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Jacuzzi increased electricity usage
amarone:
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--- Quote from: Jacuzzi Jim on February 13, 2015, 11:12:48 am --- Not sure what your goal is? A spa does what it does. Pumps draw so many amps and so does the heater. Being your spa is 8 years old and out of warranty. About the only thing I can see doing is changing the circuit board which will be in the 4 or 500 dollar range, an updated eprom chip may change it. If that doesn't fix it then it's hit and miss with replacing pumps and heater which again is parts and labor with the end result being the same most likely. Not sure why it's spiking your electric use but also not sure what else it can be.
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My goal is to get electricity usage to back what it used to be. I had hoped my problem might be a known situation and someone would be able to say "Ah, yes, that sounds like.....". I will call a tech out. Even if it costs $500, I will get that back in a little over a year if usage can be reduced to what it was previously.
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If you do find out what the problem is, please post back on this forum and let us know. I also have a Jacuzzi J-345, although mine is only one year old. Would still like to know what the issue is though. Thanks.
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Will do. Service technician is coming out on Wednesday.
amarone:
Well, no luck. Everything tested out okay. The technician had not heard of similar issues. He said he would make some inquiries and get back to us. He did not.
The best guess I have is that the problem started when our cover got waterlogged and then the after-market cover I bought to replace it was not as good as the original, resulting in more heat loss and therefore higher heating bills.
Sam:
Where did you get the cover and what specs does it have?
Chas:
--- Quote from: Sam on April 16, 2015, 03:39:06 pm ---Where did you get the cover and what specs does it have?
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Good question.
I would find out for certain if your tub is doing something during the hours of 3-6 (ish). For example, if you are running it with basically no filter cycles programmed, then what is running during those hours? If you have the tub set to only heat starting at 3, ("Econ" mode) then that would account for the power spikes at 3 and 3.
Of course, you still need to look at total use, and as Doc suggested, count in the cooler or warmer weather conditions.
HTH
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