Sundance SPA EQUIPEMENT SYSTEM Installation Manual

Sundance® Spas

SPA

EQUIPMENT

SYSTEM

Installation

Instructions

P/N 6530-456 Rev. A

Contents

Important Notices 1

Important Safety Instructions 2

Where to Place the Equipment System 3

Connecting Pipes Between Spa and Equipment 3

Electrical Installation Instructions 5

Power Supply Requirements 7

Use of External Heater 8

External Electric Heater 8

Gas Heater--Electronic Ignition 9

Gas Heater--Pilot Type 9

Use of External Heater's Controls 10

Piping Through External Heater 10

Installing the Sentry Control Panel 11

Connecting the Spa Light 11

Connecting the Temperature Sensor 12

Remote Freeze Protection Sensor 12

Start Up 13

Testing the Installation 14

Important Notices

These instructions apply to the spa equipment systems and
preplumbed spa shells designed and manufactured by Sundance Spas.
If this equipment system is to be connected to a spa made by a
manufacturer other than Sundance Spas, certain instructions may not
apply.

FCC Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference tp radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures: 1) Rearrange or relocate the receiving
antenna. 2) Increase the separation between the equipment and the
receiver. 3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from the circuit connected. 4) Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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Important Safety instructions

1. Read all instructions before installing this spa equipment
system.

2. Danger – A wire terminal marked “ground” is provided within the
power box (Ill. 1, Item 13). To reduce the risk of electrical shock,
connect this terminal to the grounding terminal of your electrical
supply panel with a continuos green insulating copper wire equivalent
in size to the circuit conductors supplying this equipment, but no
smaller than No. 8 AWG.

3. Danger – Risk Of Electrical Shock. Install at least five feet from spa.
(This equipment system may be installed within five feet of the spa if,
in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-1990,
each metal surface is permanently connected by a No. 8 AWG copper
conductor attached to the wire connector on the terminal box provided
for this purpose – Ill. 1, item 4.)

4. CAUTION – This equipment system must be hardwired to the
household electrical service box only. Do not use an extension cord or
any other disconnectable power cord. The use of an extension cord or
a disconnectable power cord is highly dangerous and will void all
warranties.

5. This equipment system must be installed in such a manner as to
provide drainage of casual water, such as rainwater, away from all
electrical components.

6. The electrical supply for this product must include a suitably rated
switch or circuit breaker to open all ungrounded supply conductors to
comply with Section 422-20 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
70-1990.

7. The electrical circuit supplied for the spa must include a suitable
ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) as required by NEC Article 680-

42.

8. READ AND FOLLOW THE OWNER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BEFORE USING THE SPA.

9. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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