ChuckyDee Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Hi, my Marquis spa has a Balboa spa pack and M7 heater. It had been running normally. My neighborhood lost power for 8 hours (not sure if related, but background info). A few days later I went out to get in the spa, and discovered the water was cold and the panel on top (tp400) is scrolling the message "htr too hot --- press btn to rst" The spa is not hot, nor is the heater tube. Infrared thermometer shows 79f on the heater tube. No button press combo on the control panel does anything. I cycled the 220 breaker at the main, and then switched on/off the gfci breaker next to the spa. System boots, but instead of going to 'prime' it starts scrolling the htr too hot message. There is no pump action and the panel does not respond to any button push. Turned off gfci breaker overnight and tried the next day, same result. I unplugged both heater sensors from the motherboard and switched power on. The spa led lights flash on/off and the board reports sensor error. Plugged the sensor back in and powered up to the same htr too hot. Switched the heater sensors on the motherboard and powered up to the same htr too hot message. Not sure what to do next. Appreciate any ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckyDee Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 I measured the heater sensor today by unplugging them from the motherboard and checking resistance. Sensor A was 42.0 @ 70f Sensor B was 4.9 @ 70f My take here is that one is bad???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSpaTech Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Post photos of circuit board and schematic on inside cover so we can see what you have. Might get you to try starting up the spa in "Test" mode with dip switch A1 in up position. This should get you sensor A/B current temp readings as well as recent fault logs. If replacing temp sensor recommend replacing both. Google Balboa "Test Mode" and look for information sheet for your system. If your readings are correct then it is likely a bad sensor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranbiz Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 14 hours ago, ChuckyDee said: I measured the heater sensor today by unplugging them from the motherboard and checking resistance. Sensor A was 42.0 @ 70f Sensor B was 4.9 @ 70f My take here is that one is bad???? Is that ohms or K ohms? Sensors should read in the ballpark of 10-20K ohms. They should also be really close to the same reading. Sure looks like a bad sensor and like my northern friend recommended, replace both sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckyDee Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Thanks, I ordered both sensors. If that does not resolve the issue I'll post back with the pictures and schematic as requested. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckyDee Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 Thanks everyone! Replaced both temperature sensors and the spa is back in business. Started right up with no error messages. It's been running for a couple of hours and the temperature is steadily climbing. It had dropped down to 65 degrees! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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