Why can't everyone make videos like this? Straight to the point. Thank you. No long-winded into. No crap music. No talking about your 'fur babies' or showing your kids or.... THANK YOU!
I just took on a "free" hot tub from a friend that has not run in a few years. Wired it up and it worked for 2 days. Then the breaker tripped. Sure enough it was the ozonator!! I knew nothing about hot tubs until your video. Now I feel like a hot tub repair man after watching this. Thanks so much for putting this out in the universe...VERY helpful!!
Thank you soooo much. My man listened to your video and took the pump apart and it was the bearings i think. It works again. Happy wife, Happy life. Keep up the great work. Tina in Ottawa, Canada
Like so many others, it was the heater tripping the gfci. Its funny , I was in cable and they always had a saying, where are you bad and where are your good. The same diagnostics tools apply here. Thanks spa man. You are gold.
This is the man for spas, he saved me $$$ I've had several issues in the past two years and all have been fixed watching his videos. Thank you Spa Man!
Scott, I have watched so many of your videos while rebuilding a scrapped Jacuzzi J-365. It hadn't been turned on for almost 5 years, but because of what I learned from your videos, I got it running like a dream. Thanks for all you do!
You are a GENIUS. I disconnect the heater and breaker stopped tripping. Now I'm trippingly (is this a word) HAPPY!!!!! Now I'm going to see what I need to do next. I'll start with your channel. THANKS
You are the best, Sr. I will check mine and update this post once it gets fixed. Thanks. UPDATE: Once I removed the cover and start checking for leaks, I noticed drops coming out from the inner Clearray system (Jacuzzi-J345), rust in the nuts and humidity in the floor of the tub, close to one of the pumps. I disconnected the Clearray system from the tubing, the system board and removed it completely from the tub. Now the tub has been working for more than 3 hours without tripping the breaker. I think I found it! Thanks!
Scott “The Spa Man” answered my call right away and showed up promptly THE SAME DAY wearing his blue hat, blue shirt and sunglasses! He was so informing, down to earth and diagnosed the problem with our hot tub RIGHT AWAY! Best service ever! Highly highly recommend The Spa Man for any of your spa needs! We are now Customers for life! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the video I never usually comment but great video. I tried for hours today to try and get my hot tub to stop tripping the switch everytime I powered it on... after watching your video I just went back out in the dark with a flood light and I think it is the heating element cable. 1 of the round circles on the nut is burned and managed to get my hottub to power on and stay on after disconnected the heating element cable and the hot tub stayed on. So now need to find the correct replacement cable to buy a new one. But your video helped so much. Now I have diagnosed the problem. Thank you very much. I think saved me hiring a hot tub engineer and money. Thank you
When I started doing these video 2 1/2 years ago...You are the type of viewer I was hoping to help.. As of today my videos have been seen by over one million viewers in nine countries.Im so glad I was able to Help you Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 You are welcome mate. The plug and click cable with the 2 circles on 1 end for the heating element. 1 of my circles at the end I can see is a tiny bit burned. Do you think it will be the whole heater that I will need to replace or just the simple job of the plug and click cable? I'm going to order the cable 1st as that's only £16 but the long heater tube looking online is £180. I'm hoping the plug and click cable fixes the issue
@@James-yv2mr There is a reason this happened. The part that burned up is cheap to replace. But without knowing why it burned it is tough to say.. keep an eye on it something is causing this to happen. when this has happened to me in the past I replace the entire heating tube as an entire unit. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 Wish I could afford an entire heating tube unit. Which is why opting for the cheaper option 1st 😆. Thanks again for your help and your videos mate I will keep an eye on it and see what is causing it. Thank you
I am about to investigate our children's "failed" hot tub. Thank you for your very concise and informative video. It has given me the momentum to proceed. You are a true "star".
I just want to give you a huge thanks for making your videos. Specifically this one. We got a new sundance cameo 880 yesterday (here in AZ) and filled it and just kept tripping the breaker trying to turn it on. It was very frustrating. We figured out by doing the elimination process (after checking the gfci wiring per your other videos) it is the blower tripping the gfci so at least we know. Hopefully we can get a tech out quickly from our dealership to deal with the blower. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these!!
Great video, I was troubleshooting my sister's Balboa hot tub. Breaker tripping, saw your video and voila! Heater was the culprit. Gonna replace it as soon as I find one. Very easy to follow your explanations. Thank you for the help. Saving my sis a $185.00 service charge. Keep rocking.
I repair for a living. Don't work on hot tubs as of yet. But after what you just showed me. This is just like working on all the appliances, water heaters, furnaces, and AC I troubleshoot and repair. I will not turn down the next hot tub repair. Just last night one of my customers said GFCI would not reset. I went up to look at the electrical. Nothing more than they were not resetting the breaker before turning it back on. Found no problems after resetting it. Everything ran fine. It was an easy money service call. But that said. Yes, I am going to start working on Hot tubs now. Thanks for the heads-up video. I like your style in video.
Check out all of the NEC codes and follow them to protection. More then 50% of our work is rewiring what the Lic Electrical contractor installed. the rest is figuring out why the breaker is tripping. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
This video was ridiculously helpful! I wish every “how to” tutorial could be explained by this guy alone! Haha Thank you so much for the help you got us right back up and running!!
First hut tub owner and now the breaker is tripping a few years past warranty. Your video help ease the troubleshooting pain. Excellent work! Thank you.
OMG, thank you so much for this !!!!! Mine turned out to be a bad breaker, replaced that and I'm up and running again. It's also a Bullfrog, which is what you've demo'd here I believe ... Awesome video, step by step instructions, easy to follow and very, very helpful.
Very helpful video; using your testing process saved us a very expensive service call. Breaker was tripping after about 6 seconds. We originally thought it was the heater; turned out to be the circulation pump. $159 fix, instead of $300+. You got your stuff right!!!
Spa Man - can’t thank you enough. Was ready to call a service guy but it turns out the heater was bad. I looked at the Balboa package and assumed I could not diagnose the problem. You made it very simple.
If I wasn't in so much pain and tired I get up out of bed and run out there to that spa and start checking it out in the night LOL that was an incredible video I really appreciate all your detail making sure we know that everything else is right from the breaker on up which it is I found out. I have a GFI plug underneath the jacuzzi I keep popping but every time I put the plug in it it pops the GFI so I am going to do everything you said brother. I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into that video if you happen to own a water softener and you need any help that's my specialty I'll be glad to help you have a blessed day I'll let you know how I do.
