVE DE RELAXATION. W ARNING : People with infectious diseases should not use a spa or hot tub. A VERTISSEMENT : LES PERSONNES ATTEINTES DE MALADIES INFECTIEUSES NE DEVRAIENT PAS UTILISER UNE CUVE DE RELAXATION. W ARNING : To avoid injury exercise care when entering [...]

5 2000 Owner ’ s Manual W ARNING: Before entering the spa or hot tub, measure the water temperature with an accurate thermometer . A VERTISSEMENT : A V ANT D’UTILISER UNE CUVE DE RELAXATION MESURER LA TEMPÉRATURE DE L’EAU À L’AIDE D’UN THERMOMÈTRE PRÉCIS. W ARNING: Do not use a spa or hot tub immediately following strenuous exercise. [...]

6 2000 Owner’ s Manual Hyperthermia occurs when the internal temperature of the body reaches a level several degrees above the normal body temperature of 98.6˚ F, or 37˚ C. The symptoms of hyperthermia include drowsiness, lethargy, and an increase in the internal temperature of the body. The effects of hyperthermia include: a) Unawareness of im[...]

7 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 4) Do not use the spa under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs. Use of the spa under these conditions may lead to serious consequences. 5) Always test the spa water temperature before entering the spa. Enter and exit the spa slowly. Wet surfaces can be very slipper y . 6) Never bring any electrical applian[...]

8 2000 Owner ’ s Manual W ARNING SIGN Each spa has been provided with a warning sign which outlines safety precautions. This sign should be permanently placed in a location that is visible to the spa user. Replacement signs can be obtained from: Dimension One Spas 2611 Business Park Drive V ista, CA 92083 (760) 727-7727 W ARNING[...]

9 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest portable spas available. Take the time to read these instructions carefully. If installed and maintained properly your spa will provide many years of enjoyable, trouble-free operation. Read all of the instructions and view your owner’ s manual video for further refere[...]

10 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Additional features of the Chairman II, Diplomat, Chairman, Californian, Nautilus, Aurora II and Triad II: • Scrolling Message Center with digital display self-diagnostic, instructional, and maintenance messages • Ultra Pur e ™ W ater Management System • NeckFlex ™ Jet Pillow • T win long life, dual speed Hydr[...]

11 2000 Owner ’ s Manual NECKFLEX JET PILLOW The NeckFlex Jet Pillow offers five height adjustable positions to accom - modate different body sizes. The standard mini directional jets can be interchanged with rotating jets and are adjustable for water volume. See your local Authorized Dimension One Spas Dealer for more information. ULTRA PURE W A[...]

12 2000 Owner ’ s Manual being ozonated and returned to the spa. During the process, the Silver (Ag) residual is put into the water, which acts as a bactericide. When used in the Ultra Pure or CrystalZone Water Management Systems, V ision provides a natural, residual bactericide which compliments the ozone oxidizing power. After excessive bather [...]

13 2000 Owner ’ s Manual BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK-UP OR USE YOUR SPA, PLEASE READ THROUGH THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND CAREFULLY VIEW YOUR VIDEO OWNER’S MANUAL. POSITIONING YOUR SP A Because your spa is completely self-contained, you can locate it just about anywhere you wish... on a deck, patio or even indoors. Just be sure to position it above gro[...]

14 2000 Owner ’ s Manual ELECTRICAL HOOK -UP INSTRUCTIONS NOTE: Do not turn on electrical power to your spa until told to do so later in this manual. Have a licensed electrician run the required 240 volt power line to the spa installation site. The power inlet connection is located in the pedestal on the left side of the spa, approximately 25” [...]

15 2000 Owner ’ s Manual ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENT CHAR T T o hook-up your spa, follow these instructions: Model Branch Cir . Gauge C h a i r man II 2 4 0 V , 38A 3 W i r e + g r o u n d 5 0 A #6 A W G 2 4 0 V , 32A 3 W i r e + g r o u n d 4 0 A #6 A W G 2 4 0 V , 24A 3 W i r e + g r o u n d 3 0 A #8 A W G D i p l o m a t 2 4 0 V , 38A 3 W i r e + g[...]

16 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 1) Remove the screws holding the equipment access panel to the front of the spa cabinet and set the panel aside. 2) Loosen the four screws located on the front of the black equipment control can and remove the door from the control can to allow access to the four wire connection terminal block. 3) Attach 1” rigid non-me[...]

17 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 1) Before filling your spa, install the hose bib that is included in the owner’ s manual packet located in the equipment compartment. Screw the hose bib onto the male fitting located at the bottom of the spa on the pedestal, to the lower left of the equipment compartment. Close the valve on the side of the hose bib and [...]

18 2000 Owner ’ s Manual and turn the pump(s) on again. Turn the pump(s) on and off several times until the jets function properly . 6) When the jets are in full operation, close the bleeder valve and push the UP pad until the desired spa temperature is indicated on the dis- play screen. (The maximum settable temperature is 104˚, OR5 or OR6.) NO[...]

