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Post subject: 30 amp gfci breaker on my 2003 hot spring spa keeps tripping  Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:08 am |
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i just recieved a hot spring spa yesterday and after i hooked everything up. The 30 amp gfci breaker keeps tripping. Ive been reading many of the topics and it seems it could be a problem with the heating unit. however the spa was working correctly a week ago. when the previous owner disconnected it or when we moved it could it have damaged the spa to where only the heating system was affected? could i have wired it wrong and this is why only the 20 amp breaker is working and the 30 amp is tripping? im re-asking this question because no other thread had this problem after re-wiring and re-filling the hot spring spa. any advice would be awsome.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:14 am |
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Move a spa = dead heater.
I'm assuming this is a Ground Fault type circuit breaker?
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:03 am |
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anything else i should be worried about since we moved the spa incorrectly or is the heater the main issue? one of my friends said i could have wired it wrong.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:19 am |
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its a ground fault circuit breaker
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:46 am |
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Re-wiring the breakers too?
If you hadn't re-wired it, I too would suspect the heater. But when a Hot Spring spa is re-wired, and then trips the GFCI, it's almost always miswired.
Post the serial #, you may have the neutral going to the wrong breaker, or simply miswired the breaker.
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:05 pm |
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i found it was a bad breaker...
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