Hot Tub GFCI Breaker Keeps Tripping..6 Things To Check For.(DIY Spa Repair) Arizona Hot Tub Factory

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4 жыл бұрын

(Before You Start... SHUT OFF THE BREAKER)
In this video I will show you 6 Common things that will cause a GFCI breaker to trip...This is a process of elimination it does take a little time to figure out what is causing the breaker to trip.
(One thing that helps me )...If you have a cell phone camera take pictures as you remove each connector or mark each connector with a sharpie.... it makes the replacement process go smoothly.
BalBoa Spa Equipment is one of the best in the industry and very easy to figure out what is causing the problem if the GFCI Breaker keeps tripping there are really only 6 things to check for if by chance all six components check out ? its most likely the board.( check out my other Video on how to change the board on a BalBoa Pack)
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@billmalec Жыл бұрын

Why can't everyone make videos like this? Straight to the point. Thank you. No long-winded into. No crap music. No talking about your 'fur babies' or showing your kids or.... THANK YOU!

@spaman5440 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.... I agree Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@jeffreymartin4109 3 жыл бұрын

I just took on a "free" hot tub from a friend that has not run in a few years. Wired it up and it worked for 2 days. Then the breaker tripped. Sure enough it was the ozonator!! I knew nothing about hot tubs until your video. Now I feel like a hot tub repair man after watching this. Thanks so much for putting this out in the universe...VERY helpful!!

@kthompso43 4 ай бұрын

Wow! You saved me an expensive service call. Following your advice, I unplugged the ozone generator, and the spa now works fine.

@spaman5440 4 ай бұрын

Now go and buy a ozone and replace it .. Glad to help out Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@ryannearley9354 2 жыл бұрын

This is the man for spas, he saved me $$$ I've had several issues in the past two years and all have been fixed watching his videos. Thank you Spa Man!

@garrettknighton5530 9 ай бұрын

Like so many others, it was the heater tripping the gfci. Its funny , I was in cable and they always had a saying, where are you bad and where are your good. The same diagnostics tools apply here. Thanks spa man. You are gold.

@glennkamp4645 4 жыл бұрын

you just saved me hundreds mg friend. the scmutz around heating contacts was the issue.took me 5 min to clean the area and reset. thanks very much

@ChristIsRisen777 22 күн бұрын

Thank you, Scott! I'm actually having to assess a Marquis hot tub (Balboa power pack) tomorrow because the owner says it keeps tripping and you break it down perfectly! Mahalo! 😎🤙🏽

@tinalalonde1438 9 ай бұрын

Thank you soooo much. My man listened to your video and took the pump apart and it was the bearings i think. It works again. Happy wife, Happy life. Keep up the great work. Tina in Ottawa, Canada

@viceman9601 2 жыл бұрын

SPA Man, I am really glad you included the stereo portion on the video. After hours of troubleshooting I had the same problem. Disconnected the AC DC converter and the breaker stopped tripping and the Hot Tub started working perfectly; good job.

@joshuabjohnson88 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, I have watched so many of your videos while rebuilding a scrapped Jacuzzi J-365. It hadn't been turned on for almost 5 years, but because of what I learned from your videos, I got it running like a dream. Thanks for all you do!

@keithhorton3905 14 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your knowlwedge, video worked a treat- all the best from the UK 👏👏

@PatAbramson 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video; using your testing process saved us a very expensive service call. Breaker was tripping after about 6 seconds. We originally thought it was the heater; turned out to be the circulation pump. $159 fix, instead of $300+. You got your stuff right!!!

@edwardloudenclos5453 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Led me right to the problem and my hot tub is no longer tripping the breaker! Huge thanks!!!

@Ucnttouchthisful 3 жыл бұрын

First hut tub owner and now the breaker is tripping a few years past warranty. Your video help ease the troubleshooting pain. Excellent work! Thank you.

@telecasterman5813 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched 10 videos on this topic. Yours is the best. Thanks. Short and sweet. Troubleshooting the way it suppose to be.

@spaman5440 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@chrispritchard4676 Жыл бұрын

I am about to investigate our children's "failed" hot tub. Thank you for your very concise and informative video. It has given me the momentum to proceed. You are a true "star".

