cpanddp Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi, Just put a brand new (original) heater in !993 Hot Spring Sovereign I hot tub that I ordered from backyardplus.com. It initially began heating (very hot to the touch) but shortly later the heater stopped heating (cold to the touch). Several hours has passed and still cold to the touch. Water temp under 70 degrees...temp dial is turned up to where it should heat to 104 degrees. Red reset buttons on control box not tripped. At a loss...any thoughts / suggestions greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 It shouldn't have been hot to the touch, it should have been water temperature (maybe a couple degrees warmer, but you can't feel that). I'd guess the heater high limit didn't trip because it's not installed properly, or defective, and a lack of water flow through the new heater has ruined it. Ohm it out, see if it's any good. Check for proper circ pump flow (the small 24 hour circ pump). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpanddp Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Can you tell me how to ohm it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpanddp Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 By the way...the water level was full and circulator pump is operating properly with water flowing. I could see and feel water flowing through hoses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpanddp Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Here is link to heater in hot tub http://www.backyardplus.com/spa-serial-number-search.php?sn=I-3-3-6522&cat=2&page=16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpanddp Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Nevermind...we are all good. Water is heating up. Think what happened is that when I first started up, the heater was left on and circulator pump had not purged all air yet so initially water not flowing through heater. This was the time I initially felt that the heater was quite hot. Never having replaced heater or even felt heater previously, I thought this was how it was supposed to be. This quickly changed though as air purged from line by circulator pump. Anyway all good now. Lessons learned: 1) Heater pump should not feel very hot to the touch 2) Make sure circulator pump has purged all air from lines before turning heater on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Whew! Glad nothing was broken. The heater pump will run pretty warm, but the heater itself should be the same temp as the water in the tub. Enjoy, ~Swine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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