Streetstock174 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Recently bought a Viking spa from a private seller, I believe it is a 2005 Viking Eclipse. Anyways, it has a Balboa VKV500 pack in it. Well, I have managed to get everything working but high speed on the jets. When I try and kick the jets on high, it hums loud for about 2 seconds and then shuts off the spa. What is confusing me is the back of the control pack lid has the illustration of the different components in the spa, well, it states that it is a 120v pump, 220v heater, and 12v light. There is a 230v pump in the spa. Is it a typo on the illustration or has someone at some point and time put a 230v pump into a 120v system? Jets work fine on low speed. If it is supposed to be a 230v pump, what would cause it to hum? I don't think its a low power to the spa issue, as all the wiring is new. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Check the voltage at the pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Pump voltage is 120v on the red wire, 120v on the black wire, and then white and green are grounds. Seems to be this way in low or high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 If the pump is a 240V pump. You have 240V at the pump so you may have a pump going bad. Unless the high speed relay is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Well, whats confusing me, is the pack says its supposed to have a 120v pump. Starting to think it has something to do with the pack, as the jets will not shut off either. Any reason I can't put a Balboa VS501Z pack into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 No reason, That's a good choice. It will work with both 120 and 240 pump motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, just my luck. I had found a VS501Z pack on ebay, used but less than a year old I was planning on getting to save some money over buying a new one. Well, long story short I remembered 10 minutes after it was over and didn't get it. So any thoughts where the best place to get one? Or the chances of finding a good used one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Or another thought, it is possible to replace the circuit board to the vs501z board so I get the functions I need and just reuse the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Or another thought, it is possible to replace the circuit board to the vs501z board so I get the functions I need and just reuse the rest? Ummmmmmm. That's above my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyh Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Unplug pumps black wire then start spa, if high speed works... You need to replace the bad relay, or change circuit board. Depending on your skill level that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Unplugged black wire, and high speed works. So my motor is good, which is a relief. Changing the relay isn't a problem, however figuring out which one is the right one, well thats another story. Going to try and see if I can find that information anywhere. While I was at it, I plugged the black wire back in and unplugged the red wire and powered it back up. Jets came back on low like normal. Pushed the button to go to high and the low should have shut off, correct? Long story short, they didn't. So the low speed relay is apparently stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetstock174 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 And where is the best place to get the relays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xring600 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 And where is the best place to get the relays? I bought all my relays at Onlinecomponents.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zwujizz Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I bought the relay on allicdata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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