@courtneemartin2575 3 жыл бұрын

This video was ridiculously helpful! I wish every “how to” tutorial could be explained by this guy alone! Haha Thank you so much for the help you got us right back up and running!!

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Glad we could Help...Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@elaine1743 7 ай бұрын

What was the problem?

@jetboypdx 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, thank you so much for this !!!!! Mine turned out to be a bad breaker, replaced that and I'm up and running again. It's also a Bullfrog, which is what you've demo'd here I believe ... Awesome video, step by step instructions, easy to follow and very, very helpful.

@rsowel0321 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Short and direct, and disconnecting / reconnecting the heater is a two 3/8" open end wrench job to protect the heater core insulation!!

@stevekluze3094 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much I'll check the heater tomorrow. I was about to give up, I disconnected everything except for the heater and my breaker was still tripping. Never thought about the heater. Duh!! LOL. People like you really help out. I'm crossing my fingers, I'll check the heater tomorrow. 🙂👍🤞

@Spawned-in60 Жыл бұрын

Tub is only 1 year old and tripping. This video is very helpful on how to diagnose. thanks so much !

@DanMooreDMNetsolutions 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. It was corrosion on one of the heater terminals. Thanks for posting the video!

@michelbrisson7994 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I was troubleshooting my sister's Balboa hot tub. Breaker tripping, saw your video and voila! Heater was the culprit. Gonna replace it as soon as I find one. Very easy to follow your explanations. Thank you for the help. Saving my sis a $185.00 service charge. Keep rocking.

@oldmgbs2 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Short and sweet. You gave me a good starting point for trouble shooting my unit.

@spaman5440 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for the feed back..Happy to help.

@melissafromarizona1626 3 жыл бұрын

Scott “The Spa Man” answered my call right away and showed up promptly THE SAME DAY wearing his blue hat, blue shirt and sunglasses! He was so informing, down to earth and diagnosed the problem with our hot tub RIGHT AWAY! Best service ever! Highly highly recommend The Spa Man for any of your spa needs! We are now Customers for life! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@clarkheckman713 3 жыл бұрын

Found out it was my heating element. Also did not know about the check valve in the water cleaner. Thanks!

@colin120968 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You saved me a few hundred dollars! It was my circulating pump and it was the last thing I checked, of course. Thanks again!

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

You are Very Welcome ...And Thank You For Watching and SUBSCRIBING

@williamcornell4093 3 жыл бұрын

Spa Man - can’t thank you enough. Was ready to call a service guy but it turns out the heater was bad. I looked at the Balboa package and assumed I could not diagnose the problem. You made it very simple.

@justinroehr 2 жыл бұрын

Silly question but same thing with my Balboa! Where did you find a new heater tube?

@nathangarner2227 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Simple & to the point. Thanks!

@christar7849 5 ай бұрын

I just want to give you a huge thanks for making your videos. Specifically this one. We got a new sundance cameo 880 yesterday (here in AZ) and filled it and just kept tripping the breaker trying to turn it on. It was very frustrating. We figured out by doing the elimination process (after checking the gfci wiring per your other videos) it is the blower tripping the gfci so at least we know. Hopefully we can get a tech out quickly from our dealership to deal with the blower. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these!!

@tcjr242 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've watched so many of your videos and you have helped me tremendously!

@olson5252 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative. Thank you for making it clear and concise. Helped me out big time! Thanks again!

@FOSS365 2 ай бұрын

Great video, helped me figure out that my heater was bad. Thanks for the video!

@dunem666 2 жыл бұрын

Very Helpful, this video allowed me to find out that the motor Start Capacitor had exploded in situation.

@davidhayes9689 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make it.

@freds4712 3 жыл бұрын

You are a GENIUS. I disconnect the heater and breaker stopped tripping. Now I'm trippingly (is this a word) HAPPY!!!!! Now I'm going to see what I need to do next. I'll start with your channel. THANKS

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome thanks for watching and subscribing

@Texas_JohnQ 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks to you and posters like you that provide information like this to the KZfaq community. Really appreciate that you took the time to share your knowledge and experience. Gets me to starting point with my spa.

