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I had been noticing this month that the control panel is getting a little harder to use, normally I go out and push the button for ten mins and let it run so I can test my water. Lately I have been having to press either of the buttons a few times before they respond. Four days ago I went out and my water was almost warm, I left it alone after unplugging the power, and searched Google for Classic F Jets work but no heat. I ran into something about the circulation pump, and I had forgotten to see if the water was circulating. I went out yesterday plugged it back in and saw the water circulating. Left it plugged in this time. Today I found something about the Hi-Limit Thermistor, so I went out to find it and see if I could see anything that looks odd about it so I might know if its having a problem. I noticed a white crust on the outside of one of the Thermistor, So I took a picture of it. I am not sure what one is what so the one with the white crust on it is the one at the far end. I also noticed that the plugs on the other end of the wire are very loose and floppy. Heater going bad or Thermistor going bad? After I took the photo I decided to feel the water and it is warm again. Did I reset something by unplugging ? Also this link has a photo of the other side of the wires, I see bare covered wires on one of the plugs does this need to be addressed? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/itsmeab4u/Hot%20Tub/IMG_20120727_144750.jpg
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Hello, I have a Hot Springs, Hot Spot, Trinidad, 2005 model hot tub. I just replaced the jet pump on it as it was rusted out. The pump works perfectly now on both speeds, the lights work, and the heater is jamming out at 111 degrees, even though the default 102 is what it should be stopping at. I replaced the filter as well. The problem is the display will read like 85 degrees but in measuring the water with an outside probe it reads 111 degrees, and I get 3 blinking lights on the display panel. The heater is obviously working, so I thought maybe it was a faulty temp sensor. The part number is here: http://www.backyardplus.com/proddetail.php?prod=71578 I tested the water at 106 degrees and the resistance on the temp sensor was 5.4K, at 105 degrees it was 5.6K and at 104 degrees it was 5.8K. I have a couple of different charts that shows what the temp/resistance values should be. That is close to a 10K thermistor chart, but how far or close off will show that the sensor is bad? From the chart they should only be about 100 ohms different for each degree. From a price stand point I was hoping it was a bad sensor. Any ideas on what this problem is please? Thanks in advance if you can help!
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