sjmonty99

My circ-pump runs 24/7 even when the temperature even when the heater is off. I've been told that the circ-pump on the '98 model should run all the time and that only the ones made after 2000 have a programmable circ-pump. A Sundance dealer told me this but I have heard that isn't true by another Sundance dealer. Does anyone know for sure? I'd like to be able to program it as I do with the regular pumps. They come on 4 times a day for specified durations.

The spa is definitely a 50 amp. It is written inside the spa's panel. The diagram inside the spa and the .pdf both say it requires 3 wires. It is a Cutler Hammer Spa panel. Specifically made for that use. Does the neutral wire go to from the panel to the spa in conjunction with another wire? Like should it connect to the grounding terminal on the spa? Black and red hot leads are definitely going to the right place and ground is ground so I don't know what the problem is. The only thing I can think of is this neutral white wire should go somewhere too. The picture of their .pdf wiring diagram is here: http://torranceweb.com/temp/spa240.gif Anyone else have an idea before I call an electrician?

I just brought home a used Sundance and hooked it to my new Cutler-Hammer 50A GFI/Cutoff panel. Problem is the breaker trips immediately when I flip it on. I saw the spa working before I brought it home so I don't think there is a problem with the spa. If I disconnect the wires at the spa and cap them off the breaker stays on. I thought the problem might be with the breaker so I purchased a 50A (non-GFI) breaker (all they had at 9:45pm at Lowes) and put it in just to test. It worked fine. Does it really sound like I have a bad breaker or could something else be wrong? Could the GFI be detecting an additional problem that the non-GFI is not? I only have a 3 wire spa setup (240v 2 hot/1 GND). There is no Neutral on the spa. I have connected the Neutral from my main panel to this spa panel and it is internally tied by design to one pole of the breaker.

Does anyone think $3700 is too much to pay for a rebuilt Sundance Altamar? I'm buying one from a used shop and checking to see if the price seems about right.