Thank you, Scott! I'm actually having to assess a Marquis hot tub (Balboa power pack) tomorrow because the owner says it keeps tripping and you break it down perfectly! Mahalo! 😎🤙🏽
SPA Man, I am really glad you included the stereo portion on the video. After hours of troubleshooting I had the same problem. Disconnected the AC DC converter and the breaker stopped tripping and the Hot Tub started working perfectly; good job.
Great info, with things to look out for in the future. I live in Nevada and my Balboa breaker trips only qhen its hot outside( 100+°). Replaced wire to appropriate size and solid ground. Still pops when ambient temps are high. Maybe the heater is my problem.
Would need more info.. Call the office and talk to Scott he will have more info.. We did deals with this all the time in Az with all of our rental inits. they all have Balboa equipment and we had problems with this some 10 years ago Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Spa Man you rock. My breaker blew and fizzled out a few days ago. Installed new breaker and it was immediately popping. Followed your suggestion. Disconnected ozone first. That wasn't it. I had just cleaned my filter before it blew and and noticed I was still getting a flow error and then my CB blew. So I disconnected flow switch. That was it. I plugged it back in and its now good. thx
Thanks very much I'll check the heater tomorrow. I was about to give up, I disconnected everything except for the heater and my breaker was still tripping. Never thought about the heater. Duh!! LOL. People like you really help out. I'm crossing my fingers, I'll check the heater tomorrow. 🙂👍🤞
It will work for awhile but most often it will not last long ,, Its great that you were able to get it working again.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Excellent video. Short and direct, and disconnecting / reconnecting the heater is a two 3/8" open end wrench job to protect the heater core insulation!!
Your video saved me. It was the Ozonator, that when it was plugged in, kept tripping the breaker. Spa tech had told us it was the main GFCI breaker, so we had an electrician replaced it, but then nothing would turn on. Found your videos and your tip on the Ozonator. I disconnected it from the panel, and the pumps and blower turned on. Only thing now is that with the ozonator off, a "Clicking" sound comes on. Is it because of the Ozonator being disconnected? Waiting for a new Ozonator to arrive to install it. Thank you so very much! subscribed and have made sure to mention your videos as many times as I can!
Thank You so much for the kind words...The clicking sound could be many things.. I would replace the ozon with the new unit and things should be back to normal. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Dont do that get a new one and replace it ,,,It really helps with keeping the spa water clean,,,I glad you were able to get it going again Thanks for Watching & SCRIBING
Mine just started trippn and the speakers come on rumbln noise with no music connected, so glad i watched this im betting thats my problem if not prob the check valve never changed in 6 yes. The heater changed 2 years ago, great info
Thank you sir lol I bought a used one with all of the fancy stuff tv and stereo and lights it occasionally trips breaker so i did start looking at stuff myself people are shocked to find out I am not an electrician any ways one of my 110V converters has been rewired by previous owner it is receiving 240 V to power up its NFG hoping by unhooking this my tub will be good ! Ftr had a few leaks and a pump connection leaking fixed them up no more leaks!!
This display is used just as an example of how to figure out what is going on with the hot tub and why the breaker is tripping and what to look for,.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I have a Master Spas TS8.25 that trips the gfci during any size rain storm. No moisture in the gfci panel or in the control board. I remove to two fuses in the control panel for the motors and reinstall and the breaker will reset. Hot tub has been installed for a year and a half with no issues. Any ideas thank you!!
I just had this happen today ...There was water in the seal tight running from the sub panel to the spa pack and it was causing it to trip.. Hope this Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Replace the entire unit..New tube - heating -element - sensors - gaskets...Now if you just want to fix the rusty crusty part you can try it (its kinda like stopping the clock to save time though)Replace and move on ... Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
great video exaclty what I needed. My control panel is almost identical. I've had it 3 yrs and it just stopped working. No power because the breaker tripped. The hot tub place said it was the breaker so I paid $150 for the new breaker but it didnt help. I disconnected everything but the heater and it still wont work. I'm going to try the heater now. Can you clean the heater or do you just have to buy a new one?
You sir an awesome teacher, I wished I had a come back and listen to this video again before I started taking things apart I'm pretty sure my pump is no good. But I'm not in over my head yet LOL I'm going through all of your videos and your I subscribed looking for my Tuff Spa you've hit this Balboa a couple times this is what I've got the v-series I suspect my problem is it going to be circulation pump but I saw you do this on the jacuzzi Style not tough Spa I don't see a circulation pump or the switch maybe I have to go all around the the tub and take all the panels off to find it but I suspect this little black box that's mounted in a way that I can't see it and I can't figure out what it is I've not seen it in any of your videos I wished you were a tough spot guy instead of a Jacuzzi guy LOL anything you can tell me to help I appreciate it thank you very much for all your hard work I know making these videos is a lot of work cuz I've made a few
I was a Tuff Spa dealer for over 10 years and have a Spa rental company with a fleet of Tuff Spas that we rent and can fix anything on them that could go wrong.. give us a call at the office and we can get you going in the right direction. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Spa Man. You are a good man. Thank you for posting this super helpful video for us DIYers. The video is about as nice as your teeth :) which incidentally look perfect.
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been struggling with troubleshooting my hot tub tripping the breaker for a while. This video helped me identify the issue! Followed and liked!!!!
It turned out that the heating unit was bad. I had no idea how to isolate what was causing the issue until I watched this video! Ordered a new one and the replacement was simple!
@@sbockett Thanks for feedback. In am thinking that is the problem with mine. It's only 2 years old but trips now after heating about 2 hours. Already replaced the disconnect.
Great video and very informative. I have a Balboa single-pump system that trips the (new) GFCI breaker. I've unplugged EVERYTHING and disconnected the heater and two temp sensors. Still trips and can't figure out why. Don't see any physical problems (corrosion, PCB burns, etc.). Removed the (good) 300mA fuse F4 and GFI is stable. Don't know what F4 controls though as I can't find a true PCB schematic. [Thought the MOV above F4 was shorted, but it's not]. Ever seen this?
Thanks for the video mine was the light mean well looks like a ballast that was getting wet from my split coupling left on the heater that was loose!!!