19 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Advanced microprocessor technology has been utilized to pr o duce the Programmable Digital Control. Easy to use and understand, Dimension One Spas has put every spa function within fingertip control. T emperature setting, jet power control, and the spa light are all spaside accessible. That means you don’t have to get o[...]

20 2000 Owner ’ s Manual TEMPERATURE PADS Pushing the UP pad increases the temperature and pushing the DOWN pad decreases the temperature. Push the respective pad one time for each degree of temperature change, or push and hold the pad for rapid adjustment. The existing spa water temperature will remain in the digi - tal display window until a te[...]

21 2000 Owner ’ s Manual When the desired number is displayed, push the LIGHT pad to accept the selection and change the flashing number to the “minute” place (12:1_). Adjust this number with the UP or DOWN pad in the same manner as the hour number. When the desired number is displayed, push the LIGHT pad to accept the selection and change th[...]

22 2000 Owner ’ s Manual NUMBER OF FILTER CYCLES T o adjust the number of filter cycles per day, push the UP or DOWN pad to cycle through the number of filter cycles - 1, 2, 3 or 4 (the default is 2). Once the desired number of cycles is displayed, push the PRO - GRAM pad to accept the selection and move into the Temperature Unit Selection progra[...]

23 2000 Owner’ s Manual 3) A flow switch has malfunctioned. The spa will operate but the heater will not activate. Contact your local Authorized Dimension One Spas Dealer, or authorized service center . “PRR” TEMPERATURE SENSOR This message will be displayed if the temperature value from the sensor is not in the normal range (I.E. a spa just [...]

24 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 1) Before filling your spa, install the black plastic hose bib that is included in the owner ’ s manual packet located in the equipment compartment. Screw it onto the male fitting at the bottom of the spa on the pedestal, to the lower left of the equipment compartment. Close the valve and screw the cap onto the end of t[...]

25 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 7) When the jets are in full operation, close the bleeder valve and push the UP pad until the desired spa temperature is indicated on the dis- play screen. (The maximum settable temperature is 104˚, OR5 or O R6.) The screen will then read 100˚ F for thirty seconds to allow the thermostat time to read the cor rect cur re[...]

26 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Advanced microprocessor technology has been utilized to pr o duce the Scrolling Message Center. The most technologically advanced spa con- trol in the world is also the easiest to operate. Dimension One Spas has put every spa function within fingertip control. T emperature setting, jet power control, the spa light and all[...]

27 2000 Owner ’ s Manual NOTE: Pushing either JETS control pad will disable any concur rent fil - ter cycle. LIGHT CONTROL: Push the LIGHT control pad once to activate the brightest setting. A second push will activate the medium setting and a third push will acti- vate the dimmest setting. A message indicating the cur rent light inten - sity wil[...]

28 2000 Owner ’ s Manual LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLA Y : The LCD continuously shows the operating status of the spa, as well as the various monitoring functions, self-diagnostics, and programming information. PROGRAMMING THE SCROLLING MESSAGE CEN - TER: Y our Scrolling Message Center is the most advanced in the industry and can virtually walk you throu[...]

29 2000 Owner ’ s Manual FILTER CYCLE START TIME After setting the time-of-day, the top line of the LCD will read “SET FILTER CYCLE TIME”. Push the UP or DOWN pads in the same man- ner as setting the clock to select the time you want your filter cycle to start. When your desired filter cycle start time is set in the LCD display , push the PRO[...]

30 2000 Owner ’ s Manual PUMP RUN TIME A fter se tti ng the nu mber of fil ter cyc les, the top lin e of the LC D wi ll r e a d “ SET PUM P RUN TIM E”. Pu sh the UP or DO WN pads to tog gle be tw een 30, 45 and 60 minu tes . This sets the le ngth of time the pum p wi ll run whe n a jets pad is pus hed. For exam ple, i f you c h oos e 45 min u[...]

31 2000 Owner ’ s Manual T o lock the panel all the following pads must be pushed within 3 sec- onds: 1) Push the Dimension One Spas ICON (logo) pad. 2) Push the Dimension One Spas ICON (logo) pad. 3) Push the ENTER pad. CONTROL PANEL UNLOCK T o unlock the panel: All the following pads must be pushed within 3 seconds: 1) Push the ENTER pad. 2) Pu[...]

32 2000 Owner ’ s Manual CONTROL PANEL RESET This function is used to completely reset the clock and all other system variables to the factory defaults. Please keep in mind that this resets all maintenance messages (clean filters, change water, etc.) as if the spa is being installed the day of the panel reset. T o reset the control system all of [...]

33 2000 Owner ’ s Manual CHANGE W A TER Every four months the top line of your LCD will read “CHANGE W A TER” and the message “TURN POWER OFF, DRAIN & REFILL SPA...PUSH AND HOLD ICON PAD MORE THAN 3 SECONDS TO RESET THIS MESSAGE” will scroll from right to left on the bot - tom line of the display. To reset this message, push and hold [...]

