Hot tub circulation pump stopped running after a power outage, was still humming so I tested capacitor and it was dead. Replaced capacitor and then the main breaker kept tripping. Disconnected heater and breaker stayed on. Not sure if I did something while tinkering with the pump but definitely seems the heater is now the problem. The element has continuity - got 16 ohms on the multimeter and has no visible corrosion etc. It is a Balboa 58104 4kw heater. Is there something other than the element that can cause the heater to be tripping the breaker? Like I said the breaker stays on and the pump will run fine when I disconnected the heater element from the board.
Heater was tripping the breaker, but element seems fine?
- Thread starter FairToMiddling
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,181
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
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Sounds like a GFCI trip due to moisture in the heating element.
Replace it.
Sounds like a GFCI trip due to moisture in the heating element.
Replace it.
Test continuity to ground on the heater terminals.
A power outage does not blow capacitors, a voltage spike does. So...
-the heater is bad coincidentally
-the heater is fine but the motor is damaged and drawing too many amps, thus tripping the circuit when on along with the heater
-the breaker was damaged.
-the circuit board was damaged
My money is on #3.
A power outage does not blow capacitors, a voltage spike does. So...
-the heater is bad coincidentally
-the heater is fine but the motor is damaged and drawing too many amps, thus tripping the circuit when on along with the heater
-the breaker was damaged.
-the circuit board was damaged
My money is on #3.