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sundogjax:
Here we go... just bought a 2013 Hot Spot SX after 18 years in a Hot Springs Sovereign.
When the dealer came to install, I asled that e set it at 110 degrees and he said UL has stepped in and the industry now limits temps to 104.
Deal Breaker! I told my dealer to find a hack or take it back.
He immediately jumped on his cell, and after an hour had a "jumper" solution... that gets to 108 MAX, not a bit higher. Drops to 107 after 5 min with the cover off.

Is there a way to boost heat to 110...or do I have to adjust my taste to 107?
Please do not pass the nanny warnings - have been using a 110 degree setting for the last 8 years and "accept the risk".
Anyone have ahack to help me boost the temp to my tatse?
Appreciate your support, and this forum.
Thanks
Sundogjax

Spatech_tuo:

--- Quote from: sundogjax on January 28, 2013, 12:05:33 pm ---Here we go... just bought a 2013 Hot Spot SX after 18 years in a Hot Springs Sovereign.
When the dealer came to install, I asled that e set it at 110 degrees and he said UL has stepped in and the industry now limits temps to 104.
Deal Breaker! I told my dealer to find a hack or take it back.
He immediately jumped on his cell, and after an hour had a "jumper" solution... that gets to 108 MAX, not a bit higher. Drops to 107 after 5 min with the cover off.

Is there a way to boost heat to 110...or do I have to adjust my taste to 107?
Please do not pass the nanny warnings - have been using a 110 degree setting for the last 8 years and "accept the risk".
Anyone have ahack to help me boost the temp to my tatse?
Appreciate your support, and this forum.
Thanks
Sundogjax

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I'm not going to question why you want it that hot, to each his own. UL has cracked down on things so at least they had a way to get you up to 107.

sorebikr:

--- Quote from: sundogjax on January 28, 2013, 12:05:33 pm ---Here we go... just bought a 2013 Hot Spot SX after 18 years in a Hot Springs Sovereign.
When the dealer came to install, I asled that e set it at 110 degrees and he said UL has stepped in and the industry now limits temps to 104.
Deal Breaker! I told my dealer to find a hack or take it back.
He immediately jumped on his cell, and after an hour had a "jumper" solution... that gets to 108 MAX, not a bit higher. Drops to 107 after 5 min with the cover off.

Is there a way to boost heat to 110...or do I have to adjust my taste to 107?
Please do not pass the nanny warnings - have been using a 110 degree setting for the last 8 years and "accept the risk".
Anyone have ahack to help me boost the temp to my tatse?
Appreciate your support, and this forum.
Thanks
Sundogjax

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I write so you wont feel ignored, but I've never come across anything referencing getting you above 108.  You could...Oooh.  Ok, you rig an on-demand hot water heater to the side of your tub, and when you first get in turn that on for a little bit, or think of it like a "waterfall" option on the tub.  You'll get water coming out of that at 160 easy.  Sure its not entirely..."safe". 

sundogjax:
Guess I could strap a GE T-700 turboshaft engine onthe side of my new SX as well... it would put out some heat too (http://www.geaviation.com/engines/military/t700/). Bit noisy though.

What I really had in mind is that the heater in the SX likely puts out a higher temp than the UL-Nanny limited 104 degrees, and that capability could be tapped with some knowledge and brain power.

That the heater puts out more than 104 degrees is in fact clear, because my well-intentioned dealer managed to reach 107-108, and I am grateful for his effort.

He did well...it's just that I was hoping there was someone in the industry who like's it HOT (like me), and becuse of that affinity, has come up with a temp-raising hack. Hope still abides.
Thanks again to all.
Sundogjax

hottubinthetrees:
I am no electrical engineer, but I do know that you have two temperature sensors that tell the control board what temperature the water is and turn the heater on and off accordingly. These sensors give this information by changing their resistance depending on the water temperature. The lower the temperature, the higher the resistance. If you could splice in a potentiometer uniformly between the sensors and the control board you could trick the system into heating above it's max.

This hack could also create new problems in the spa, but if you are technically-minded, it is possible.

That being said, I would just try getting used to a little lower temperature. Maybe after a while you will like it more. Who knows? Be safe, and enjoy your new spa!

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