OMG this is soo helpful. I'm sure my hot tub is on it's last legs. It's 17 year old. I've replace the pump once but that's it. Let see if I can squeeze a little more time out of it. I am gonna go play with electricity now!
Hi I am having same problem. I have power at junction box from the gfi breaker with no short to ground. I have removed the elements checked resistance and short to ground, good with no blisters on outside. Hi limit and thermistor operation look normal when heated. I have a Balboa pack as well. History is just stopped heating. Everything else was okay. I will try disconnecting the heaters I believe I had 14.5 ohms on heater does that sound about right. Every thing else was unplugged just pack hooked up. Wish me luck Marc
Thank you for sharing this video Unfortunately after fowling your steps I am still having issues with gfci tipping red light cones My jacuzzi has been sitting In my. Ack yard for 2 years now bought it new I now git some time to run power to it and fill it up with water but I can’t get it to run
In my experience if its only a couple years old and it trips from the get go and the breaker will not set it was wired wrong(Every Time) I am kinda confused You say you bought it new and it trips the breaker when turned on and its been sitting empty for two years and you still need to run power to it. If you need more help call the office and talk to Scott Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 Ii had a service guy over yesterday and he got it to run apparently the gfci that came with the jacuzzi cord Was bad but now that is running I can’t get my top display to work to set the temperature, jets,lights and so on I don’t have Scott’s number thx in advance
Great video. Thanks to you and posters like you that provide information like this to the RUclips community. Really appreciate that you took the time to share your knowledge and experience. Gets me to starting point with my spa.
My breaker was tripping immediately when turned on. I started diagnosing by disconnecting the various components and found that the circulation pump was causing the breaker to trip. So started going down the route of replacing my circ pump. Luckily, someone mentioned to me that a simple air lock could cause the breaker to trip from the circ pump. Sure enough, I removed my filters, tried the breaker again and it held. The pump wasn't bad, it was just air locked. So if you're in a similar situation try removing your filters first to see if that solves the issue.
Well it's been two years since I had any issues. Tub was working well but with the nicer weather I thought I would drain the water and put in fresh water. When I flipped the breaker back on it instantly tripped. Tried it like four times and it tripped instantly every time so I guess I'm opening it up and start unplugging stuff.
Super helpful, thank you so much! Question - if it is the ozone that’s causing the trip, is it OK just to keep it unplugged and not use the ozone cleaner while still using the hot tub?
Spa Man, thanks for the video, very helpful. I have a Balboa pack as well. CB is tripping. I disconnected everything you talked about, but the CB is still tripping. Could this be a bad CB? Or is there anything else I can check?
Yes.. Disconnect wires from the spa pack and check and check the wiring also check to make sure you have all the wires tight.Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Hey Spa Man, thanks for all the great videos! I'm working on a friends Balboa and it trips the breaker sporatically. It runs fine for a while and usually when the cycle shuts down it can trip the breaker. I tried disconnecting everything and repluging like you said. It's not the heater or ozone devices but seems to be the 2 speed left hand motor that is the problem but the motor runs fine. Replaced the main breaker. Any suggestions about the motor? Thanks a mill.
***Question***Right off the bat I think you helped me! Last spring my hot tub tripped a couple times after I had everything clean and prepped after the winter. I also noticed the water level slowly going down. Instead of figuring it out, I just shut it down (busy times). Now, a year later I need it back up and running. Last week I opened the panels and turned the breaker on. I instantly noticed water spraying from the bolts on the heater. The breaker quickly tripped. Now it doesn’t come in at all. Your video showed me that I have a heater problem. My question is, because my system doesn’t do anything at all now, should I replace all the components in the box, or should I just replace the heater and fuses? Appreciate anything you can offer!!
If it is a Balboa system or the like...I would just replace the entire heater assembly with a new one including sensors and gaskets Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Is it typical to have pump 1 not plugged in and plugged into pump two per say ? When I opened this new used unit it’s tripping breaker and idk what’s wrong yet , but here’s two issues I see , in the main panel the neutrals and grounds are all sorts of mixed up rather then designation of one bus for ground and another for common … second seems to be pump in plugged into pump 2 rather then pump one
You can use a megger to check the insulation integrity of the heater and pump motors. We had a GFI breaker that nuisance tripped even though everything tested out OK with the megger. Small leaks to ground will cause this issue.
Ya ..A couple months ago had a spa that would only trip breaker once in a while but very frustrating to say the least.. checked every thing and all tested good.. I read something from another Spa Tech and went and tested it and he was right heater had a tiny tiny pin hole and would only trip every now and then .. We replaced it and haven't herd from the customer since.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Yes, that is the kind of nuisance trip that I use a megger for. I can generate 500 volts with the hand crank to test for insulation leakage to ground, where an ohmmeter would only use 9 volts. The meggers high voltage will make any defect arc to ground. Evidently, I must have had a defective GFCI breaker. We sold that particular hot tub with the house in August.
Yes you can run the spa with out it ...But having one that works properly will help you keep your Hot Tub much cleaner. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thank you, pump #2 is my problem. I did run into a problem tho there's two spots that pump one can plug into I can't remember what one it was plugged into now 😅
If you take look at the backside of the Spa Pac cover you will see from the diagram were the pumps plug into ... Hope this Helps And Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I kept narrowing it down. I finally found this little blue box that had a hollow ear tube connected to it in a power supply had to do some research found out it was in the ozonator so I contacted a few companies they're the ones that educated me on the fact that it was an ozonator. . They kept trying to tell me it was the ozonator well after doing some research I found out there's a funny little tiny plastic part called the backflow valve because nothing else is leaking on the hot tub last winter it leaked all the water out and after looking at the mold and everything inside it all came from that resonator I have a brand new heater brand new split couplers brand new everything there's almost nothing this hot tub doesn't have that's not brand new how can a little electric part have water in it boggles my mind anyways ozoneated well I'm going to try a back flow valve. By the way my hot tub is accused backyard vs series which has all Balboa parts
Before I found you and your videos, I had already removed all the connectors on my master Spa hl8.5 except for the heater because I didn't know how that worked. This was done because all of a sudden my breaker started tripping immediately after every reset . I found by disconnecting my Laing x400825 circulation pump the system would stop tripping the breaker. I plugged it back into test and it tripped immediately. I have removed the pump and everything looks good inside and the propeller moves freely. It appears that this pump is backordered from everywhere. Would you agree that the pump is definitely the problem? * all work was performed while breaker was off.
