how do i turn on a cal spa hot tub?

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Answer
Don't buy one to begin with, check the internet for customer reviews, check the Better Business Bureau for their ratings.

Hot tub pump causes the GFCI to trip, any ideal why?

Trust me!

We have a hot tub. 220v Hardwired into a gfci. Once I overfilled it and it tripped the circuit and I had to use fans and such to dry out everything down in the 'guts' of the system, took about two days. Its 'tripped' its self at least 3 times in two years, but each time the kids were splashing and I figured it was just water causing it. Wait a hour or two and it would reset. This week I cleaned and refilled the tub. Now the pump was working fine until I tripped the breaker so I could refill it. I was very careful not to overfill this time, but when I turned it on, it tripped the breaker over and over. I let it 'dry' even though it was not wet for three days again. Still tripped as soon as I turned the breaker on. Now keep in mind, the pump will not come on for about 30 seconds after you restore power, but it tripped any way. I went and started unhooking each circuit on the system, Starting with the pump. As soon as I unhooked the pump, the circuit stayed hot. Just to see if the pump had locked up, I removed the gfci and wired it straight up, turned on the power, and everything came right on. I know that dangerous. I waited about an hour, let it run, then put the gfci back in and turned it back on, everything worked fine.

Any ideal why this would be doing this?

Answer
You mention 220v so I assume you are not in a area which feeds 110v normally.

I see the following scenarios:
1. The pump is overloading the circuit therefore causing the GFCI to trip. i.e. The pump is drawing more power than the gfci or wiring is designed for..

2. The wiring that feeds the pump is of a lower rating causing the gfci to trip

3. There is a short circuit within the pump causing the gfci to trip.

4. Defective GFCI

If you have the resources to do the following:
- Check the current ratings on the pump & GFCI
- Check the voltage between Nuetral & earth (ground) if present this may be your issue ... there is a leakage causing the GFCI to trip

Alternatives?
- Replace GFCI (this would be the easiest/cheapest I believe)
- Replace Motor
-Replace Wiring

Hope this helped!

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