Breaker Tripping when Heater turns on

Found Spa had no power...Flip breaker with high spped jets on (heater off)
Runs fine...turn high speed off (turns on low speed and heater)..and breaker trips.
Found if i disconect the pressure switch then the breaker doesn't trip (low speed but no heat)
I tried Bypassing the pressure switch, but again breaker trips.

Tested Resistance on heater terminals got 11 ohms
Tried testing heater terminals to ground but got no reading...

Ideas?

Posted by on 2007-08-20 22:46:57. (10677)

All signs point to heater going to ground.

Remove heater leads, see if it still trips. If not, replace the heater.

Posted by on 2007-08-20 23:21:20. SW Florida (10678)

will do Posted by on 2007-08-21 00:22:22. (10679)

will do

Posted by on 2007-08-21 00:22:22. (10679)

Well that was a rather concise question.

Whatever happened to...
We got these wares hooked up to this thingamajig and then this dowatsit don't do nuttin like it's supposed to... i ain't got no vote meter so what's wrong with it?

+1 heater element leakage to ground. Replace.

Posted by on 2007-08-21 00:25:03. Metro Atlanta, Georgia Region (10680)

Man what a long day... ugh... the extreme of the extreme crazy tech questions on the phone. I'm burned out today. I think I'm gonna change my tag line to: Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic, and Idiots work on Spas. <img src= " title="Twisted Evil" /> Forgive me, I'm just tired tonight.

Posted by on 2007-08-21 00:28:10. Metro Atlanta, Georgia Region (10681)