What do you do if it takes several days sometimes for it to trip? The technician replaced the heater element yesterday because the washers were worn and it was corroded and he says causing a short. The first visit he blamed water splashing in as the cause. He tested amps on the pump and heater abd sats everything is in soecs.The worn element made sense to me but it is not covered under warranty because he says the water conditions is causing the corrosion, again seems like a reasonable assumption , however it tripped again today a day after! After $400 of visits and a warranty that apparently is worthless what should I do next? It is only a year old! Is it a gfi problem?
You could have several things going on.I do not want to confuse others that might have the same problem but the fix is different for different tubs and spas ..I would call the shop and talk to Scott and see if he can get you looking in the right direction. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I have a balboa board in a cal spa hot tub. It all of the sudden tripped breaker and I've disconnected everything from the board and it's still tripping breaker right when I flip it on. I also found 2 glass fuses that didn't have continuity will blown fuses trip the breaker right away?
What if the heater is unplugged and no luck? Same with pumps, transformer, etc? I cannot get the GFCI to go on at all and the wiring at the breaker to tub is good.
Ok you have alot going on and there is really no way to help you here so you can call the shop and Scott Im sure can get you going in the right direction. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Great, super informative video!!! Here's my issue.... My swim spa will run for about six hours and then it trips the breaker. When it does I cannot reset the breaker for about 12 hours. Then, usually the next day, I can reset it and have power again. Had a repairman out who said it needs a new GFCI breaker. So I don't waste $120 for a new breaker, could a breaker really sporadically give out like that? The breaker tripped without the heater or ozone plugged in... Maybe a pump short circuiting? Just wondering if you've come across this...
Yes the Breaker can do that..and yes I had this happen to us in the shop a few years ago..Like yours we disconnected the heater, ozone, lights, stereo as it turned out it was pump #1 it was getting so hot (it was so Hot you couldn't touch it at all)that it would trip the breaker and it would not reset until it cooled down several hours later...we had the pump and motor rebuilt and the problem stopped...we also had another one that was also a swim like yours and like the last one we disconnected everything.. what we found on this one was ..this swim spa had 2 / 7HP motors and required a breaker larger breaker then we were using. we put in a larger Breaker and the problem went away..In both of these examples the motors were over heating witch is what was causing the breaker to trip..Im not sure if this is your problem ? I hope this Helps You..Thanks for watching and SUBSCRIBING.
@@spaman5440 Very helpful! I installed a new 50 amp breaker (hot tub side has a 50 amp, and swim spa side also has a 50 amp- both located in a sub panel), and the exact problem returned. So, I need to figure which of the three pumps I have (two 4 HP and one 5 HP) is causing it...
@@flavellinator I just ran into this problem today 4/16/2020 New Swim Spa was installed using 50 AMP GFCI Breaker and # 6 wire ... (We did not do the install..Dealer asked us to trouble shoot and Fix)This Swim Spa required 60 AMP GFCI and that requires larger wire..company that did install did not read the blue prints or install instruction... Keep me posted Thanks for watching.
@@spaman5440 Seemed to find the problem... The two breakers (hot tub and swim spa) were wired too close to each other in the sub panel. The wires coming from each breaker were almost touching. Once I moved the wires away from each other in the sub panel, I had no more trips... It's been two months now. I did nothing else. Crazy, right?
Why can't everyone make videos like this? Straight to the point. Thank you.
No long-winded into. No crap music. No talking about your 'fur babies' or showing your kids or....
THANK YOU!
Thanks.... I agree Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Wow! You saved me an expensive service call. Following your advice, I unplugged the ozone generator, and the spa now works fine.
Now go and buy a ozone and replace it .. Glad to help out Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I just took on a "free" hot tub from a friend that has not run in a few years. Wired it up and it worked for 2 days. Then the breaker tripped. Sure enough it was the ozonator!! I knew nothing about hot tubs until your video. Now I feel like a hot tub repair man after watching this. Thanks so much for putting this out in the universe...VERY helpful!!
Thank you soooo much. My man listened to your video and took the pump apart and it was the bearings i think. It works again. Happy wife, Happy life. Keep up the great work. Tina in Ottawa, Canada
Like so many others, it was the heater tripping the gfci. Its funny , I was in cable and they always had a saying, where are you bad and where are your good. The same diagnostics tools apply here. Thanks spa man. You are gold.
This is the man for spas, he saved me $$$ I've had several issues in the past two years and all have been fixed watching his videos. Thank you Spa Man!
Scott, I have watched so many of your videos while rebuilding a scrapped Jacuzzi J-365. It hadn't been turned on for almost 5 years, but because of what I learned from your videos, I got it running like a dream. Thanks for all you do!
Just fixed mine by simply unplugging the ozone within a few minutes thanks to this video!
You are a GENIUS. I disconnect the heater and breaker stopped tripping. Now I'm trippingly (is this a word) HAPPY!!!!! Now I'm going to see what I need to do next. I'll start with your channel.
THANKS
You are very welcome thanks for watching and subscribing
You are the best, Sr. I will check mine and update this post once it gets fixed. Thanks. UPDATE: Once I removed the cover and start checking for leaks, I noticed drops coming out from the inner Clearray system (Jacuzzi-J345), rust in the nuts and humidity in the floor of the tub, close to one of the pumps. I disconnected the Clearray system from the tubing, the system board and removed it completely from the tub. Now the tub has been working for more than 3 hours without tripping the breaker. I think I found it! Thanks!
