Wobbly Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Last year I installed a subpanel with a GFCI feeding the hot tub. The hot tub already had another GFCI in the control package. Recently the subpanel GFCI has tripped out. Inspecting the control package, it looks like the GFCI in the control package is damaged. The trip button seems to be a bit distorted and seems to be stuck. The control pack is 15 years old. I've replaced a few relays and a heater element in the past. I thinking about removing the control pack GFCI to see if that will stop the subpanel GFCI from tripping. The last time there was GFCI tripping was due to a slight water drip onto the top of the control pack. After it was dried out the problem went away. This time, drying the pack didn't seem to help. So is there any danger from removing the control pack GFCI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countspacula Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Last year I installed a subpanel with a GFCI feeding the hot tub. The hot tub already had another GFCI in the control package. Recently the subpanel GFCI has tripped out. Inspecting the control package, it looks like the GFCI in the control package is damaged. The trip button seems to be a bit distorted and seems to be stuck. The control pack is 15 years old. I've replaced a few relays and a heater element in the past. I thinking about removing the control pack GFCI to see if that will stop the subpanel GFCI from tripping. The last time there was GFCI tripping was due to a slight water drip onto the top of the control pack. After it was dried out the problem went away. This time, drying the pack didn't seem to help. So is there any danger from removing the control pack GFCI? As long as the system is connected properly to a GFCI breaker, the pack GFCI can be bypassed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Last year I installed a subpanel with a GFCI feeding the hot tub. The hot tub already had another GFCI in the control package. Recently the subpanel GFCI has tripped out. Inspecting the control package, it looks like the GFCI in the control package is damaged. The trip button seems to be a bit distorted and seems to be stuck. The control pack is 15 years old. I've replaced a few relays and a heater element in the past. I thinking about removing the control pack GFCI to see if that will stop the subpanel GFCI from tripping. The last time there was GFCI tripping was due to a slight water drip onto the top of the control pack. After it was dried out the problem went away. This time, drying the pack didn't seem to help. So is there any danger from removing the control pack GFCI? As long as the system is connected properly to a GFCI breaker, the pack GFCI can be bypassed. The spa pack GFCI was removed and now the hot tub is running. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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