buckyswider Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Hi all, 2006 Hot Springs Sovereign II. Power and Ready (Red & Green) lights blinking. No water flowing through circulator. Reading online I found that this means the circulator is not running either because of an air lock, clogged/blocked line, or a bad pump. (The lights will apparently also flash with the circulator running, but not the heater, if the pressure switch goes bad- but the water is definitely not circulating). I removed the bottom hose from the circulator and water came out not only through the hose but through the pump also- which indicates to my inexperienced eyes that there is no air lock (at least not anymore) nor something clogging the lines. Re-installed the lines, powered back up...lights looked good for about 30 seconds, then back to blink-blink-blink. I used a non-contact electrical probe to verify that there is power going to the pump. All this leads me to believe (again, with no experience other than that gleaned via the interwebs) that the pump itself is bad. Does that sound correct, or am I missing something? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Spring Official Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Sounds like your circulation pump is not working. You should have a qualified service technician come out and diagnose your spa. It may be the pump,but it could be something else. Please be safe when working around electrical components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckyswider Posted August 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Thanks for the confirmation! Replaced the pump, all looks good. Got the pump I could get in a hurry, which is physically smaller than the original If I had a longer runway (tub is needed this weekend!) I would've ordered the proper physical size pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stape2000 Posted September 3, 2019 Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 Which pump did you end up buying for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckyswider Posted September 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 "LAING Spa Circulation Pump E5 (with Free Peak Products 3 Pack Connectors Terminals) - 74427 for Watkins: Hot Spring, Tiger River, Caldera Hot Tubs" from Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NLGMSKC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Anecdotally if feels cheap and light. And the three releases for the wire spring clips ARE (or should I say WERE) very cheap- all three broke off by the simple act of sliding them back with finger pressure. It was a chore, but I managed to use a tiny screwdriver to open the releases and get the wires firmly inserted. I actually have the OEM pump on order to keep around as a spare- If this had happened in the dead of winter I may not have the runway to wait for one to be delivered before everything froze and shattered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stape2000 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I just posted my own topic. But I have the same issues. Just replaced the pump and still getting the red and green lights. But at least im getting water flowing with the new circ pump. Heater tested fine so I may try and replace that pressure switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoban Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Take out your filters, turn off the spa from disconnect subpanel, wait 30 seconds, leave filters out, turn spa back on. Keep filters out for 20 minutes and see what happens. Sounds like a flow issue from the filters themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stape2000 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well I did find out I have the jumpers JP1, 2, 3, 4 in the wrong spots with my new main board. Going to change those to the correct settings and try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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