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Thanks for the dipswitch information, it was cool to fool around with, but unfortunately that wasn't the issue. Paid $100 for a tech and it turned out to just be a blow fuse. In the future where would I look for fuses? I didn't even see any on the board.

I have a beachcomber hot tub that has a balboa circuit board, model VS612 (I think) We haven't really been up to date on our hot tub chemistry so yesterday I decided to drain the hot tub. I flipped breaker off, drained with a sump pump and then used a shop vac to get rid of all the excess water. Then I refilled the tub and turned the breaker on. The displays shows PR to prime, but does not make any sound at all (can't remember but I thought it did when priming) After a couple minutes the display just shows "--". Then after a couple more minutes it starts flashing SN and the temperature back and forth. The manuals says this means they are out of sync and to let it go for an hour to see if something needs to be replaced; however, after a couple more minutes it displays "dy" which means the pump is dry. I have opened the bleeder valve both with the breaker off, and flipped it on with both cracked exact same thing. So is it this SN error that is not allowing the pump to fire up and prime. Seems very strange it would happen exactly after draining the hot tub. Could I maybe have put the shop vac over a hole I shouldn't have? What is my next step? Thanks,

Hi guys, I have a 2 year old beachcomber 540 that I purchased used, and there is no power going to the CD deck. From what I can tell it was connected to the wrong connection and ended up getting 240V instead of 110V. My multi meter tells me there is power going to the transformer, but not from the transformer to the CD deck. Both fuses on the back of the CD deck are still good, so something must have blown in the transformer. There does not appear to be a fuse. This appears to be an easy fix I just don't know where to buy an outdoor rated transformer to replace the blow one. It gets pretty cold here in Northern Canada so I want to make sure I install one that works. Thanks,

Instead of an easy pad is there something else I can use? I was hoping to just put 2foot by 2foot pavers on top of the gravel. How thick should my gravel base be? Read your warranty carefully, you may void your shell warranty using pavers. The beachcomber website lists paving stones as an option. http://www.beachcomberhottubs.com/customer-care/hot-tub-installations/steps-to-install.asp

Instead of an easy pad is there something else I can use? I was hoping to just put 2foot by 2foot pavers on top of the gravel. How thick should my gravel base be?

I definitely don't plan on making the temporary location not as solid as the permanent spot. I am thinking if I lay down a level base of solid foam, then cover the complete area in paving stones I should have a solid base to put the tub on. The idea of an above grade gravel pad is tempting to as I can reuse all the gravel for its future location and just frame it in with pressure treated wood. As for building it into the deck next year, there will definitely be removable access panels for service and plenty of room to work.

I wasn't going to just block the tub up on the edges. Definitely full support across the bottom, different heights of paving stones would only be to level out the uneven ground.

I just purchased a beachcomber 540 and am excited to have it in place before the cold winters of Northern Alberta hit. I am looking for some advice on how to get my yard ready for the install. I know exactly where I would like it to go permanently, but the desired location requires me to cut into my deck, make some modifications, and just a bunch of work that won't get done until the snow flies. I do have a nice location picked out on my lawn where the stairs from my deck come down that would work as a good location to place it for the winter until I can move it in the spring. The lawn is a little slanted, and I am wondering what I should put down on the lawn keeping in mind it is a temporary location. I have 2 ideas in my head. 1.) I simply lay down 2x2 paving tiles and get the surface as level as possible by stacking them on the lower end. This would let me get it level to withing the height of the paving tiles and would be pretty quick. 2.) I have large sheets of the solid insulation foam. I was thinking I could lay that down and shave off sheets where needed to get a fairly level surface. Then on top of that I could either put down plywood or the same paving tiles. Do either of these to methods make sense? If now what is recommended. Thanks for the help, excited to finally be a spa owner and a part of the forum.