Imagine, you just got home from a long days work, you’re tired, ready to relax and unwind in your own oasis…your hot tub.
As you go to remove the cover and you notice something’s missing, it's quiet..too quiet…what is it?
Then your heart hits the floor as you realize the truth….your spa is not on, at all, it hasn’t been for all day and is only barely lukewarm.
This scenario is sad, but only to true. Talk about disappointment!
Here’s some ways for you to quickly find and hopefully fix your hot tub and get things heating up quick!
STEP 1) Fuses and Proper Line Voltage
If your spa’s power is being supplied from an electrical box that houses the fuses (usually mounted on the house), then turn off the main breaker that supplies this and check them. If the fuses check ok, then with the power back on, check that you have the required line voltage in the spa control box at the terminal strip or lugs (either 110 vac or 220 vac). If doing these things left you with no results, then call a professional spa repairman or a licensed electrician.
STEP 2) Testing the GFCI
If you have the proper line voltage at the terminal strips or lugs, then you need to give the GFCI a test by pushing the button that says "test" or "T". When pushing the test button on the GFCI the button that says "re-set" or "R" should pop out. If it does not, this is a faulty GFCI and should be replaced. See "GFCI" in parts section.
Also, during this troubleshooting section you may have just stumbled across a faulty GFCI, but replacing it still has left you with "nothing working!?!”
Some other possibilities for “not working” are:
Fuses inside spa control box (Not all spas have them).
Burnt wires.
Some spas will not operate without the door’s shut; this is a safety switch called a "magnetic interlock".
Some manufacturers designed their spas to shut down when the Hi-limit switch trips.
As you go to remove the cover and you notice something’s missing, it's quiet..too quiet…what is it?
Then your heart hits the floor as you realize the truth….your spa is not on, at all, it hasn’t been for all day and is only barely lukewarm.
This scenario is sad, but only to true. Talk about disappointment!
Here’s some ways for you to quickly find and hopefully fix your hot tub and get things heating up quick!
STEP 1) Fuses and Proper Line Voltage
If your spa’s power is being supplied from an electrical box that houses the fuses (usually mounted on the house), then turn off the main breaker that supplies this and check them. If the fuses check ok, then with the power back on, check that you have the required line voltage in the spa control box at the terminal strip or lugs (either 110 vac or 220 vac). If doing these things left you with no results, then call a professional spa repairman or a licensed electrician.
STEP 2) Testing the GFCI
If you have the proper line voltage at the terminal strips or lugs, then you need to give the GFCI a test by pushing the button that says "test" or "T". When pushing the test button on the GFCI the button that says "re-set" or "R" should pop out. If it does not, this is a faulty GFCI and should be replaced. See "GFCI" in parts section.
Also, during this troubleshooting section you may have just stumbled across a faulty GFCI, but replacing it still has left you with "nothing working!?!”
Some other possibilities for “not working” are:
Fuses inside spa control box (Not all spas have them).
Burnt wires.
Some spas will not operate without the door’s shut; this is a safety switch called a "magnetic interlock".
Some manufacturers designed their spas to shut down when the Hi-limit switch trips.
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