Backwash

If you need to complete the backwash process, please follow these steps:

How to backwash a built-in UltraFit pump 

1. Turn off and unplug the pump
2. Empty the water
3. Remove the filter housing and ChemConnect
4. Unscrew and remove the two debris screens using the UltraFit Wrench tool
5. Insert a hosepipe into one of the outlets and flush clean water through the pump circuit until it exits from the other passage. Do this for 2-3 minutes
6. Then reverse the direction and flush back the other way
7. Clean any debris or scale from the removable debris screens before refitting them
8. Drain the flushed water from the hot tub liner, making sure no dirt or debris remains before a refill

How to backwash an external Lay-Z-Spa pump

1. Turn off and unplug the pump
2. Remove ChemConnect and filter housing
3. Attach the black stopper caps over the debris screens.
4. Disconnect the pump: Unscrew the pipe connections
5. Insert a hosepipe into one of the water outlets (see video below) and flush clean water through the pump circuit until it exits from the other passage. Do this for 2-3 minutes
6. Then reverse the direction and flush back the other way in the other opposite outlet