michelb Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 We recently got a spa from a new owner that didn't want it but it's showing "188" on the Topside Control. The control pack is a Balboa VS500Z. Any suggestions on troubleshooting? The spa pack has a J1 & J2 port of the control and it's suppose to be in J1 but if it's in J1, we get the 188 status. If we put it in J2 (AUX topside control port), everything looks normal except that heater doesn't come on (which might be normal when using AUX topside control port). Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Everything else seems to work fine (even with "188" showing, we can still turn pump to higher / lower speed, we just can't seem to get the heater to work (the heater doesn't get 240V)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 188 isn't a trouble code. Either the topside isn't make good contact at the harness, cable is damaged, or either the topside, circuit board, or both, are damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelb Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Thanks for the response. Looks like the problem might have been heater relay - replaced the whole board and it works fine now. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 That just means the problem was in the circuit-board- the heater relay won't affect the digital display- at any rate- glad you got it fixed, Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 188 code even after new board and new topside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 @Tiff You posted in a 7 year old thread that is basically dead. You will get a much better chance of a response if you start a new thead with your issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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