RDspaguy
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balboa numbers cycle 80-104 then back down.
RDspaguy replied to David H's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
It's a stuck temp button or short on the circuit. -
Lifesmart LS 450DX keeps heating and will not shutoff
RDspaguy replied to CameronC's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
Ok. The mystery is that it corrects for a while then returns. The temp sensor is accurate and it shows the tub gradually overheating as it continues to run the pump, or it shows a normal temp then triggers an overheat error randomly? I'm not familiar with that system, @CanadianSpaTech is the local gecko expert. Maybe he has some insight. -
Lifesmart LS 450DX keeps heating and will not shutoff
RDspaguy replied to CameronC's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
Post pics of equipment area and circuit board. -
topside control dead, then alive, then dead, etc.
RDspaguy replied to diythis's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
Not the same thing. You can lose a leg on the breaker and still read 120v to ground or neutral on both wires. Test for 240v red to black. A continuity test must be done with the fuses out. If installed, test voltage. The spa will run automated functions with the topside disconnected. If it did not then the topside is not the problem, the circuit board or breaker is. Replace fuses. Verify 240v to spa. Remove board a check the back for damage. -
Yep. They usually come with a factory jumper on the board.
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If it has a pressure switch jumper it. Most IQ packs don't. They are prone to failure and have been eliminated by many control manfs by using flow switches or sensor protection. The fact it has no pressure switch used to be a selling point for HS. They were first with input/output sensors, the very system later adopted by balboa, the leading spa control manf in history, for their M7 technology. It figures, the one single solitary time I don't ask for pics and it's an oddball.🙄
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How long after power reset until it shows the error? A few seconds, a minute, several minutes? It is most likely a bad sensor. Replace both at the same time. They should be noted on the wiring diagram, just track the wires as needed.
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H2X 19D Swim and Spa - Drain for winter
RDspaguy replied to chure's topic in Swim Spas & Exercise Pools
Check with your dealer, but I'm inclined to say you cannot. It depends on how it's plumbed. -
2008 Hot Spot Sottrnto Hawk box question
RDspaguy replied to David DD's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
The red jumper wire going to a terminal labelled "jet 1 & 2" determines voltage to the pumps. Verify correct voltage. Verify correct pump wiring, as the red pump wire goes to a terminal labelled black. This does not mean it's wrong, but it may be depending on where the other end of that wire is. -
Most likely the heater is running without flow or the sensor is touching the element. Remove filter. Check heater pump, which is often a different pump than the jets, for flow. Check to verify power is turning off to the heater as a stuck relay will cause it to do as you describe as soon as power is turned on.
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From your description it is likely a flow or sensor issue. Is the tub actually getting too hot overall? Bold statement. How was this determined? Remove circ filter (the closest to the pumps) and test. Check circ pump for obstructions. Check circ for loud or hot operation (you should barely hear it and should not jerk your hand away when you touch it). Test thermistors (unlikely but I'd do it anyway).
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The white wire determines component voltage anx connects at the main power terminal block for 240v or 120v. Just follow the other white wires to find them.
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HotSprings Leaky Lens causing heater limit?
RDspaguy replied to smolloy's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
The heater should not be effected by a leak unless electrical components are wet. -
Great Lakes Sunlighter/Balboa low speed shutoff
RDspaguy replied to redbird280's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
What is that red wire supposed to be connected to? Does the motor start in low and run fine, only having an issue when you switch down from high, or will it do the same starting in low? -
Sounds like a stuck/shorted button. No way to fix it that I know of if it's not wiring or board connection. Check back of board for discoloration at the connector. Brush lightly with wire brush.
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Maybe. Post pics of your circuit board and wiring diagram.
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Those are usually air intakes for the jet air control valves or manifold. Either way, it should go up under the shoulder above water line. This becomes pressurized from damaged or improperly installed jets. Under normal circumstances this is an air vacuum line.
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Great Lakes Sunlighter/Balboa low speed shutoff
RDspaguy replied to redbird280's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
What kind of a racket? Test voltages. If the board is switching correctly it's the pump 99%. -
Great Lakes Sunlighter/Balboa low speed shutoff
RDspaguy replied to redbird280's topic in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
⭐️ Good God, man! Get a new one! Just kidding, new motors are crap compared to that one. Take it to a shop for a rebuild. So, pump manifacturers don't make motors, and you're looking for motor parts. Shop by motor brand (century, emerson, ect.) and mod# for motor parts. -
There are 3 led lights on the board, which are lit?
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Definitely pull the filter. Filters can collapse under high pressures, greatly reducing flow. There also may be a check valve in the system that could be damaged and closing under high pressure. Most SDs from that period are plumbed such that a collapsed filter would effect all the jets on that pump, not just the heat return. Post the pics.
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Post pics of equipment area, circuit board, and wiring diagram. As I recall, that circ pump pulls off the pressure side of the jet pump, so turning on the jets would force water through the circ pump and heater. This is how the circ is optional, as the main pump will feed the heater too. Which makes this even more weird than you think.