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Scott “The Spa Man” answered my call right away and showed up promptly THE SAME DAY wearing his blue hat, blue shirt and sunglasses! He was so informing, down to earth and diagnosed the problem with our hot tub RIGHT AWAY! Best service ever! Highly highly recommend The Spa Man for any of your spa needs! We are now Customers for life! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the video I never usually comment but great video. I tried for hours today to try and get my hot tub to stop tripping the switch everytime I powered it on... after watching your video I just went back out in the dark with a flood light and I think it is the heating element cable. 1 of the round circles on the nut is burned and managed to get my hottub to power on and stay on after disconnected the heating element cable and the hot tub stayed on. So now need to find the correct replacement cable to buy a new one. But your video helped so much. Now I have diagnosed the problem. Thank you very much. I think saved me hiring a hot tub engineer and money. Thank you
When I started doing these video 2 1/2 years ago...You are the type of viewer I was hoping to help.. As of today my videos have been seen by over one million viewers in nine countries.Im so glad I was able to Help you Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 You are welcome mate. The plug and click cable with the 2 circles on 1 end for the heating element. 1 of my circles at the end I can see is a tiny bit burned. Do you think it will be the whole heater that I will need to replace or just the simple job of the plug and click cable? I'm going to order the cable 1st as that's only £16 but the long heater tube looking online is £180. I'm hoping the plug and click cable fixes the issue
@@James-yv2mr There is a reason this happened. The part that burned up is cheap to replace. But without knowing why it burned it is tough to say.. keep an eye on it something is causing this to happen. when this has happened to me in the past I replace the entire heating tube as an entire unit. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 Wish I could afford an entire heating tube unit. Which is why opting for the cheaper option 1st 😆. Thanks again for your help and your videos mate I will keep an eye on it and see what is causing it. Thank you
I am about to investigate our children's "failed" hot tub. Thank you for your very concise and informative video. It has given me the momentum to proceed. You are a true "star".
I just want to give you a huge thanks for making your videos. Specifically this one. We got a new sundance cameo 880 yesterday (here in AZ) and filled it and just kept tripping the breaker trying to turn it on. It was very frustrating. We figured out by doing the elimination process (after checking the gfci wiring per your other videos) it is the blower tripping the gfci so at least we know. Hopefully we can get a tech out quickly from our dealership to deal with the blower. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these!!
Great video, I was troubleshooting my sister's Balboa hot tub. Breaker tripping, saw your video and voila! Heater was the culprit. Gonna replace it as soon as I find one. Very easy to follow your explanations. Thank you for the help. Saving my sis a $185.00 service charge. Keep rocking.
Tub is only 1 year old and tripping. This video is very helpful on how to diagnose. thanks so much !
Straight forward, logical. After 2 wks trouble shooting, this finally lead me to the problem; Pump 1. Thank you so much.
I repair for a living. Don't work on hot tubs as of yet. But after what you just showed me. This is just like working on all the appliances, water heaters, furnaces, and AC I troubleshoot and repair. I will not turn down the next hot tub repair. Just last night one of my customers said GFCI would not reset. I went up to look at the electrical. Nothing more than they were not resetting the breaker before turning it back on. Found no problems after resetting it. Everything ran fine. It was an easy money service call. But that said. Yes, I am going to start working on Hot tubs now. Thanks for the heads-up video. I like your style in video.
Check out all of the NEC codes and follow them to protection. More then 50% of our work is rewiring what the Lic Electrical contractor installed. the rest is figuring out why the breaker is tripping. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 I have the NEC Book. And use it when needed. Thank you.
This video was ridiculously helpful! I wish every “how to” tutorial could be explained by this guy alone! Haha Thank you so much for the help you got us right back up and running!!
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What was the problem?
First hut tub owner and now the breaker is tripping a few years past warranty. Your video help ease the troubleshooting pain. Excellent work! Thank you.
OMG, thank you so much for this !!!!! Mine turned out to be a bad breaker, replaced that and I'm up and running again. It's also a Bullfrog, which is what you've demo'd here I believe ... Awesome video, step by step instructions, easy to follow and very, very helpful.
Very helpful video; using your testing process saved us a very expensive service call. Breaker was tripping after about 6 seconds. We originally thought it was the heater; turned out to be the circulation pump. $159 fix, instead of $300+.
You got your stuff right!!!
Thank you for saving me tons of time and money. I was able to find the issue with my hot tub (heating element) that was tripping the breaker.
That is so awesome Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Spa Man - can’t thank you enough. Was ready to call a service guy but it turns out the heater was bad. I looked at the Balboa package and assumed I could not diagnose the problem. You made it very simple.
Silly question but same thing with my Balboa! Where did you find a new heater tube?
If I wasn't in so much pain and tired I get up out of bed and run out there to that spa and start checking it out in the night LOL that was an incredible video I really appreciate all your detail making sure we know that everything else is right from the breaker on up which it is I found out. I have a GFI plug underneath the jacuzzi I keep popping but every time I put the plug in it it pops the GFI so I am going to do everything you said brother. I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into that video if you happen to own a water softener and you need any help that's my specialty I'll be glad to help you have a blessed day I'll let you know how I do.
Thank You
Thank you, Scott! I'm actually having to assess a Marquis hot tub (Balboa power pack) tomorrow because the owner says it keeps tripping and you break it down perfectly!
Mahalo! 😎🤙🏽
SPA Man, I am really glad you included the stereo portion on the video. After hours of troubleshooting I had the same problem. Disconnected the AC DC converter and the breaker stopped tripping and the Hot Tub started working perfectly; good job.
Great info, with things to look out for in the future. I live in Nevada and my Balboa breaker trips only qhen its hot outside( 100+°). Replaced wire to appropriate size and solid ground. Still pops when ambient temps are high. Maybe the heater is my problem.
Would need more info.. Call the office and talk to Scott he will have more info.. We did deals with this all the time in Az with all of our rental inits.
they all have Balboa equipment and we had problems with this some 10 years ago
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Great video. It was corrosion on one of the heater terminals. Thanks for posting the video!
you just saved me hundreds mg friend. the scmutz around heating contacts was the issue.took me 5 min to clean the area and reset. thanks very much
You saved my sanity! The ozone generator was causing my breaker to kick,after changing the heater!
Glad to help.. New ozone is anywhere from $100 to $200.... Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Great information. Our hot tub only trips when we turn the bubbles on. It is still warming and cycling. Thank you for this great video.
Your blower has shorted out... Very common problem even on a brand new spa. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I've watched 10 videos on this topic. Yours is the best. Thanks. Short and sweet. Troubleshooting the way it suppose to be.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much! You saved me a few hundred dollars! It was my circulating pump and it was the last thing I checked, of course. Thanks again!
You are Very Welcome ...And Thank You For Watching and SUBSCRIBING
Spa Man you rock. My breaker blew and fizzled out a few days ago. Installed new breaker and it was immediately popping. Followed your suggestion. Disconnected ozone first. That wasn't it. I had just cleaned my filter before it blew and and noticed I was still getting a flow error and then my CB blew. So I disconnected flow switch. That was it. I plugged it back in and its now good. thx
Good job...
