Heat pump modes explained & Element boost
Heat Pump Operating Mode – H.PMP
Spas fitted with heat pump have 4 different modes that can be adjusted to define how the heat pump will operate. These can be adjusted via the Setup menu.
Note: If your spa isn’t fitted with a heat pump this setting option may still appear, yet won’t have any impact on your spa’s operation
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto | Heat pump will heat and cool (Default) |
| Heat | Heat pump will only heat |
| Cool | Heat pump will only cool (SV element heating also disabled) |
| Off | Heat pump disabled |
Heat Pump with SV Element Boost – H.ELE
This setting defines how the in-built SV electric heating element operates with a heat pump (if fitted).
Set to ON will allow the SV electric element & heat pump heating to run in tandem for faster heat up times when the water temperature is 2oC or more below set temperature point or the heat pump has been operating for more than 1 hour and set point has not been achieved.
Note: If your spa isn’t fitted with a heat pump this setting option may still appear, yet won’t have any impact on your spa’s operation
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Off | SV element disabled. All heating done via Heat pump only. DEFULT & RECOMMENDED |
| On | SV element + Heat Pump for heating |
Setup Menu
The SV controllers feature an advanced setup menu which allows customization of the adjustable controller settings. Menu item options are detailed in the list below.
- To enter menu press and hold
and 
buttons until [MODE]
is displayed. - Press or to navigate through menu item list
- Press
to enter menu item adjustment - Press or to adjust setting
- Press to confirm setting and exit menu
Accessible options in the setup menu
| Menu Item | Setting | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MODE | Operating Mode | Normal / Away / Week Modes |
| FILT | Hours of filtration per day | 1 to 24 hours |
| F.CYC | Filtration cycle blocks | Set filtration to run every 1,2,3,4,6,8,12 or 24 hrs |
| SNZE | Sleep time menu | |
| 1.SNZ | Sleep timer 1 | [1.DAY] Days of week, [1.BGN] Begin Time, [1.END] End Time |
| 2.SNZ | Sleep timer 2 | [2.DAY] Days of week, [2.BGN] Begin Time, [2.END] End Time |
| R.SET | Reset sleep timers | Reset sleep timers to factory defaults |
| EXIT | Exit sleep time submenu | |
| P.SAV | Power save settings | Off, Low (off-peak filtration), High (off-peak filtration & heating) |
| W.CLN | Automatic sanitise time | Daily run time of automatic sanitise cycle (00:00 - 23:59) |
| D.DIS | Default display mode | Water Temp (W.TMP), Set Temp (S.TMP) or Clock (TIME) |
| T.OUT | Load time out period | Pump / Blower time out period (10 to 60 minutes) |
| H.PMP | Heat pump operating mode | Auto (heat or cool) / Heat / Cool / Off (heat pump disabled) |
| H.ELE | Heat pump with SV element boost | On = Heat pump + SV element combined for heating Off = Heat pump only |
| EXIT | Exit setup menu |
Important Notes
The setup menu item settings are stored in non-volatile memory (EEPROM) and are remembered when power is turned off. No need to reprogram settings when power is restored.
A ten (10) second idle menu time out period exists. If a button press is not detected for 10 seconds, the menu will time out and the screen will return to the default display mode.
