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My on off button quit working on my bath jacuzzi. I can go out to the garage and trip the breaker to turn it off and on. I used to be able to barely push it and it would come on or go off, now you can push in about a half inch or better but it still doesn't turn it off/on when before you just barely had to push it. Can I fix this myself?

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It sounds like you have a bad air switch located in your motor.
The air switch is what the air hose connects to on the back of the motor or on the box on top of the motor. The other end of the air hose is connected to the air button on the lip of the tub.
This is a latching air switch and when you push the air button it latches to send power to the motor. When the air button is pushed again it opens the latch in the air switch and stops power going to the motor shutting it off.
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Alan

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If it is a air button that pushes in and comes back up, there is a good chance that the switch (which is mounted on the pump/motor) is bad. If the switch is a touch button on a key pad, the problem is in the control box for the pump/motor.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 15, 2009

SOURCE: my jacuzzi baths pump makes a noise when i turn it

you have a bad pump. has a bad spot on the motor, that is why it doesn't start. What model number of pump?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 20, 2010

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Most of the control buttons on a tub are not electrical. These buttons are connected to an air line that runs to the motor. Sometimes an aggressive button push can literally blow the air line right off of the bottom of the button.
This problem is as easy to fix as it sounds. Find the loose air line and push it back onto the button. You will need to open up your access panel. Bring a flashlight.
Be sure to check the connection at the motor too. Good luck

mikenearman

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  • Posted on Feb 02, 2010

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Run an extension cord from another gfci and see if it works. If so, you could have a faulty gfci or issues internally to the motor. Also, if the "home run" for the tub is wired into a sub-panel and the grounds and neutrals are not isolated it could cause problems with a gfci as well.
Hope this helps!
Mike

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  • Posted on Jan 12, 2011

SOURCE: I have a whirlpool jacuzzi tub. I wired to diagram

Sounds like you may not have a ground on the motor of the pump or a grounded outlet?
check the wiring on the motor on the cord to make sure there are no wires improperly attached inside the motor housing.

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