ChaseLoven

Here’s what my test kit says: (Clorox pool and Spa multi use smart strips) total hardness- very low total chlorine- very low free chlorine- low PH- very high total alkalinity- ok stabilizer- ok I have never owned or operated a hot tub, this was in a rent house when I moved in. I had to do a lot of work to get it working properly but finally got there with the help of a guy on here. I have a 1995 Blue Ridge Spa model 400-40. What do I need to do to get the chemicals right? I have a bottle of ProTeam SPA Oxidizing shock and another bottle of PRO Team SPA Di-Chlor which my local pool/spa store told me I needed.

I just wanted to let you know how very very much I appreciate you educating me on a system that I had no clue where to begin when you didn’t have to. It is working great now. It ended up being that contactor and the timer. I replaced the contactor for $14 this morning and when I pulled half the tabs up on the timer and and turned it, it came on. It’s running on low and high now and it’s heated up 8° in 1 hour.

Can anyone help me find an owners manual or at least the wiring diagram for a 1995 Blue Ridge Spa model 400-40?

Pump does not run in low speed. When the heat light is on, still no power to the heater. On line or load. I tested for power to the heater on the line and load of the contactor that goes to the heater. Power is on the line when everything is off, but no power at the load. Also, when I turn the pump on (high) no power on the line or load, only has power at the line when everything is off. Hope this helps.

I think it is a dial. I can turn it. It was all the way up just like it is in the picture. If I’m looking at the right thing. It is on the side like you said.

Am I missing it? I took this off to check for it.

Is this the dial you may have been talking about? I don’t see a button to push anywhere for the hi-limit.

When in low speed, the “heat light” on the top thermostat control never comes on. But it does come on when on high speed.

This is the relay I am talking about. It may not even be a relay, that’s just what I think it’s called. The top 2 wires ( top left is a black wire, straight off the terminal block) (top right is a red wire that jumps to another relay) have power when the high speed is off, but when I turn high speed on, no power to the top. The bottom 2 wires go straight to the heating element and have never gotten power when I test it.

What exactly is low speed or high speed? Is low speed when I turn the top side control thermostat to on and high speed is with the jets on? yes, when I turn the jets on, the “heat light” lights up, but no power to the heater. I tested the relay that is connected to the heating element and no power.

And could you give me a detailed way to test this pressure switch?

To answer the question, yes, when I turn the jets on the “heat“ light lights up. But if the jets are turned off, and I just turn the top dial to heat, no lights come on. There is no loud noise or buzzing that I remember hearing. Also, how do I switch the pump from high or low? It has the button on the top side control that turns the jets on, that’s all I see.

The top side control has from left to right, ready-heat-jets.

This is the same heater that’s in now. I just took this picture from the extra one I have.

It has a circuit board. I have the terminal block temporarily loose just because I was testing it, the wires are usually tucked in the right spot. Also, I have another hot tub, same one, I got all the parts I can swap if need be. I honestly think it’s an electrical issue at this point. I do have a multimeter.