January 16th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
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Burned and Overheated Connections...It's
usually
NOT
the spa!
(just the
connection itself)
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Okay, well, one look at this pull-out style
disconnect and you'd
automatically think the spa has a problem, but it does NOT. This
problem was caused by loose connections at the spa disconnect itself!
It ONLY TAKES a good
flat-head screwdriver to make these things right, as well as a little
bit of leverage, to prevent this from happening.
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Take a close look at the left side connections of
this box junction,
and the insulation surrouding plastic. It's quite melted, and the
entire box needs to be replaced. Too much oxidation has occured, which
means molecular destruction of the conductive metal has occured.
If I were to simply
re-attach the wires and tighten them down, it will only get worse after
such catastrophic damage has been done to it. Take my word for it:
$25.00 for a new disconnect box is much cheaper than a burned-down
house!
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Additionally, the wires themselves are heat
damaged and MUST BE CUT
BACK!
Simply re-attaching them
will NOT WORK, and will continue to generate heat. So, if you replace
the box, then you MUST cut back the power lines to a point to where
they are not discolored, and then re-attach them to the mounting
blocks.
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Tags:
burned wires,
circuit breaker,
disconnect,
electrical problem,
main power
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