@Texas_JohnQ 3 жыл бұрын

By the way the check valve tip really is a pro tip! Thanks a bunch.

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching & Subscribing

@ampossot 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best, Sr. I will check mine and update this post once it gets fixed. Thanks. UPDATE: Once I removed the cover and start checking for leaks, I noticed drops coming out from the inner Clearray system (Jacuzzi-J345), rust in the nuts and humidity in the floor of the tub, close to one of the pumps. I disconnected the Clearray system from the tubing, the system board and removed it completely from the tub. Now the tub has been working for more than 3 hours without tripping the breaker. I think I found it! Thanks!

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@mansonlambright8160 6 ай бұрын

What a great informational video! Thanks Spa Man;)

@michaelmelnick9137 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! I was able to figure out that it was my ozonator that was causing the problem. Thank you!

@spaman5440 4 жыл бұрын

I had several this week along with a blower that were the problem.. Im glad the video helped you out. Thanks For Watching.

@E2Grunt 9 ай бұрын

Very useful basic info. Thank you for sharing!

@roballen506 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Used this to figure out my blower was tripping the breaker.

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Very common problem with Hot Tubs..I glad you were able to figure out the problem..Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@jahsunhandy 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, very concisely explained.

@seanbaker2738 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome - helped figure out it was my heater causing the problem - great video - thanks for posting it!!

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@lock-man-do7842 2 жыл бұрын

great instructual video. Thanks Scott for sharhing your expirence.. sure appreciate it...

@slayer3636 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for saving me tons of time and money. I was able to find the issue with my hot tub (heating element) that was tripping the breaker.

@spaman5440 9 ай бұрын

That is so awesome Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@XxJDog120 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you this video is very helpful found out it was the heater now I got to find the part thanks again

@lifewithaprons 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We were able to figure out the problem with this video...the ozone!

@dustinyamchuk7400 3 жыл бұрын

What was wrong with the ozone

@nanolomb 6 күн бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks!

@kellykennedy5204 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! Thank you.

@evenkeeler 3 жыл бұрын

You da man. Thx bro just helped me out. Video is perfect, short and sweet

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help...Thanks for matching & SUBSCRIBING

@invest2win1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help, we appreciate everything do. Keep the videos coming

@scottbottomley6242 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Saved me a service call. It was pump 1.

@47lincsled 3 жыл бұрын

You saved my sanity! The ozone generator was causing my breaker to kick,after changing the heater!

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help.. New ozone is anywhere from $100 to $200.... Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@DustySmalls 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks for the info!!!!

@campbellread1918 2 жыл бұрын

you are a bloody genius, thanks for your help from all the way over in Queenstown ,New Zealand, a few NZ brands use Balboa systems.

@SheFishes22 6 ай бұрын

Thank you - I hope this helps me fix my hot tub~ !

@charliejcrh Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. Very helpful

@LawnRight 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very helpful. Going to investigate my cleverspa tomorrow..

@bobruss1856 Ай бұрын

Thank you. You save me a lot of money!

@spaman5440 Ай бұрын

That was the plan ...Glad to Help And Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@thesidewalksaint6236 Жыл бұрын

Bro that's the best hot tub repair video ever

@boc777 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Led me right down the path to the Ozonator. Quick fix for me. Unplug it and forget it. Thanks!

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

Dont do that get a new one and replace it ,,,It really helps with keeping the spa water clean,,,I glad you were able to get it going again Thanks for Watching & SCRIBING

@chuckdumas1023 3 жыл бұрын

You made this simple thank you

@jaimeduran33 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Very helpful. God bless

@louisdaloisio7185 3 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks so much

@tracimorrone2969 2 жыл бұрын

good ,simple and common sense tutorial

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@audelioespinoza1934 3 жыл бұрын

Very educational video thx.

@furyxan Ай бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you so much!

@spaman5440 Ай бұрын

Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@davidbullion9642 2 ай бұрын

Thank you brother much appreciated 🙏🏽

@JS-cg2fp 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@ProfessionalKazak 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@carljohnson-kv8gl 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Scott you are the best

@letfreedomring43 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott.

@Aldoshein 3 жыл бұрын

That was great! Thank u so much. Back to the tub….

