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> 10A 1/3 hp 120 VAC > 6 2/3A 1/3 HP 250 VAC > Appliance Rated > 10A 250 VA The previous owner did not have a GFCI breaker in the connection. He was using 10/3 with a ground wiring to a subpanel.
What size and type of GFCI breaker do I need. (ie 30 amp 2 pole or a 30 amp 1 pole breaker)?
So what you are saying is I can use a 15 amp GFCI breaker with the motor on the pump that is a 16.4 amp /115 volts and the heater in the box by the hot tub? Also what size breaker should I use in the main breaker box? Thanks
So what you are saying is I can use a 15 amp GFCI breaker with the motor on the pump that is a 16.4 amp /115 volts and the heater in the box by the hot tub? Also what size breaker should I use in the main breaker box? Thanks
The heater plate on the back side of the heater control 5.5KW 240v
The pump motor is 115 volts / 16.4 / 4.4 60 Hz,
There is a 30 amp what appears to be a breaker in the wiring box, I have attached a photo of the wiring box that is located under the spa.
The heater plate on the back side of the heater control 5.5KW 240v
The pump motor is 115 volts / 16.4 / 4.4 60 Hz,
There is a 30 amp what appears to be a breaker in the wiring box, I have attached a photo of the wiring box that is located under the spa.
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Everything above tells me this is 120V unit...if thats the case a single pole breaker is sufficient. Also by what you have written, a 15 amp breaker should suffice.
No..apparently I missed that in the first post. You will need to go up to a 20 amp for the motor. You can add all amperage to know what goes in the box, if it is all on the same circuit. If you use a ground fault breaker in the box, it is not necessary to use one at the hot tub. I would suggest that you cover everything at the box and wire a disconnect at the tub. Make sure the tub is properly bonded and grounded, I would hard wire everything from the disconnect.No..apparently I missed that in the first post. You will need to go up to a 20 amp for the motor. You can add all amperage to know what goes in the box, if it is all on the same circuit. If you use a ground fault breaker in the box, it is not necessary to use one at the hot tub. I would suggest that you cover everything at the box and wire a disconnect at the tub. Make sure the tub is properly bonded and grounded, I would hard wire everything from the disconnect.
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27 How to replace an in line or flow through heater for an above ground ... I just changed out the water in my spa when I discovered the heater element ... Is there a hose that should fit on it? ... I figure it will run similar to a whirlpool setup. ... tests on the unit...but, it sounds like 1. your sensors may be DC and
ok so when the pump is on high and the heater is running it doesent trip? you didnt say if it did. undo the heater leads so the pump is isolated completely. run the pump on the control centers gfci and see if it trips. if it does then try wiring directly - with an extension cord to a plug with a gfci in your house and see if it trips the gfci in your bathroom. if no trip inside house then bypass tubs gfci and run it with heater and pump through your bathroom gfci. if no trip then try and replace the tubs gfci, it gets pretty humid in the control center and gfci's have a semiconductor which which do fail after years of rough duty like that. if it trips the gfci in your house with the heater again it has a cracked heater element. craigslist always has old hot tubs and parts. you might have to buy a whole used old hot tub but that may be cheaper than a new heater box.
Check for a bad heater controller board or burnt wire connection going to the heater. You can check for voltage across the white and black leads going to the heater from the heater controller board (upper left corner of the black control box
it sounds like the pump relay may be stuck closed. Also check the temp readout, if it thinks the water is too hot it will try to cool the water by running the jets and sometimes the blower as well.
Make sure that the inline heater has power. It should not take very long to heat since your putting hot water into it anyway. The heater is to keep water warm.
So what you are saying is I can use a 15 amp GFCI breaker with the motor on the pump that is a 16.4 amp /115 volts and the heater in the box by the hot tub?
Also what size breaker should I use in the main breaker box?
Thanks
The heater plate on the back side of the heater control 5.5KW 240v
The pump motor is 115 volts / 16.4 / 4.4 60 Hz,
There is a 30 amp what appears to be a breaker in the wiring box, I have attached a photo of the wiring box that is located under the spa.
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