Trigger Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 ...There was a few changes in heaters around that time. If yours had a reset button on it, then it was most likely the 6K Tri-bend heater, and not the 4K heater that jd-santaclarita is asking about. If he/she has a 4 KW No-Fault heater then it does not have a reset button on it! All I can go by is what my documentation states ( a 4K heater), and the fact that my 2005 Caspian did indeed had a reset switch (and I wasn't the only one to have a 05 Caspain with a reset). If Watkins were putting Tribends in the 05 Caspians, then they weren't documented, and only a technican would know the difference. Regardelss then, If Watkins is not documenting thier heaters accuratley, then a consumer who bought a tub (esp used) may not have the heater he thinks he has and it would be prudent to actually check to see if there's a reset switch. so, A 4K may not have a reset, but an 05 Caspain may well have. How's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan.The.Spa.Man Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 ...There was a few changes in heaters around that time. If yours had a reset button on it, then it was most likely the 6K Tri-bend heater, and not the 4K heater that jd-santaclarita is asking about. If he/she has a 4 KW No-Fault heater then it does not have a reset button on it! All I can go by is what my documentation states ( a 4K heater), and the fact that my 2005 Caspian did indeed had a reset switch (and I wasn't the only one to have a 05 Caspain with a reset). If Watkins were putting Tribends in the 05 Caspians, then they weren't documented, and only a technican would know the difference. Regardelss then, If Watkins is not documenting thier heaters accuratley, then a consumer who bought a tub (esp used) may not have the heater he thinks he has and it would be prudent to actually check to see if there's a reset switch. so, A 4K may not have a reset, but an 05 Caspain may well have. How's that? Ok, I figured it out. Watkins changed heaters in the 3rd quarter of '05. Tiger River Spas produced in the first two quarters of '05 had the Tri-bend 6K heaters (which had resets) and spas produced after that had the No-Fault titanium 4K heaters(no resets). You apparently had a tub from the first two quarters but had literature from a tub produced after that with a different heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the dog man Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I don't know for sure what any of the specifics are... but I have a TR Sumatran (450-500 gallon) with the hooked up to a 110 circuit. I drained, cleaned it yesterday, filled it with cold public water and turned it on at 12:30pm... it had heated to 100 degree by 12:00 midnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmorgan Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Easy way to figure out how quickly your spa should recover after refilling: (gallons x 8.4)*(temperature differential) / (3413 * kw of heater) So if your spa is 400 gallons, water temperature upon filling is 60 degrees, you want to heat to 100 degrees, and your heater is 5kw it will take: ((400 x 8.4) x (40))/(3413 x 5) = 7.9 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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