Arron
Ive put heat tape on them along with a small space heater. Ive also put heat tape on both the water pipes that run into the house along with a heater on them as well...i have cold water comming out like normal out of the bathroom sink and tub as well as the kitchen sink. If i turn the cold water knobs off and the hot knobs on, no water. But if i turn the cold knob on on 1 of them ( doesnt matter which one) and turn the hot knob on on one of the other 2 then cold water comes out the one i turned the hot knob on. Im kinda stumped and really wanna get my hot water back please help
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that's normal to get cold water out of the faucets if you have no flow on the hot side, leave it open then turn on the cold, its just running thru the faucet itself. you have an obstruction in the hot water side between the heater and the faucet. it really does sound like a shut off valve somewhere. the reason both pipes are cold at the heate ris theres no water running thru the pipe, on the hw side. let us know what u find. tocheck and see if you have water pressure running into the hot water heater, open the valve at the bottom of the tank with a bucket to catch the water. if it shoots out, you at least know you have good pressure there, and not a closed valve feeding the hwh. good luck man!
that's normal to get cold water out of the faucets if you have no flow on the hot side, leave it open then turn on the cold, its just running thru the faucet itself. you have an obstruction in the hot water side between the heater and the faucet. it really does sound like a shut off valve somewhere. the reason both pipes are cold at the heate ris theres no water running thru the pipe, on the hw side. let us know what u find. tocheck and see if you have water pressure running into the hot water heater, open the valve at the bottom of the tank with a bucket to catch the water. if it shoots out, you at least know you have good pressure there, and not a closed valve feeding the hwh. good luck man!
Hurricane Hot Tub Question?
Derek
I have an old hot tub that is not working. It is a hurricane model i believe and if i had to guess i would say it is from 95-97. So its going on 20 years old. It worked fine for about 4 months.I let the water out refilled it and then it would say heating on the control panel as soon as i push any button i get the error code HL. through research online i found this mean heat limit. which doesnt makes sense to me since it is not heating at all.
My question is it possible to change the whole control box at the bottom of the tub? Like are they all interchangeable. for example could i take a control box out of a different brand tub and change it with mine?
Also something else i noticed is when i have the power on to the tub when attempting to run the tub the motor seems pretty warm. hot enough i could not hold my hand on it for more than 10 seconds or so.
i was wondering if anyone had any advice or has a history with these types of tubs because i cannot find anything online about this type of hot tub. No schematic nothing. Any advice would help thanks!
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At that age, there are so many probably causes that to repair the system piecemeal may not be wise. But, a few things:
a) It is quite normal for the pump motor to get warm. Given that the system is designed to operate near 100F /- anyway, for the motor to be as much as 130F would not be unusual. But hot enough to burn is too hot. Consider replacing it, but _after_ you have solved the control issues. It may settle down.
b) you could test the heating element with a VOM. It will be inside a large stainless steel tube typically directly underneath the control box and have two large lugs connecting to it for power. There may also be a smaller connection for a temperature sensor. Put a VOM across the large lugs. You should get very low resistance, on the order of a few ohms, certainly less than 30 ohms. More than a few hundred ohms means the element is open - and I suspect that this is the case.
Now, yes, it is certainly possible to replace the entire control system. Balboa makes a very nice line of systems with and without new pumps that are quite easy to install. You would send them the make, model, connection size, options and voltage of your existing control (they are very helpful) and they would send you a more-or-less drop-in replacement. Where things get tricky is if your existing unit has limited space available. Balboa has some options in this case as well.
Both our hot-tubs are well over 20 years old, the oldest approaching 30. And both have "new" Balboa controls one of which is approaching 8 years old, the other is 5. Both took me less than two hours to install including removal of the old unit, cleaning, making some repairs to the tub base and so forth. Both have operated flawlessly since. There are other makers offering the same sort of equipment as well. Maintaining a 20 year old control system is problematic, and advances in technology make that option a poor choice in any case.
Good luck with it.
Nope - don't work for Balboa. Here in Pennsylvania, hot tubs are exposed to all sorts of weather - and the one at our summer house gets flooded occasionally. As it happens, the Balboa controls on it have been twice been covered, in one case for nearly 4 days (Irene). It works fine. No water got inside, and the system behaved properly once the tub and motors were cleaned out.
For the record: Balboa is one of the largest US makers of these sorts of controls. And they have many distributors that sell OTC to about anyone with a credit card. Of whom perhaps one in five has any clue as to the care and feeding of a hot-tub at that level - and will install new controls accordingly. Given all that, it is no surprise that there are any number of failed components at their factory.
That two sets of controls have worked for us without any problems at all, and that one of those two has survived some pretty harsh conditions is the basis of my "endorsement" if you will.
I also endorse Channel-Lock tools, Maine Coon cats and Golden Retrievers.
At that age, there are so many probably causes that to repair the system piecemeal may not be wise. But, a few things:
a) It is quite normal for the pump motor to get warm. Given that the system is designed to operate near 100F /- anyway, for the motor to be as much as 130F would not be unusual. But hot enough to burn is too hot. Consider replacing it, but _after_ you have solved the control issues. It may settle down.
b) you could test the heating element with a VOM. It will be inside a large stainless steel tube typically directly underneath the control box and have two large lugs connecting to it for power. There may also be a smaller connection for a temperature sensor. Put a VOM across the large lugs. You should get very low resistance, on the order of a few ohms, certainly less than 30 ohms. More than a few hundred ohms means the element is open - and I suspect that this is the case.
Now, yes, it is certainly possible to replace the entire control system. Balboa makes a very nice line of systems with and without new pumps that are quite easy to install. You would send them the make, model, connection size, options and voltage of your existing control (they are very helpful) and they would send you a more-or-less drop-in replacement. Where things get tricky is if your existing unit has limited space available. Balboa has some options in this case as well.
Both our hot-tubs are well over 20 years old, the oldest approaching 30. And both have "new" Balboa controls one of which is approaching 8 years old, the other is 5. Both took me less than two hours to install including removal of the old unit, cleaning, making some repairs to the tub base and so forth. Both have operated flawlessly since. There are other makers offering the same sort of equipment as well. Maintaining a 20 year old control system is problematic, and advances in technology make that option a poor choice in any case.
Good luck with it.
Nope - don't work for Balboa. Here in Pennsylvania, hot tubs are exposed to all sorts of weather - and the one at our summer house gets flooded occasionally. As it happens, the Balboa controls on it have been twice been covered, in one case for nearly 4 days (Irene). It works fine. No water got inside, and the system behaved properly once the tub and motors were cleaned out.
For the record: Balboa is one of the largest US makers of these sorts of controls. And they have many distributors that sell OTC to about anyone with a credit card. Of whom perhaps one in five has any clue as to the care and feeding of a hot-tub at that level - and will install new controls accordingly. Given all that, it is no surprise that there are any number of failed components at their factory.
That two sets of controls have worked for us without any problems at all, and that one of those two has survived some pretty harsh conditions is the basis of my "endorsement" if you will.
I also endorse Channel-Lock tools, Maine Coon cats and Golden Retrievers.
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