34 2000 Owner ’ s Manual DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES O VERHEA T When “OVERHEAT” along with the water temperature of the spa, is displayed on the LCD, the spa is in a high limit condition. In such a condition, DO NOT ENTER THE W A TER. If this happens, remove the spa cover and allow the water to cool below 110˚ F, and the system will automatically re[...]

35 2000 Owner ’ s Manual HIGH LIMIT SENSOR When “HIGH LIMIT SENSOR” is displayed on the LCD, the high limit sensor is non-functional. Contact your local Authorized Dimension One Spas dealer, or authorized service center . TEMP SENSOR When “TEMP SENSOR” is displayed on the LCD, the water tempera- ture sensor is non-functional. Contact your[...]

36 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Maintaining proper water chemistry is imperative to maintaining safe water and preventing possible damage to your spa components. STAR T -UP PROCEDURES: NOTE: If using Vision systems, disregard the steps listed below and fol - low the start-up procedures in the instructions located in the box with the Vision cartridge. 1)[...]

37 2000 Owner ’ s Manual W e strongly recommend that you buy your chemicals from your local Authorized Dimension One Spas dealer. Your local Authorized dealer can also advise you on alternative methods for water sanitation. Discount store chemicals, while sometimes less expensive, are not always the proper strength or type for your spa. Use of th[...]

38 2000 Owner ’ s Manual BROMINE (BROMINE CANNOT BE USED WITH THE VISION SYSTEMS) Bromine is the most common sanitizer used in spas. Bacteria can be controlled by maintaining a proper total bromine level of 3.0 to 5.0 ppm. Brominating tablets are a convenient and effective source of bromine for your spa. Do not drop bromine tablets directly into [...]

39 2000 Owner ’ s Manual NOTE: T wo individuals in a spa may use as much as 3 ppm of chlorine in 20 minutes. SHOCK TREATMENT (POTASSIUM PEROXYMONOSULF A TE) Even with regular sanitization, shock treatment may be necessary on occasion. Shock treatment is recommended over Super Chlorination because it does not add additional sanitizer to the water.[...]

40 2000 Owner’ s Manual draining and refilling). This will suspend any metals in your water and increase the life of your spa equipment. TOTAL ALKALINITY T otal Alkalinity is the amount of Carbonate, Bicarbonate and Hydroxyl ions in the water. TA (total alkalinity) affects and buffers the pH of the water. With high TA above 150, pH resists adjust[...]

41 2000 Owner ’ s Manual DRAINING YOUR SP A All Dimension One spas are gravity drained. Do not drain water onto your lawn or plants unless all of the bromine or chlorine has dissipated from the spa water. The sanitizer in your spa water can be dissipated very quickly by leaving the spa cover off and exposing the water to direct sunlight. Drain an[...]

42 2000 Owner ’ s Manual assembly and the access lid or cover. After cleaning, run the pump for a few minutes at high speed, then return to the heating mode. T o clean the Ultra Pure filter cartridge for those spas with Ultra Pure, r emove the acces lid and remove the E-Z Lock Filter cartridge by twist- ing the cartridge 1/4 turn counterclockwise[...]

43 2000 Owner ’ s Manual Authorized Dimension One Dealer can recommend a good pr oduct for this use. Be careful when using detergents not to leave soap residue on the spa shell as this will cause suds build up in your spa water and you’ll find yourself changing the water more frequently than should be neces- sar y . CAUTION: Do not use “409?[...]

44 2000 Owner ’ s Manual If you decide to drain the spa, drain it as completely as possible. You may wish to tilt the spa on edge and use a wet-vac or high pressure blow- er to evacuate as much water as possible. This will require additional people. T r y to get as much water out of the plumbing lines and equip- ment as possible. If you want to u[...]

45 2000 Owner ’ s Manual 1) Equipment failure due to improper/inadequate electrical service. All systems require dedicated circuits as described in this manual. Low voltage can cause equipment failure and seriously shorten equipment life. It is the owner ’ s responsibility to ensure proper electrical service is available. 2) Failure of spa to r[...]

46 T roubleshooting 1. Spa will not come on in any mode 2. Spa does not heat 3. Pulsating jets 4. Poor jet action or no jet action 5. Spa temperature erratic 6. Spa light out 7. Spa comes on by itself 8. Pump shuts down unexpectedly while in use a. No power to spa a. T emperature setting is too low b. Dirty filter c. Flow switch out of adjustment d[...]

47 Glossary of Terms BLEEDER VALVE - A small valve used to relieve or expel air from the spa’s plumbing or pump. CIRCULATION PUMP - A small pump that circulates the water in the spa continuously. DRY FIRING - Turning the heater element on when there is no water in the heater. GFCI - GROUND F A ULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER - A type of Circuit Breaker t[...]

48 W iring Diagram WIRING DIAGRAM[...]