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Monday, January 17, 2011

Artic Spa Error Codes & Trouble Shooting

These codes are what I've learned and come across with Artic Spas within the last year or so..

FLC= Pressure switch Failure
FLO= No Flow Of Water Running
HL= High Limit Trip (spa thinks it's over heating)
Prr= Temperature Sensor

FLC: Is and will be a definite Pressure switch failure. To find the pressure switch you must find the heater. The heater is a silver tube about 15 inches long 3 inches in diameter. Usually connected to the BLUE pressure line of pump # 1. Depending on the heater you have, it might be a T Style heater with a red cap or a straight thru heater. The red cap T style heater has the main power cord coming from the end of the red cap. The staright thru heater has a black box where the main power goes into. Along the silver tube itself, There will be a weird looking object about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, might be grey or black. It has 2 small little wires going to it, red and black but with grey insullation wrap.
Pressure Swtich

FLO ERROR: FLO Error message can be caused by a few different problems. Check the filter or filters. It might look clean to the human eye but might be dirty enough to slow down the low speed on pump # 1.
Pump # 1 has two different speeds, low speed and high speed. Low speed helps water flow through out the spa when you're not using it.
If your pump # 1 is just humming on low speed that means it just not working properly. It sounds like it wants to turnover but it doesn't. To determine if the motor needs to be replaced or not. Heres what I would normally do. While the pump is humming turn it on to high speed. Run it on high speed for 30 seconds and turn high speed off and turn low speed on...it might work or not but if low speed turns over after running it on high speed. You can just replace the low speed capactior. The capacitor is located in the black box on top of the yellow motor. Small capacitor for low speed and big capacitor for high speed. The white capacitors has two white wires. If the wires are brown in any way, the capacitors need to be replaced. After replacing the capacitors, everything should go back to normal, But if not then you'll need to replace the motor. But if you do need to replace the motor check out the wet end of the motor. Look for white residue, the white residue usually indicates that there is a leak.
Another problem could be that the motor is bad and blew a fuse for pump # 1. All in what spa pack you have, you might have the M-SPA PACK (BLUE BOX) or a Global 3000 SPA PACK. Both packs will have indications on what fuse operates what pump and so on. Press the button for pump # 1. If you here something click then it's not the fuse, but if you don't here anything click when you press pump # 1 it's definitely a bad fuse blown by a bad motor usually. Fuse for pump # 1 is usually the first one on the left..If you have a MULTIMETER you can check for continuity of the fuse.
Another case can be a bad impeller for the wet end. The low speed is running but you see no water flow. Shop For Spa Jets, Pillows, Pumps And Other Parts Today!

25 comments:

  1. This is my problem but I can't find where to buy the small capacitor. We have removed the capacitor from the low speed motor but even with the specifications we can't find one. Does anyone know where I can purchase one?
    Thank you

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  2. Grainger. Match the voltage and MF. $8.

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  3. Grainger part no. 2meg6. You will need to be creative with terminals and insulating it. The original is plastic jacket, Grainger is metal. DON'T put it inside the junction box without insulating it.

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  4. I just replaced pump #1 on my Arctic spa Kodiack model. Problem i'm having is the pump will not turn on . It only makes click noise. Now begore i replaced the pump becuase it leaked when i first got it hooked up form years of not being plugged into pwer it did the same thing but finally turned on in about a few hours later with pump 2 on. Anyone know what the problem could be? Again its a brand new pump only make a clicking sound( relay).

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    1. Jerry,
      It's a new pump? only making clicking noises...Do you have a GLOBAL SPA PACK? Please check inside the SPA PACK and make sure there is no burnt relays or anything burned on the inside of the spa pack. Which this might be the case. Global Spa Packs are notorious for bad burnt boards. Please let me know what goes on..

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  5. We have a Arctic Spa that is about 10 years old. Pump 2 leaked so I put in a new pump onto the old motor. I installed it back into the unit and plugged it in. Pump 2 now humms on low and runs good on high. Pump 1- which I never even touched- now makes a lot of noise on low and even more noise on high. The filtering system seems to run forever now as well. I live in the rural and is expensive to get anyone here. To me it appears to be maybe only running on 120. Is that possible with what I did? Any suggestions- I do not have a volt meter.

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  6. I have a Arctic Spa and it trips the GFI where would begin looking for the fault ?

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    1. Your heater is probably burned out. Take lead off heater and try resetting GFI. If breaker stays on heater is your problem.

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  7. hi please help we have an Arctic spa with an error A760

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  8. How does one replace a pump relay? and where canone buy a relay for the low speed pump? (M-SPA-PACK)

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  9. The pump goes click and does not work. Replaced the pump - all fuses are good - the new pump goes click. We had a power spike a few days before - it turns out the wiring got fried - burnt - it had the voltage but no amperage - the wires were partially burnt away - rewired - everything works fine.

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  10. I have an Artic Spay 2007 spa. I had code FLO so replaced the pressure switch. Still had problems so replace the low speed capacitor now motor runs fine. Tub circulates and temp has come up to 102 setting but still get FLO code any ideas.

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  11. I have an 8 month old Norweigen arctic spa, first drain and clean this week but when I refilled it and gave it power I get HPt error and the heater will not heat the water. Manual says its a high temperature probe error, but doesnt say how to correct it?

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    1. Hi Melissa i have a a brand new yulon arctic spa and i got the same error when emptyign and refilling mine the first time. tech had to come out and reset insode at the board. i just got home forma week vacation up north and im gettign the same hpt error after the power goign off. any thoughts on rememdy this?

      thanks,
      Ryan

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  12. Anyone know what to do if I am getting a HL code? High Limit trip?

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  13. Help
    just installed a new motherboard, it is getting power no problem but the tub won't turn on?

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  14. Just replaced the filter housing on my artic spa & is up to temp & the pump will not stop running?? Why??

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  15. I have when about 10 year old Arctic Glacier. There is FLO code. When pushing pump one, all I get is a click. Same thing when pushing the button the second time.
    Tech comes out and says it is the pump because it blows a fuse (contrary to the post above). So I order and pay for a pump and I install it. Exact same code. Exact same issue-I get a FLO code and it clicks when pushing the button. Please help.

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  16. Had no power going to heater of a 15 year old Kodiak Arctic Spa. Removed board, replaced 3 relays ( incl. The heater relay) had that burnt out. Now there is power to heater, but only 4 amps? What did I miss?

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  17. I have a 2002 Midnight sun Arctic spa now showing a topside code of 385. Do you know what that could mean?

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  18. Ten year old Artic Spa with a FLO code whenever I switch to pump one high. Pump one low flow through the heater is fine, no code.

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  19. I have a 'Pr r' code. Swapped out the temp sensor probe. What next?

    Thanks, Ryan

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  20. Same problem...did you yan answer?

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