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TwinCitiesHotSpring:
so your supplying 25 amps to a spa that requires 50 amps?
NZArtist:
--- Quote from: TwinCitiesHotSpring on July 31, 2014, 06:51:55 pm ---so your supplying 25 amps to a spa that requires 50 amps?
--- End quote ---
Where do you get the 50 Amps figure? I'm on a 240 V supply here. If you double the voltage you halve the current and get the same power.
Isaac-1:
In the US our electrical system is somewhat different, we have 120/240V split single phase supplied to households, most small appliances are run on 120V, and larger appliances, ovens, water heaters, dryers, etc are run on 240V. Here Hot Spring offers some of their smaller tubs set up to be convertible between 120V at 20 amps, or 240V at 50 amps, these tubs have a heater that works at 1,500 watts at 120V or 6,000 watts at 240V, at 120V they turn off when the jets run, or the electronics can be configured to run at 240V and run the heaters full time at 6,000 watts even when the jets run if 50 amps at 240V is available (technically most of these tubs are wired with 2 breakers, a 120V 20 amp for the 120V motors and a 240V 30 amps for the heater ). The simple and perhaps first step may be to upgrade the electrical wiring to the site where your tub is located to handle running pumps and existing heater at the same time, this is probaby a simple matter of a jumper change either in softeware or hardware depending on the age of your tub.
The above example is somewhat generic as it does vary by model on exactly how the electrical connection is done here.
As to heaters you might consider importing a US 240V Hot Spring heater that runs at 5,000 or 6,000 watts.
Dr. Spa™ Ret.:
North America / Western Hemisphere has a rather unusual electrical supply than the rest of the world. In Europe, and I believe New Zealand, the electrical supply is 230v 50hz (North America is 240v 60hz [hz refers to the number of cycles the electricity "alternates" per second]). Additionally, the 230v supply consists of a SINGLE hot wire at 230v, and a neutral wire (and get this, in some countries the hot wire is WHITE, and the neutral BLACK). I've seen plenty of homes in Italy, Great Briton and France that ONLY have a 30 amp main service (for those of you outside the US, a 100 amp service is about the lowest here in the US, 200 amps is very common...and I've seen up to 400 amp services)..
Tman122:
I have a 200 amp panel and a 100 amp panel in my house/garage.
Fix the heater and seals and ditch the salt water. Your seals/tub will last longer. Dichlor and bleach.
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