@tomas23x 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the Video’s you are the man boss

@edbard3766 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. My heater is bad.

@10lhskater 4 жыл бұрын

You're awesome! Thank you so much. I bet service people hate you haha. You helped us out so much.

@shanesimmons6079 7 ай бұрын

Thanks bro !!

@braddemaso4107 2 жыл бұрын

Spa Man you rock. My breaker blew and fizzled out a few days ago. Installed new breaker and it was immediately popping. Followed your suggestion. Disconnected ozone first. That wasn't it. I had just cleaned my filter before it blew and and noticed I was still getting a flow error and then my CB blew. So I disconnected flow switch. That was it. I plugged it back in and its now good. thx

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

Good job...

@jerryshaffer1678 2 жыл бұрын

Ty excellent and generous and unselfish

@chrissalamone902 Жыл бұрын

Mine just started trippn and the speakers come on rumbln noise with no music connected, so glad i watched this im betting thats my problem if not prob the check valve never changed in 6 yes. The heater changed 2 years ago, great info

@donsmith9081 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@temrazao 3 жыл бұрын

Fn awesome video dude. Thanks so much

@spaman5440 3 жыл бұрын

Thank Q Sir...

@scotttolcher 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video mine was the light mean well looks like a ballast that was getting wet from my split coupling left on the heater that was loose!!!

@joeabing7858 Жыл бұрын

Sure enough… ozone generator. The man!! Thank you!

@James-yv2mr 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video I never usually comment but great video. I tried for hours today to try and get my hot tub to stop tripping the switch everytime I powered it on... after watching your video I just went back out in the dark with a flood light and I think it is the heating element cable. 1 of the round circles on the nut is burned and managed to get my hottub to power on and stay on after disconnected the heating element cable and the hot tub stayed on. So now need to find the correct replacement cable to buy a new one. But your video helped so much. Now I have diagnosed the problem. Thank you very much. I think saved me hiring a hot tub engineer and money. Thank you

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

When I started doing these video 2 1/2 years ago...You are the type of viewer I was hoping to help.. As of today my videos have been seen by over one million viewers in nine countries.Im so glad I was able to Help you Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@James-yv2mr 2 жыл бұрын

@@spaman5440 You are welcome mate. The plug and click cable with the 2 circles on 1 end for the heating element. 1 of my circles at the end I can see is a tiny bit burned. Do you think it will be the whole heater that I will need to replace or just the simple job of the plug and click cable? I'm going to order the cable 1st as that's only £16 but the long heater tube looking online is £180. I'm hoping the plug and click cable fixes the issue

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

@@James-yv2mr There is a reason this happened. The part that burned up is cheap to replace. But without knowing why it burned it is tough to say.. keep an eye on it something is causing this to happen. when this has happened to me in the past I replace the entire heating tube as an entire unit. Hope that Helps Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@James-yv2mr 2 жыл бұрын

@@spaman5440 Wish I could afford an entire heating tube unit. Which is why opting for the cheaper option 1st 😆. Thanks again for your help and your videos mate I will keep an eye on it and see what is causing it. Thank you

@clintonboisjoli9737 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir lol I bought a used one with all of the fancy stuff tv and stereo and lights it occasionally trips breaker so i did start looking at stuff myself people are shocked to find out I am not an electrician any ways one of my 110V converters has been rewired by previous owner it is receiving 240 V to power up its NFG hoping by unhooking this my tub will be good ! Ftr had a few leaks and a pump connection leaking fixed them up no more leaks!!

@sbockett Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I've been struggling with troubleshooting my hot tub tripping the breaker for a while. This video helped me identify the issue! Followed and liked!!!!

@spaman5440 Жыл бұрын

Glad you have it figured out ...Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@elaine1743 7 ай бұрын

What was the problem?

@sbockett 7 ай бұрын

It turned out that the heating unit was bad. I had no idea how to isolate what was causing the issue until I watched this video! Ordered a new one and the replacement was simple!

@elaine1743 7 ай бұрын

@@sbockett Thanks for feedback. In am thinking that is the problem with mine. It's only 2 years old but trips now after heating about 2 hours. Already replaced the disconnect.

