Recent content by Brussell

Might also be an ozonator (if equipped) cycling on since it ran from, assuming fresh fill, 50-ish to 88 degrees before tripping. I would unplug that first. If you are friendly with an electrician, a megohmeter or megger is the penultimate troubleshooting tool for GFCI issues. Just don't touch...

Also looks like the contacts on the 2nd 2 relays on the right side are just about gone, replace the board.

Affordable spa covers is a horrible company!! see All Spa Owners Should read this: Valuable Lesson Learned: ALWAYS Pull hot tub cover cores out and check them when you receive a new cover

Loose wire caused overheating, also check to make certain that your GFCI breaker is the appropriate size.

EXACT Same thing happened to me last Autumn with a company called Affordable Spa Covers. I was told that cutting the sheeting is the "industry standard" to remove air when stuffing core into vinyl outer cover. The website says "Heat-Sealed". I asked to see a white sheet from the packing tape...

Absolutely Correct. That also assumes that the unit is STILL internally bonded as per the manufacturer and that the GFCI is functioning properly. Their should be a Grounding/Bonding wire connected to every electrical metallic component: Heater, Jet Pumps, Circuation Pump, Ozonator, Air Blower...

Per National Electrical Code. Making a continuous ring of solid bare copper wire buried around the exterior of the existing pad and bonded to your tub removes any potential voltage between the spa and the adjacent earth/pad.

PLEASE!!! Contact an electrician! The fact that the ground wire on the old pump was cut off suggests that the tub had a ground fault situation. The previous owner probably discovered that by removing the ground wire from the circuit they could get the tub's Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter to...