Thanks very much I'll check the heater tomorrow. I was about to give up, I disconnected everything except for the heater and my breaker was still tripping. Never thought about the heater. Duh!! LOL. People like you really help out. I'm crossing my fingers, I'll check the heater tomorrow. 🙂👍🤞
What a great informational video! Thanks Spa Man;)
Both my heater terminals were corroded. Cleaned them with vinegar, rinsed with water and dried it really good. Spa is working now.
It will work for awhile but most often it will not last long ,, Its great that you were able to get it working again..
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@@spaman5440 I figured that, im sure its corroded on the inside but will have to replace the heater element soon.
Excellent video. Short and direct, and disconnecting / reconnecting the heater is a two 3/8" open end wrench job to protect the heater core insulation!!
Very Helpful, this video allowed me to find out that the motor Start Capacitor had exploded in situation.
Your video saved me. It was the Ozonator, that when it was plugged in, kept tripping the breaker. Spa tech had told us it was the main GFCI breaker, so we had an electrician replaced it, but then nothing would turn on. Found your videos and your tip on the Ozonator. I disconnected it from the panel, and the pumps and blower turned on. Only thing now is that with the ozonator off, a "Clicking" sound comes on. Is it because of the Ozonator being disconnected? Waiting for a new Ozonator to arrive to install it. Thank you so very much! subscribed and have made sure to mention your videos as many times as I can!
Thank You so much for the kind words...The clicking sound could be many things.. I would replace the ozon with the new unit and things should be back to normal. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Excellent video! Led me right down the path to the Ozonator. Quick fix for me. Unplug it and forget it. Thanks!
Dont do that get a new one and replace it ,,,It really helps with keeping the spa water clean,,,I glad you were able to get it going again Thanks for Watching & SCRIBING
Mine just started trippn and the speakers come on rumbln noise with no music connected, so glad i watched this im betting thats my problem if not prob the check valve never changed in 6 yes. The heater changed 2 years ago, great info
Thank you sir lol I bought a used one with all of the fancy stuff tv and stereo and lights it occasionally trips breaker so i did start looking at stuff myself people are shocked to find out I am not an electrician any ways one of my 110V converters has been rewired by previous owner it is receiving 240 V to power up its NFG hoping by unhooking this my tub will be good ! Ftr had a few leaks and a pump connection leaking fixed them up no more leaks!!
Good video but why did you plug pump 2 back into a different slot
This display is used just as an example of how to figure out what is going on with the hot tub and why the breaker is tripping and what to look for,.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thanks for the video. Used this to figure out my blower was tripping the breaker.
Very common problem with Hot Tubs..I glad you were able to figure out the problem..Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thank you! I've watched so many of your videos and you have helped me tremendously!
I have a Master Spas TS8.25 that trips the gfci during any size rain storm. No moisture in the gfci panel or in the control board. I remove to two fuses in the control panel for the motors and reinstall and the breaker will reset. Hot tub has been installed for a year and a half with no issues. Any ideas thank you!!
I just had this happen today ...There was water in the seal tight running from the sub panel to the spa pack and it was causing it to trip.. Hope this Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Found out it was my heating element. Also did not know about the check valve in the water cleaner. Thanks!
SPA MAN, if the heater is "rusty" and causing it to trip, is the heater fixable or does it need replacing?
Replace the entire unit..New tube - heating -element - sensors - gaskets...Now if you just want to fix the rusty crusty part you can try it (its kinda like stopping the clock to save time though)Replace and move on ... Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thanks so much for sharing your knowlwedge, video worked a treat- all the best from the UK 👏👏
great video exaclty what I needed. My control panel is almost identical. I've had it 3 yrs and it just stopped working. No power because the breaker tripped. The hot tub place said it was the breaker so I paid $150 for the new breaker but it didnt help.
I disconnected everything but the heater and it still wont work. I'm going to try the heater now. Can you clean the heater or do you just have to buy a new one?
No I'm afraid if the heater is causing the breaker to trip ? its time for a new heater.Yhanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Amazing video! Led me right to the problem and my hot tub is no longer tripping the breaker! Huge thanks!!!
You sir an awesome teacher, I wished I had a come back and listen to this video again before I started taking things apart I'm pretty sure my pump is no good. But I'm not in over my head yet LOL I'm going through all of your videos and your I subscribed looking for my Tuff Spa you've hit this Balboa a couple times this is what I've got the v-series I suspect my problem is it going to be circulation pump but I saw you do this on the jacuzzi Style not tough Spa I don't see a circulation pump or the switch maybe I have to go all around the the tub and take all the panels off to find it but I suspect this little black box that's mounted in a way that I can't see it and I can't figure out what it is I've not seen it in any of your videos I wished you were a tough spot guy instead of a Jacuzzi guy LOL anything you can tell me to help I appreciate it thank you very much for all your hard work I know making these videos is a lot of work cuz I've made a few
I was a Tuff Spa dealer for over 10 years and have a Spa rental company with a fleet of Tuff Spas that we rent and can fix anything on them that could go wrong.. give us a call at the office and we can get you going in the right direction. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Spa Man. You are a good man. Thank you for posting this super helpful video for us DIYers. The video is about as nice as your teeth :) which incidentally look perfect.
You made my day ...I and Smiling ear to ear. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Great video and very informative. Thank you for making it clear and concise. Helped me out big time! Thanks again!
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been struggling with troubleshooting my hot tub tripping the breaker for a while. This video helped me identify the issue! Followed and liked!!!!
Glad you have it figured out ...Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
What was the problem?
It turned out that the heating unit was bad. I had no idea how to isolate what was causing the issue until I watched this video! Ordered a new one and the replacement was simple!
@@sbockett Thanks for feedback. In am thinking that is the problem with mine. It's only 2 years old but trips now after heating about 2 hours. Already replaced the disconnect.
Bro that's the best hot tub repair video ever
Great video! Short and sweet. You gave me a good starting point for trouble shooting my unit.
Thank You so much for the feed back..Happy to help.
Great video and very informative. I have a Balboa single-pump system that trips the (new) GFCI breaker. I've unplugged EVERYTHING and disconnected the heater and two temp sensors. Still trips and can't figure out why. Don't see any physical problems (corrosion, PCB burns, etc.). Removed the (good) 300mA fuse F4 and GFI is stable. Don't know what F4 controls though as I can't find a true PCB schematic. [Thought the MOV above F4 was shorted, but it's not]. Ever seen this?
