![]() ![]() If you carefully loosen and remove each of the to 3/8" Nuts, then lift off the strap or Wire, therefore disconnecting the heater from the Circuit Board. Second: On most Flo Thru Heaters, you will find 2) Heater Terminals, with a 3/8" Nut holding a copper strap or wire attached to the terminal from the Circuit Board. You can eliminate the Heater as the cause or confirm it is the culprit, with just a few steps.įirst: Turn the Breaker off and test with a meter to be sure you have no power coming to the spa. After attempting to turn on the breaker a few times, with it tripping each time. ![]() With a bad Element, the breaker will usually trip very quickly, in many cases instantly. So you ask, what is the most common cause of GFCI Breaker Trips? I have found that 85% of the time, it is caused by a bad Heater Element. The truth is 99% of the time when a GFCI Breaker trips, it is because it is working properly and is tripping due to a short somehwere in the Hot Tub's equipment. Or they rush out to the Big Box Store and plunk down a hundred bucks for a new GFCI Breaker, only to find out, once installed the new Breaker still trips. Many people make the mistake of calling their Electrician first and costing them a wasted service call fee. For Spa Service Technicians and Home Owners alike, one of the most common Hot Tub problems, is a GFCI Breaker that trips and will not reset.
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