Balboa Slimline Installation guide

Balboa
Brand
Balboa
Model
Slimline
Type
Installation guide

This manual is also suitable for

Balboa Slimline is a suction fitting designed to prevent hair and body entrapment in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or whirlpool bathtubs. It can be used with most ABS and PVC plastic surfaces.

It consists of a wall fitting, a nut, a suction cover, and a gasket. The wall fitting is installed in a 2-1/2" hole cut into the spa or tub wall. The nut is then tightened onto the wall fitting, and the suction cover is screwed onto the nut. The gasket is placed between the suction cover and the spa or tub wall to create a watertight seal.

The Balboa Slimline has a flow rate of 25 gallons per minute, which exceeds the flow rate of most spa and hot tub systems by at least 25%. This helps to prevent hair and body entrapment by ensuring that there is enough suction to pull hair and other debris away from the suction fitting.

Balboa Slimline is a suction fitting designed to prevent hair and body entrapment in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or whirlpool bathtubs. It can be used with most ABS and PVC plastic surfaces.

It consists of a wall fitting, a nut, a suction cover, and a gasket. The wall fitting is installed in a 2-1/2" hole cut into the spa or tub wall. The nut is then tightened onto the wall fitting, and the suction cover is screwed onto the nut. The gasket is placed between the suction cover and the spa or tub wall to create a watertight seal.

The Balboa Slimline has a flow rate of 25 gallons per minute, which exceeds the flow rate of most spa and hot tub systems by at least 25%. This helps to prevent hair and body entrapment by ensuring that there is enough suction to pull hair and other debris away from the suction fitting.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SLIMLINE AND HI VOLUME SUCTIONS
Make sure mounting surface is flat. The suction cover and fitting must sit flush with the mounting surface to prevent any 1.
gaps between the cover and the wall. Gaps between the cover and the wall will create hair entrapment hazards.
After selecting a flat mounting surface that will accommodate the fitting you have chosen, use the proper size hole saw
to cut/drill the hole.
RECOMMENDED HOLE SAW SIZES
P/N 10-6906 & 10-6906M Slimline Suction 2-1/2”
P/N 10-6806 & 10-6806M Hi Volume Suction 2-1/2”
The gasket, if used, must be installed on the outside surface of the spa / tub. Make sure the sealing and mounting 2.
surfaces are smooth and flat to provide for safety and a good seal.
Before installing the fitting in the hole you cut in step 1, apply silicone, which is compatible with ABS and PVC plastic, to 3.
the threads and the back of the flange. This will help seal the wall fitting and nut against the spa/tub wall.
Install the fitting in the hole and tighten nut. Nut should be no more than hand tight - DO NOT over tighten. Never 4.
exceed 8 foot pounds of torque when installing fitting.
Install cover on fitting as described. 5.
PIN 10-6906 & 10-6906M
Screw the suction cover with the threaded adapter into the wall fitting until the adapter hits the stop at the
bottom. The cover will lock automatically when fully tightened.
PIN 10-6806 & 10-6806M
Screw the suction cover with the threaded adapter into the wall fitting until the adapter hits the stop at the
bottom. Place locking screw through hole provided in face of cover. Tighten until cover is secure.
NOTE: BE SURE COVER IS SECURE. DO NOT OPERATE PUMP IF COVER IS LOOSE, MISSING, DAMAGED OR NOT
MOUNTED ON A FLAT SURFACE.
Removing the cover from the fitting. 6.
PIN 10-6906 & 10-6906M
Lift the latch at the side of the cover while rotating counter clockwise. Rotate cover counter clockwise until
it is free from fitting.
88-4016 Rev D June 9, 2009
PIN 10-6806 & 10-6806M
Remove locking screw. Rotate the cover counter clockwise until it is free from fitting.
NOTE: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DROWNING FROM HAIR AND BODY ENTRAPMENT. INSTALL SUCTION FITTlNGS
WITH A MARKED FLOW RATE IN GALLONS PER MINUTE THAT EXCEEDS THE FLOW RATE OF YOUR SYSTEM BY
AT LEAST 25%.
ALWAYS USE MULTIPLE SUCTION OUTLETS. IF THE FITTING/COVER BREAKS, IS DAMAGED, OR
IS MISSING, SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE COVER(S) HAVE
BEEN REPLACED.
NOTICE TO BATHER
KEEP HAIR AND CLOTHING A MINIMUM OF TWELVE INCHES AWAY FROM ALL SUCTION FITTINGS AND DRAINS 1.
AT ALL TIMES. PERSONS WITH LONG HAIR SHOULD EITHER SECURE HAIR TO A MINIMUM LENGTH OR WEAR A
BATHING CAP.
CHILDREN SHOULD 2.
NEVER BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED / UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME IN A SWIMMING POOL, SPA,
HOT TUB, OR WHIRLPOOL BATHTUB.
BE SURE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER NEVER EXCEEDS THE MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS.3.
AS WITH ANY BODY OF WATER, A BATHER SHOULD NEVER USE IT ALONE OR WITHOUT PROPER SUPERVISION.4.
SUCTION FITTING MODEL NUMBERS 10-6906 AND 10-6906M SHALL
CONSIST OF ONE COMPONENT FROM EACH GROUP.
SUCTION FITTING MODEL NUMBERS 10-6806 AND 10-6806M SHALL
CONSIST OF ONE COMPONENT FROM EACH GROUP.
NUTS
NUTS
SUCTION COVERS
SUCTION COVERS
WALL FITTINGS
WALL FITTINGS
10-6104 STRAIGHT NUT
10-6104 STRAIGHT NUT
30-6806 HI VOLUME
SUCTION COVER
30-6806M HI VOLUME
METAL SUCTION COVER
10-6908 SLIMLINE
SUCTION WALL FITTING
30-6906M SLIMLINE
METAL SUCTION COVER
10-6903 EXTENDED
SLIMLINE SUCTION
WALL FITTING
30-6906 SLIMLINE
SUCTION COVER
10-3803 EXTENDED
STANDARD FITTING
10-6105 10˚ OFFSET NUT
10-6105 10˚ OFFSET NUT
10-6103 90˚ NUT
10-6103 90˚ NUT
10-3801 STANDARD
WALL FITTING
10-3807 LOCK NUT
10-3807 LOCK NUT
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Balboa Slimline Installation guide

Balboa
Brand
Balboa
Model
Slimline
Type
Installation guide
This manual is also suitable for

Balboa Slimline is a suction fitting designed to prevent hair and body entrapment in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or whirlpool bathtubs. It can be used with most ABS and PVC plastic surfaces.

It consists of a wall fitting, a nut, a suction cover, and a gasket. The wall fitting is installed in a 2-1/2" hole cut into the spa or tub wall. The nut is then tightened onto the wall fitting, and the suction cover is screwed onto the nut. The gasket is placed between the suction cover and the spa or tub wall to create a watertight seal.

The Balboa Slimline has a flow rate of 25 gallons per minute, which exceeds the flow rate of most spa and hot tub systems by at least 25%. This helps to prevent hair and body entrapment by ensuring that there is enough suction to pull hair and other debris away from the suction fitting.

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