I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box ( which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
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I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box ( which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

From your description and making some assumptions. The tub's wiring is not
proper.
If the pump runs off of an extension cord. To me that is an dead give away
that the grounding and gfci are not working properly.
Most spas I have worked on require the pump to run before the heater will
come on. The switch that makes this happen is called a flow switch. There
are LOTS of electrical connections to make all of this happen.
I suggest that you get a hold of an pool contractor or an real electrician.
Be prepared for some possible bad news. You might need a new heater. Free is
not always a good price.

its time to call a pro. you cant fix it, and the dummies cant fix it.

randy

"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box ( which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

I have searched for a pro I cant seem to find one that is close to me


"xrongor" wrote in message
...
its time to call a pro. you cant fix it, and the dummies cant fix it.

randy

"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it
would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought
a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box
which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he
would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including
the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

I thought it was not getting enough power.... So why does it cut off when
ran from that box? How come it will only work from the extension cord. What
do you think I need to buy? a flow switch?
How much should this cost to get it hooked up properly?

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"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it
would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought
a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box
which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he
would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including
the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

From your description and making some assumptions. The tub's wiring is not
proper.
If the pump runs off of an extension cord. To me that is an dead give away
that the grounding and gfci are not working properly.
Most spas I have worked on require the pump to run before the heater will
come on. The switch that makes this happen is called a flow switch. There
are LOTS of electrical connections to make all of this happen.
I suggest that you get a hold of an pool contractor or an real
electrician.
Be prepared for some possible bad news. You might need a new heater. Free
is
not always a good price.

"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I thought it was not getting enough power.... So why does it cut off when
ran from that box? How come it will only work from the extension cord.
What
do you think I need to buy? a flow switch?
How much should this cost to get it hooked up properly?

Is it possible that it should be 240V and the extension cord (bad idea!!!!)
is pluged into a regular 115V outlet???

You need to call a real electrician or spa expert.

If you go to this forum and ask there you might get some better answers or
where you can find a pro in your area. They helped me with my tub a couple
of months ago.

http://www.rhtubs.com/cgi-bin/bbs/config.pl


Good luck
"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I have searched for a pro I cant seem to find one that is close to me


"xrongor" wrote in message
...
its time to call a pro. you cant fix it, and the dummies cant fix it.

randy

"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it
would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have
bought
a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box
which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall
to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he
would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including
the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do
not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:34:58 -0400, "Jessica W"
jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote:

I thought it was not getting enough power....
What kind of testing have you done to come to this conclusion?

So why does it cut off whenran from that box?
Because something is not wired properly or is broken.

How come it will only work from the extension cord.
Because something is not wired properly or is broken.

What do you think I need to buy? a flow switch?
I think you need to hire a professional that understands how the
system works and can repair it. I understand how hard this person can
be to find but if three local people that can see and touch the unit
can't tell you what it wrong with it (or you don't believe their
diagnosis) how do you think someone over the Internet is going to be
able to tell you? It could be any piece of the unit and if you don't
understand electricity the only choice you have is to find someone
that does to come and fix it.

How much should this cost to get it hooked up properly?
That depends on what is broken or not wired properly. It could be as
simple as one loose wire which would be a minimum service call to a
new heater or control box that could cost hundreds.

Steve B.

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"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box ( which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!

From your description and making some assumptions. The tub's wiring is not
proper.
If the pump runs off of an extension cord. To me that is an dead give away
that the grounding and gfci are not working properly.
Most spas I have worked on require the pump to run before the heater will
come on. The switch that makes this happen is called a flow switch. There
are LOTS of electrical connections to make all of this happen.
I suggest that you get a hold of an pool contractor or an real electrician.
Be prepared for some possible bad news. You might need a new heater. Free is
not always a good price.


I agree, he needs a pro, which shouldn't be hard to find, as spas are
sold everywhere. This isn't something you can diagnose long distance
and it isn't something to fool around with if you don't know what
you're doing. I sure wouldn't get into a spa with AC wiring that some
clueless amature fiddled with. And perhaps before calling a pro, a
simple evaluation of the spa is in order, like how old it is, what
shape it appears to be in, what else appears to be wrong with it, how
long it's likely to last, etc.

Sounds to me like your heating element is shot.
That's a job for a pro, probably about $300.
It might just be the thermostat.
Surely there is someone in your area who fixes hot tubs unless you live in
the middle of Death Valley.



"Jessica W" jessica.waldrop@qgdotcom wrote in message
...
I need help! I have a hot tub that was given to me that was broke.

I bought a pump for $200 and got someone to hook it up, that was not a
electrician, Somehow it would only run from a extension cord and it would
cut off if you ran it from the box they put on my wall.

It can run! I seen it! I just will not heat up.

So I got two more dummies to come look at it and one said that the box
with
all the wires was not good I needed another one and I should have bought a
new tub altogether....

the other one said it was the wire running from the tub to the box ( which
is side 8-? he said I needed a 12-? )to run from the box on the wall to
the
box on the tub......which that would be $50 for that wire. Then he would
charge me $100 to put it on and was not sure if that was even the
problem..

I do not see what all this has to do with getting it to heat up. What
should I do? I have spent more than $400 on this hot tub not including the
concrete. I cant find a local hot tub repair. I have all kinds of
uncertain
people telling me I need to buy more stuff for it .....I probably do not
need. It has been sitting in my back yard for several months and now I
have
tadpoles living in it.....

Any suggestions very much appreciated

I have posted this before and someone gave me a diagram of a wiring
guide...But I know nothing about electricity!