2000 Sundance Palermo problem

[kissfan007]

Hello. I have been noticing my hot tub control panel has been throwing out some crazy characters lately. A breaker reset has fixed this problem, until the other day i got the FL1 error. I drained the tub and refilled, left the filter out and still get FL1. The "two speed" motor will only work on high speed. I switched the wires on the circuit board(putting the low on the high terminal, and the high speed on the low terminal)and the motor then worked on low speed with the control panel thinking it was on high. I changed the presure switch too. I hear a clik when it tried to cycle on low but i get no motor. It's a 2hp waterway pump with one capacitor. Can i safely say the motor and cap are good? Thank you in advance for any help!!!

[MaryH]

Yes it sounds like motor is good but you may have an issue with the circuit board.

[kissfan007]

Yes it sounds like motor is good but you may have an issue with the circuit board.

I need to learn how to test the leads on this board to know for sure it's the board, i have a multimeter.

[MaryH]

I don't have a wiring diagram for this circuit board but there should be one on the controller door. Sundance will usually use 220V motors but confirm that on label on the motor. You need to locate low speed relay and test at the wires going out for voltage when low speed should be on.

[kissfan007]

Thanks again Mary!

[kissfan007]

Thanks again Mary!

I fixed this problem myself. After testing the circuit board with a multimeter, I found there was no power at the low speed terminals. I got the number off of the low speed relay, and ordered that relay from Digi-key.com. Desoldered the old one out and soldered the new one in and boom it's up and running again!

[MaryH]

That is great news!!