JohnP Posted January 22, 2010 Report Posted January 22, 2010 Hello, My control board is out on my Sta-rite heater. Is there a way to bypass the control board and membrane to fire up the heater? Thanks in advance. Quote
quantumchromodynamics Posted January 22, 2010 Report Posted January 22, 2010 It would not be safe to do so. You should not even try. Quote
Pool Clown Posted January 23, 2010 Report Posted January 23, 2010 Can you not control the heater at the membrane pad? or are you getting a fault display? Quote
JohnP Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Posted January 23, 2010 Can you not control the heater at the membrane pad? or are you getting a fault display? I was not getting any fault display. It would say 180 then r6 and then turn off and go blank with no fault display (on the front also no service codes on the back would light up). I took out the control unit and moved the ribbon attached to the membrane around while pressing spa on and it fired up. I can only control it now by moving the ribbon around back and forth, the ribbon has a kink in it pinching the connections. I am wondering if there is a jumper on the control unit or a way to jump the ignition on without the membrane until I get a new one. The pump is on a timer to filter the water and I don't want to leave the heater on. Just want to turn the heat on when I go in. Quote
Pool Clown Posted January 23, 2010 Report Posted January 23, 2010 I have only been able to get the membrane/ribbon already stuck to the top piece. But i hear that just the membrane will be available soon. If you are able to turn off the heater by interrupting the power to it, then you can jiggle the wire (on the heater) till it turns on, then unplug the ribbon cable from the board the hot tub will heat up to the temp that you last set it to. Then when you don't want the heater to run, just interrupt the power to it. Note: Not all heaters will be wired with an interrupt switch, in which case, you will need to get the parts right away if you want to run the heat. Quote
quantumchromodynamics Posted January 23, 2010 Report Posted January 23, 2010 Is this a Max-E-Therm? Does the membrane pad look like one of these? http://www.parts4heating.com/PhotoDetails....uctCode=472610Z I think that the part numbers are as follows: 42002-0029Z Switch Membrane Replacement (ASME) Sta-Rite 42002-0029Z Stack Flue Service Kit 472610Z Membrane Pad (NA, LP Series) Pentair Mastertemp The Sta-Rite and the Pentair are the same part. Note that there seems to be a mistake in the numbering system for the Sta-Rite. The Stack Flue Service Kit has the same part number as the Switch Membrane Replacement Quote
JohnP Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Posted January 23, 2010 Is this a Max-E-Therm? Does the membrane pad look like one of these? http://www.parts4heating.com/PhotoDetails....uctCode=472610Z I think that the part numbers are as follows: 42002-0029Z Switch Membrane Replacement (ASME) Sta-Rite 42002-0029Z Stack Flue Service Kit 472610Z Membrane Pad (NA, LP Series) Pentair Mastertemp The Sta-Rite and the Pentair are the same part. Note that there seems to be a mistake in the numbering system for the Sta-Rite. The Stack Flue Service Kit has the same part number as the Switch Membrane Replacement Yes, it is the 400 HD. Thanks Quote
quantumchromodynamics Posted January 24, 2010 Report Posted January 24, 2010 The part numbers I gave are for the non HD model. I have gotten the non HD control pads separately. I think that you should be able to order the HD model control pad separately. Quote
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