Ok so its a nice day in Feb so I decide to drain the hot tub and refill. done this many times. this time turned it back on and let the heater pump run through the waterfall no problem. turned on pumps to add bleach etc. ran for a bit and then breaker popped. I reset breaker turned on pump 2 no problem. turned on pump 1 ran and then tripped. I opened side panel to access pumps and saw a little water under pump next to control box. I think is pump 2. All dry around the pump to the right . all fittings are dry all hoses above are dry; control box is dry at least the box it's top and underneath. I did not unscrew it. I resent breaker and ran pump 2 no problem and did not see any leaks. turned it off and ran pump 1 which ran for about 20 seconds and then blew the breaker. again did not see any visible signs of a leak and all fittings seem dry. NO codes on the control panel other than ICE which I would expect with a water temp of 49 since I just refilled it.
Currently have a fan running on the control area to dry the bottom. I did not use the drain valve since I have a portable pump to drain the tub. the area around the drain valve fittings was dry.
Any thoughts? I have about 2 days before the temps dip back below 32 down to about 25 at night and mod 30s during the day.
1. could an air lock have caused water to come out a pump somehow?
2 outside temp today was 65 and tub water temp right before the change was 102
3. Bad GFCI but I cannot explain the water in the control area. was only about a mm and only around the one pump and then kind of moved right to left away from the pumps (towards the low side I assume).
plan is to allow the box fan to dry the area and turn on again to see if it leaks again and area. if no leak, I guess contribute to water from the refill but honestly cannot think how it got there. I did not spray down the tub and it is in an enclosed area so no rain etc.
thanks
Currently have a fan running on the control area to dry the bottom. I did not use the drain valve since I have a portable pump to drain the tub. the area around the drain valve fittings was dry.
Any thoughts? I have about 2 days before the temps dip back below 32 down to about 25 at night and mod 30s during the day.
1. could an air lock have caused water to come out a pump somehow?
2 outside temp today was 65 and tub water temp right before the change was 102
3. Bad GFCI but I cannot explain the water in the control area. was only about a mm and only around the one pump and then kind of moved right to left away from the pumps (towards the low side I assume).
plan is to allow the box fan to dry the area and turn on again to see if it leaks again and area. if no leak, I guess contribute to water from the refill but honestly cannot think how it got there. I did not spray down the tub and it is in an enclosed area so no rain etc.
thanks