@edgarrodriguez1382 2 жыл бұрын

Best video out there for a DIY with limited knowledge. Thank you! I do have an issue with the spa panel GFCI breaker tripping when connected to the spa. Breaker does not trip when I disconnect the spa. Checked line in to spa sub panel from main panel with meter and I get 240, when I check the load side of the GFCI breaker I get 241. Do you think this is enough to trip the breaker or not enough to worry about. Everything is brand new, spa, breakers and all the wiring. I used 6/3 wire, could this be the issue? Should I replace the ground wire with an insulated ground and not worry about the 241 meter read?

@jerryhart1999 24 күн бұрын

Great info, with things to look out for in the future. I live in Nevada and my Balboa breaker trips only qhen its hot outside( 100+°). Replaced wire to appropriate size and solid ground. Still pops when ambient temps are high. Maybe the heater is my problem.

@spaman5440 24 күн бұрын

Would need more info.. Call the office and talk to Scott he will have more info.. We did deals with this all the time in Az with all of our rental inits. they all have Balboa equipment and we had problems with this some 10 years ago Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@patrickbaca6719 4 ай бұрын

Great information. Our hot tub only trips when we turn the bubbles on. It is still warming and cycling. Thank you for this great video.

@spaman5440 4 ай бұрын

Your blower has shorted out... Very common problem even on a brand new spa. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@matheusbohrer9430 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott! Nice video! Keep up the good work. I have the same scenario, same equipment tripping the circuit breaker. If I remove the jet pump, the circuit breaker won't trip, if I connect the same jet pump straight to the circui breaker it will run fine. What do you think it is? Ps: just a little information, I just order a brand new vs300fl4 system from Balboa.

@MICK1333 Ай бұрын

Thanks from Montecito Ca

@spaman5440 Ай бұрын

You very welcome. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@kme19581 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!!

@mostlikelywedoitservices6926 Жыл бұрын

I repair for a living. Don't work on hot tubs as of yet. But after what you just showed me. This is just like working on all the appliances, water heaters, furnaces, and AC I troubleshoot and repair. I will not turn down the next hot tub repair. Just last night one of my customers said GFCI would not reset. I went up to look at the electrical. Nothing more than they were not resetting the breaker before turning it back on. Found no problems after resetting it. Everything ran fine. It was an easy money service call. But that said. Yes, I am going to start working on Hot tubs now. Thanks for the heads-up video. I like your style in video.

@spaman5440 Жыл бұрын

Check out all of the NEC codes and follow them to protection. More then 50% of our work is rewiring what the Lic Electrical contractor installed. the rest is figuring out why the breaker is tripping. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING

@1stFlyingeagle Жыл бұрын

@@spaman5440 I have the NEC Book. And use it when needed. Thank you.

@FrancisFurtak Жыл бұрын

Hey Spa Man, thanks for all the great videos! I'm working on a friends Balboa and it trips the breaker sporatically. It runs fine for a while and usually when the cycle shuts down it can trip the breaker. I tried disconnecting everything and repluging like you said. It's not the heater or ozone devices but seems to be the 2 speed left hand motor that is the problem but the motor runs fine. Replaced the main breaker. Any suggestions about the motor? Thanks a mill.

@itslexiandgrace2259 3 жыл бұрын

very helpful thx

@charliec1732 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man Save a tech run 😁

@julieandbernie5063 2 жыл бұрын

Any suggestions for troubleshooting / locating where items on hot springs spas are located?

@blukaboyBSUPimp 2 жыл бұрын

Your video saved me. It was the Ozonator, that when it was plugged in, kept tripping the breaker. Spa tech had told us it was the main GFCI breaker, so we had an electrician replaced it, but then nothing would turn on. Found your videos and your tip on the Ozonator. I disconnected it from the panel, and the pumps and blower turned on. Only thing now is that with the ozonator off, a "Clicking" sound comes on. Is it because of the Ozonator being disconnected? Waiting for a new Ozonator to arrive to install it. Thank you so very much! subscribed and have made sure to mention your videos as many times as I can!

@spaman5440 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for the kind words...The clicking sound could be many things.. I would replace the ozon with the new unit and things should be back to normal. Thanks for Watching & SUBSCRIBING