You were totally right it was my ozone. Much love saved me a ton of trouble
This was awesome - helped figure out it was my heater causing the problem - great video - thanks for posting it!!
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Thanks for the video mine was the light mean well looks like a ballast that was getting wet from my split coupling left on the heater that was loose!!!
OMG this is soo helpful. I'm sure my hot tub is on it's last legs. It's 17 year old. I've replace the pump once but that's it. Let see if I can squeeze a little more time out of it. I am gonna go play with electricity now!
DISCONNECT THE POWER FIRST!!! 😆 LOL
Hi I am having same problem. I have power at junction box from the gfi breaker with no short to ground. I have removed the elements checked resistance and short to ground, good with no blisters on outside. Hi limit and thermistor operation look normal when heated. I have a Balboa pack as well. History is just stopped heating. Everything else was okay. I will try disconnecting the heaters I believe I had 14.5 ohms on heater does that sound about right. Every thing else was unplugged just pack hooked up. Wish me luck Marc
Thank you for sharing this video
Unfortunately after fowling your steps I am still having issues with gfci tipping red light cones
My jacuzzi has been sitting
In my. Ack yard for 2 years now bought it new I now git some time to run power to it and fill it up with water but I can’t get it to run
In my experience if its only a couple years old and it trips from the get go and the breaker will not set it was wired wrong(Every Time)
I am kinda confused You say you bought it new and it trips the breaker when turned on and its been sitting empty for two years and you still need to run power to it.
If you need more help call the office and talk to Scott
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@@spaman5440 Ii had a service guy over yesterday and he got it to run apparently the gfci that came with the jacuzzi cord
Was bad but now that is running I can’t get my top display to work to set the temperature, jets,lights and so on
I don’t have Scott’s number thx in advance
Great video. Thanks to you and posters like you that provide information like this to the RUclips community. Really appreciate that you took the time to share your knowledge and experience. Gets me to starting point with my spa.
By the way the check valve tip really is a pro tip! Thanks a bunch.
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Thank you so much! We were able to figure out the problem with this video...the ozone!
What was wrong with the ozone
My breaker was tripping immediately when turned on. I started diagnosing by disconnecting the various components and found that the circulation pump was causing the breaker to trip. So started going down the route of replacing my circ pump. Luckily, someone mentioned to me that a simple air lock could cause the breaker to trip from the circ pump. Sure enough, I removed my filters, tried the breaker again and it held. The pump wasn't bad, it was just air locked. So if you're in a similar situation try removing your filters first to see if that solves the issue.
Thank you sir! It was my ozone causing my breaker to trip 1-2 times every 24 hours. I removed it. Hasn't tripped in 4 days. 😊
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Well it's been two years since I had any issues. Tub was working well but with the nicer weather I thought I would drain the water and put in fresh water. When I flipped the breaker back on it instantly tripped. Tried it like four times and it tripped instantly every time so I guess I'm opening it up and start unplugging stuff.
Looks like it's the heater. Thanks to another of your videos I will be swapping out the heater as soon as I get a new one from my local dealer.
Great video, helped me figure out that my heater was bad. Thanks for the video!
Another great teaching video!!! Thanks
Thanks from Oregon! My tub is working again. Happen to have a bad blower. Temporally discontinued till I can take the project. Thank you
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You explain this incredibly well
Super helpful, thank you so much! Question - if it is the ozone that’s causing the trip, is it OK just to keep it unplugged and not use the ozone cleaner while still using the hot tub?
For a week or so sure ... I would get it replaced ASAP it does help keeping the Spa working great.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@@spaman5440 thank you SO much! Your videos are awesome and so helpful and to the point.
Spa Man, thanks for the video, very helpful. I have a Balboa pack as well. CB is tripping. I disconnected everything you talked about, but the CB is still tripping. Could this be a bad CB? Or is there anything else I can check?
Yes.. Disconnect wires from the spa pack and check and check the wiring also check to make sure you have all the wires tight.Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
@spaman5440 have same issue, by CB are we referring to "circuit breaker" or "circuit board"?
you are a bloody genius, thanks for your help from all the way over in Queenstown ,New Zealand, a few NZ brands use Balboa systems.
Very helpful! I was able to figure out that it was my ozonator that was causing the problem. Thank you!
I had several this week along with a blower that were the problem.. Im glad the video helped you out. Thanks For Watching.
Hey Spa Man, thanks for all the great videos! I'm working on a friends Balboa and it trips the breaker sporatically. It runs fine for a while and usually when the cycle shuts down it can trip the breaker. I tried disconnecting everything and repluging like you said. It's not the heater or ozone devices but seems to be the 2 speed left hand motor that is the problem but the motor runs fine. Replaced the main breaker. Any suggestions about the motor? Thanks a mill.
***Question***Right off the bat I think you helped me! Last spring my hot tub tripped a couple times after I had everything clean and prepped after the winter. I also noticed the water level slowly going down. Instead of figuring it out, I just shut it down (busy times). Now, a year later I need it back up and running. Last week I opened the panels and turned the breaker on. I instantly noticed water spraying from the bolts on the heater. The breaker quickly tripped. Now it doesn’t come in at all. Your video showed me that I have a heater problem. My question is, because my system doesn’t do anything at all now, should I replace all the components in the box, or should I just replace the heater and fuses? Appreciate anything you can offer!!
If it is a Balboa system or the like...I would just replace the entire heater assembly with a new one including sensors and gaskets
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@@spaman5440 thank you!
@@thebutlercollective6193 Welcome
good ,simple and common sense tutorial
Glad you liked it
Excellent video! Thank you so much!
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Is it typical to have pump 1 not plugged in and plugged into pump two per say ? When I opened this new used unit it’s tripping breaker and idk what’s wrong yet , but here’s two issues I see , in the main panel the neutrals and grounds are all sorts of mixed up rather then designation of one bus for ground and another for common … second seems to be pump in plugged into pump 2 rather then pump one
You can use a megger to check the insulation integrity of the heater and pump motors. We had a GFI breaker that nuisance tripped even though everything tested out OK with the megger. Small leaks to ground will cause this issue.
