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| 2000 Tiger River Siberian |
Newbie question
I bought this tub cheap and the owner told me the heater was out. I brought it home and replaced the heater (the leads inside hooked up to the board were pretty black and brittle) Ohmed out at 5 Ohms (short?)
Anyway I replaced the heater (with a tri loop) and both limit switches. Filled up tub and turned on 20 amp breaker. Ran jet pumps for a few minutes. Turned on 30 amp breaker and ran jets for a few minutes. When I turned off the jets, I do not see the circ pump running. Nor do I feel it running.
A couple questions
Does the circ pump run off the 20 amp or the 30 amp circuit?
Should I be able to tell if the circ pump is running?
Can I put a meter on the board between the black and white wires and should I see 110V?
I have read a lot about calcium build up locking up the pumps. How should I know if my pump is junk? I suspect that maybe the previous owner had the circ pump go out and it fried the heater. Is this possible. Any help would be great. |
| Posted by on 2007-04-19 21:37:54. Wisconsin (9679) |
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30 amp supplies power to heater only, 20 amp everything else, including circ pump.
circ pump likely bad, be sure it's not in "summer mode," be sure filter is clean. |
| Posted by on 2007-04-20 08:37:29. SW Florida (9682) |
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You hit the bullseye. I left the 20 amp breaker on over night and left the 30 amp heater breaker off (I was afraid I would burn out the heater) and when I awoke this morning and checked it, the circ pump was running. I read more through the owners manual and it was indeed in summer mode. I turned that summer mode switch off for now ( I am in Wisconsin and it still is not that warm out here yet). Thank you for the reply. Another quick question. I put my hand on the hose going into the heater and my hand on the hose going out of the heater. How much of a difference should there be in temp. I am paranoid that the new heater is not working and the problem is the board. But I would think I would have gotten some light blinking or other warning sign of a bad board. |
| Posted by on 2007-04-20 08:55:31. Wisconsin (9683) |
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The hoses will feel about the same.
Try feeling the water coming out of the return for about 30 seconds. You should be able to feel it coming out a little warmer as opposed to ambient. It's fairly subtle. |
| Posted by on 2007-04-28 10:07:42. SW Florida (9752) |
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