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tkreilley
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Post subject: No heat  Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:56 pm |
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1988 Sundance Cameo
Flow is good
Heater relay and light both come on
Thermostat seems fine(relay clicks off when turned down)
New Element
High limit is not tripped
I cannot get the heat working on my spa. I put a voltmeter on one post and ground and get 220. Same with other post.
Is there a way to temporarily bypass the high limit to see if it is bad?
Any ideas?
Tim
Maine
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tkreilley
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Post subject: Update Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:35 pm |
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I checked my voltmeter and it was actually reading around 100v when I tested the terminals.
Should it be getting 220?
Anyone have any ideas?
Tim
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charger_1
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:07 pm |
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Location: Albert Lea, MN
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never check from terminal to ground, but rather from terminal to terminal. You should read 220~240 volts. If you have this, then your element is defective.
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tkreilley
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Post subject: New test Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:28 pm |
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I get 0 volts when reading between the terminals. Could it be my heater relay? I can see 2 relays physically closing when I turn up the thermostat and the light comes on.
I have attached a photo of the circuit board if that helps.
Tim
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charger_1
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:15 pm |
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Your heater relay is the black box in the lower right corner of your pic, and to determine if it is pulling in, check for 120V on the white (top) wire and the wire below it (not in picture). You can check for voltage on both left and right side of that relay, as one side is from the line, and the other is to the heater.
Hope that helps
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tkreilley
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Post subject: Thanks Charger 1 Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:32 am |
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I will test it tonight. Is it safe to say that I should be feeling that relay kick in when I turn up the thermostat?
tim
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:58 pm |
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Yes you should easily feel that one kick in when the thermostat is turned up.
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tkreilley
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Post subject: contactor Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:37 am |
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I can feel the contactor clicking when I turn on the heat.
Here is something strange: My tub is wired for 220 but is only drawing 110. I have the tub running on full speed with the heater and it only shows 110 on the tub side of my GFCI and 220 on the supply side. I took the GFCI out(just for testing) and now the 110 goes all the way back to the junction box in my house again with 220 on the supply side.
Is this normal? Should my heater be running at 110 or 220? It tests out at 110 on both side of the terminals when the heater should be on.
Tim
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:25 pm |
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Are you measuring across both L1 and L2 terminals to get this reading or from each to ground or each to neutral? You should be measuring across the two hot terminals
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tkreilley
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:49 pm |
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Across the terminals.
Tim
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