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About once a day my hot tub trips the breaker . Where should I start to figure out the problem???

The hot tub is only 2 years old and we have already replaced the heater and pump. It worked fine for 6 months and now every day or every other day it trips the breaker.
The breaker box is only for the hot tub. It was installed at the same time the hot tub was installed by a professional.

Public Comments

1. How old is your breaker? Is it the correct size?
2. Dumb Blond,
   
   You should make sure the breaker can accommodate the hot tub motor. Unless the motor is unnecessarily drawing too much amperage (probably unlikely since it is new), the breaker that is on that circuit may be have to replaced with a larger one. The only way to be sure is too have the hot tub people come back and check it. This should be done by a professional since you are dealing with high voltages and amperages.
3. The unit is probably now worn out the breaker. Also have the connections checked, they loosen up with use, check both ends of the line. The system may be drawing more than it should, and the only way to be certain is with some test equipment. Call a qualified professional to do the work. Ask for a current and voltage monitor on the system. It may cost but it will pinpoint the problem. The test should be used if they cannot find the problem with a thorough inspection.
4. Sounds like the breaker is doing its job. Just because you replaced the heater & pump does not mean that your still not having problems of them OVER heating. You might need to call an electrician and have them check how much the heating element is putting out, could be over heating and causing the breaker to kick out. GOOD LUCK.
5. keep motor clean from dust and debris it must have good airflow rto help stop motor from over heating.also check specs that you have ennoigh available amperage on breaker ,is anything else on circuit that could help trip breaker
6. The breaker would be the fault finder type. It takes only a very little short to trip it. Call a professional. He will be able to locate the problem. When it comes to water and electricity don't try any thing your self.
7. A. Don't get in the tub until it stops riping the GFI. IS the GFI a 50 amp? What brand of tub is it so I can tell you if that is correct or not!?
   
   B. Start first by turning off the power(breaker) and unpluging the Ozonator if you have one. Turn the breaker back on and see if it trips over time. (#1 cause)
   
   C. Now Turn the power off and disconnect the Blower and then turn it back on and see if it still trips.
   
   D. Keep doing this until everything is unpluged.
   
   E. Once everything is unplugged, you need to turn the power back off and then disconnect both leads to your heater. Turn the power back on and I bet it no longer trips if you have gotten this far in testing. At this point your new heater is bad and replace it yet again and hope whover did it the first time honors a warranty.
   
   
   
   Bad Chemistry can take a heater out in months.
   
   
   
   Now what everyone above said is good but with a little caution and common sense this is something you can easily figure out and fix on your own. Just be sure to keep turning your power off each time so you do not burn your amp plugs. What you describe being it flips off once a day tells me it's when your tub is going through a filter cycle. Most likely it will be your blower or ozonator then. It could also be a small leak that's causing it. Be sure you have no dripping or water that is leaking.