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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: mopar383 on October 13, 2009, 09:19:37 pm

Title: heater questions ,,,,,,,,Balboa
Post by: mopar383 on October 13, 2009, 09:19:37 pm

Hi guys I have a hot tub with a balboa heater. Over the summer it tripped the gfi.I messed around with and after unhooking the heater it stopped tripping.Ive since bought a new heater and was installing tonight and ran into some problems.I hooked it inline and started the hot tub. It ran but after about 20 minuets without heating i touched the metal  part of the heater. It shocked me and tripped the gfi. So I thought maybe it needed the mounts as a ground.I bolted the mounts on and this time it tripped the gfi and the main. Do I have something hooked up wrong? There are two wires on the pressure switch and the two that are on the heater do I have some backwards Please help as its getting cold here and I need to get it working before it freezes thank you !!!

Title: Re: heater questions ,,,,,,,,Balboa
Post by: Gary on October 14, 2009, 01:22:06 pm

Sounds like the heater you bought is defective, disconnect it and see if the breaker holds.

Title: Re: heater questions ,,,,,,,,Balboa
Post by: mopar383 on October 14, 2009, 06:45:35 pm

That may be .....anyone got a Balboa 50067 laying around I can borrow or buy cheap ? Thanks

Title: Re: heater questions ,,,,,,,,Balboa
Post by: Dr. Spa™ Ret. on October 14, 2009, 08:16:11 pm

Can you post a LARGE and CLEAR picture?

Title: Re: heater questions ,,,,,,,,Balboa
Post by: mopar383 on October 14, 2009, 09:11:15 pm

here it is