Good morning! I have 2001 Hot Spring Sovereign that is constantly tripping the GFI breaker. The breaker trips as soon as it it is turned on. The problem initially started about 3 years ago. I read many posts and forums at the time, and I isolated the problem to what I thought was the circulating pump. I replaced the pump and it ran for about a year before the breaker tripped. Interestingly, I kept the old pump, wired a plug to it and it ran fine connected to a regular GFI outlet in my yard. I swapped the one year old pump out and put back the original circulating pump. Everything ran fine for several months, then the breaker tripped again.
I've been going back and forth, swapping between the two pumps. That bandaid approach of swapping betwee the two pumps is getting really annoying because now whatever pump is installed only runs for a couple of weeks. I really want to get this fixed because i will not be able to do this in the winter.
* there is no ozinator
* I tried letting the tub sit for a couple of days before attempting to turn on the circuit breaker. I let it sit with the pump in place but with the pump wires disconnected from the circuit board.
* I tried disconnecting just the circulating pump and the tub powers on and stays on. (I know the heater is not running because there's no circulation.)
I'm looking for some thoughts or ideas. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to think maybe its not a circulating pump problem, but a problem with something else. Thank you in advance!