Ya ..A couple months ago had a spa that would only trip breaker once in a while but very frustrating to say the least.. checked every thing and all tested good.. I read something from another Spa Tech and went and tested it and he was right heater had a tiny tiny pin hole and would only trip every now and then .. We replaced it and haven't herd from the customer since.. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Yes, that is the kind of nuisance trip that I use a megger for. I can generate 500 volts with the hand crank to test for insulation leakage to ground, where an ohmmeter would only use 9 volts. The meggers high voltage will make any defect arc to ground. Evidently, I must have had a defective GFCI breaker. We sold that particular hot tub with the house in August.
Thanks from Montecito Ca
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If it is the ozonator can you run the system by disconnecting this? Is this needed? TY
Yes you can run the spa with out it ...But having one that works properly will help you keep your Hot Tub much cleaner. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thank you, pump #2 is my problem. I did run into a problem tho there's two spots that pump one can plug into I can't remember what one it was plugged into now 😅
If you take look at the backside of the Spa Pac cover you will see from the diagram were the pumps plug into ... Hope this Helps And Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I kept narrowing it down. I finally found this little blue box that had a hollow ear tube connected to it in a power supply had to do some research found out it was in the ozonator so I contacted a few companies they're the ones that educated me on the fact that it was an ozonator. . They kept trying to tell me it was the ozonator well after doing some research I found out there's a funny little tiny plastic part called the backflow valve because nothing else is leaking on the hot tub last winter it leaked all the water out and after looking at the mold and everything inside it all came from that resonator I have a brand new heater brand new split couplers brand new everything there's almost nothing this hot tub doesn't have that's not brand new how can a little electric part have water in it boggles my mind anyways ozoneated well I'm going to try a back flow valve. By the way my hot tub is accused backyard vs series which has all Balboa parts
Thanks! Saved me a service call. It was pump 1.
I did those tips for mine and it was the heater tube, any videos for taking it off
if you look through all my video I think there are two. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Before I found you and your videos, I had already removed all the connectors on my master Spa hl8.5 except for the heater because I didn't know how that worked. This was done because all of a sudden my breaker started tripping immediately after every reset . I found by disconnecting my Laing x400825 circulation pump the system would stop tripping the breaker. I plugged it back into test and it tripped immediately.
I have removed the pump and everything looks good inside and the propeller moves freely. It appears that this pump is backordered from everywhere. Would you agree that the pump is definitely the problem? * all work was performed while breaker was off.
YES...If you plug it back in and it trips that is the problem... Good for You Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
What do you do if it takes several days sometimes for it to trip? The technician replaced the heater element yesterday because the washers were worn and it was corroded and he says causing a short. The first visit he blamed water splashing in as the cause. He tested amps on the pump and heater abd sats everything is in soecs.The worn element made sense to me but it is not covered under warranty because he says the water conditions is causing the corrosion, again seems like a reasonable assumption , however it tripped again today a day after! After $400 of visits and a warranty that apparently is worthless what should I do next? It is only a year old! Is it a gfi problem?
You could have several things going on.I do not want to confuse others that might have the same problem but the fix is different for different tubs and spas ..I would call the shop and talk to Scott and see if he can get you looking in the right direction. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
I have a balboa board in a cal spa hot tub. It all of the sudden tripped breaker and I've disconnected everything from the board and it's still tripping breaker right when I flip it on. I also found 2 glass fuses that didn't have continuity will blown fuses trip the breaker right away?
What if the heater is unplugged and no luck? Same with pumps, transformer, etc? I cannot get the GFCI to go on at all and the wiring at the breaker to tub is good.
Ok you have alot going on and there is really no way to help you here so you can call the shop and Scott Im sure can get you going in the right direction. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING
Thanks bro !!
Great, super informative video!!! Here's my issue.... My swim spa will run for about six hours and then it trips the breaker. When it does I cannot reset the breaker for about 12 hours. Then, usually the next day, I can reset it and have power again. Had a repairman out who said it needs a new GFCI breaker. So I don't waste $120 for a new breaker, could a breaker really sporadically give out like that? The breaker tripped without the heater or ozone plugged in... Maybe a pump short circuiting? Just wondering if you've come across this...
Yes the Breaker can do that..and yes I had this happen to us in the shop a few years ago..Like yours we disconnected the heater, ozone, lights, stereo as it turned out it was pump #1 it was getting so hot (it was so Hot you couldn't touch it at all)that it would trip the breaker and it would not reset until it cooled down several hours later...we had the pump and motor rebuilt and the problem stopped...we also had another one that was also a swim like yours and like the last one we disconnected everything.. what we found on this one was ..this swim spa had 2 / 7HP motors and required a breaker larger breaker then we were using. we put in a larger Breaker and the problem went away..In both of these examples the motors were over heating witch is what was causing the breaker to trip..Im not sure if this is your problem ? I hope this Helps You..Thanks for watching and SUBSCRIBING.
@@spaman5440 Very helpful! I installed a new 50 amp breaker (hot tub side has a 50 amp, and swim spa side also has a 50 amp- both located in a sub panel), and the exact problem returned. So, I need to figure which of the three pumps I have (two 4 HP and one 5 HP) is causing it...
@@flavellinator I just ran into this problem today 4/16/2020 New Swim Spa was installed using 50 AMP GFCI Breaker and # 6 wire ... (We did not do the install..Dealer asked us to trouble shoot and Fix)This Swim Spa required 60 AMP GFCI and that requires larger wire..company that did install did not read the blue prints or install instruction... Keep me posted Thanks for watching.
@@spaman5440 Seemed to find the problem... The two breakers (hot tub and swim spa) were wired too close to each other in the sub panel. The wires coming from each breaker were almost touching. Once I moved the wires away from each other in the sub panel, I had no more trips... It's been two months now. I did nothing else. Crazy, right?
@@flavellinator Wow ...I have never herd of something like that ...But if it fixed the problem thats all that matters..
Thank you very much for this video. Once again, great content. Do you know what "Pack" is used by a Cal Spa Escape series Tropical 2 pump hot tub?
It is a Balboa Pack and Topside I believe but I'm not sure which series..
@@spaman5440 Thank you Scott!!!!
Thank you - I hope this helps me fix my hot tub~ !
Hello Spa Man, is there a reset on the pump Great Lakes Hot tub 2014
Balboa board like in the video.
I don't think so.. Ive never encountered one. What is going on with it ?
Very useful basic info. Thank you for sharing!